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Attach Together

Optima Health Services

Attached Together is a podcast exploring attachment theory, attachment styles, and psychotherapy in clinical practice.Created by the therapists and tutors at Optima Health Services, this podcast is for counsellors, psychotherapists, and mental health professionals who want grounded, thoughtful conversations about attachment, trauma, relationships, and everyday therapeutic work.Each episode examines how attachment shapes the way we love, cope, regulate, and connect - both in our personal lives and in

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00:29:18

What Happens to Our Attachment Patterns When We’re in...

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2026/09/29

What happens to attachment patterns when therapy moves from a one-to-one relationship into a group?In this episode of Attached Together, attachment-based psychotherapist and supervisor Georgina Sturmer is joined by psychotherapist, author and group facilitator Sarah Dosanjh, widely known as The Binge Eating Therapist.Drawing on Sarah’s experience of running therapy groups, support groups, courses and workshops, they explore attachment in group therapy and the extraordinary amount that can become

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00:35:01

When Culture and Faith Change the Attachment Story

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2026/09/22

What happens when attachment theory is applied without enough attention to culture, faith, migration, identity or power?In this episode of Attached Together, Optima lecturer, psychotherapist and supervisor Uruj Anjum is joined by Myira Khan, an award-winning accredited counsellor, supervisor, coach, trainer, author and founder of the Muslim Counsellor and Psychotherapist Network (MCAPN).Together, they explore attachment theory and culture through an anti-oppressive lens, asking what can be missed

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00:28:23

What Happens When We Start Getting Attached to AI?

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2026/09/15

What happens when an AI relationship starts to feel safer, easier or more dependable than a relationship with another person?In this episode of Attached Together, Jo, psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, is joined by Georgina Sturmer, an integrative attachment-based therapist, supervisor and lecturer in counselling and on Optima Attachment Training’s Level 5 Diploma.Their conversation looks at AI relationships and attachment from an unusually human angle. What begins with chatbots offering

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00:31:21

What Do Our Dreams Reveal? Attachment, Relationships...

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2026/09/08

Dreams can reveal parts of a client’s inner world that are not always easy to reach through conversation alone. Through attachment theory, they may offer clues about attachment styles, relationships and what a client expects when they feel vulnerable or need someone.In this episode of The Attach Together Podcast, Jane is joined by Gav McKee to explore attachment dreams in therapy.Rather than treating dreams as puzzles to decode, Gav looks at the relationships within them: who is there when the

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00:27:09

Attachment Theory Beyond the Parent-Child Relationship

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2026/09/01

Attachment theory child therapy looks beyond a child’s behaviour to the relationships and systems around them. In this episode of Attach Together, Georgina Sturmer and child and adolescent psychotherapist Alix Hearn explore attachment, play, intergenerational patterns, place and therapeutic relationships.What is a systemic approach to attachment?A systemic approach to attachment looks at the relationships, histories and environments surrounding a child, rather than locating difficulty within the

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00:44:52

Attachment & Burnout: Why Therapists Keep Going When...

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2026/08/25

Attachment and burnout in therapy raises an uncomfortable question: why can therapists be so good at noticing distress in other people, yet struggle to recognise when they’re becoming depleted themselves?In this episode of The Attachment in Practice Podcast, Wendy Widdrington is joined by counsellor, couple therapist and supervisor Phil Pinchen to explore attachment theory, attachment styles, relationships and therapy through the lens of therapist burnout.And there’s a personal reason for the

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00:27:59

Attachment and EMDR: What Happens When the Processing...

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2026/08/18

How do attachment styles and relationships influence EMDR and trauma therapy? In this episode, Jo Oxley and attachment and relationship therapist Jo Bealey explore EMDR and attachment therapy through the lens of relational safety — particularly what may be happening when trauma processing becomes “stuck”.EMDR and attachment therapy can be understood as the integration of trauma processing with attention to the attachment strategies, internal working models and relational expectations that a client

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00:22:05

Attachment and Adoption: Beyond the “Lucky” Narrative

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2026/08/11

Attachment and adoption in therapy requires an understanding of attachment theory, attachment styles, relationships and the ways early separation may emerge within counselling. In this episode of Attached Together, Georgina speaks with attachment-focused psychotherapist Jane about working therapeutically with adults impacted by adoption.Jane trained alongside Georgina on the Optima Level 5 course and now works in private practice, predominantly with adults affected by adoption. She brings both

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00:28:11

Attachment-Informed Therapy for Neurodivergent...

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2026/08/04

In this episode of Attach Together, Joanne Kay is joined by Lyn Coombs and Alison Cunningham to explore what therapists need to understand when working with parents of neurodivergent children.Attachment-informed therapy for neurodivergent parents is an approach that offers relational safety, curiosity and non-judgement while helping parents explore their own emotional needs, attachment responses and experiences of caregiving.The conversation considers how parents can become highly attuned to

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00:28:49

Attachment Ruptures in Therapy: What If Getting It...

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2026/07/28

Attachment rupture and repair sits at the heart of attachment theory, attachment styles, relationships and therapy. But what happens when a client feels misunderstood, rejected or even judged by their therapist?In this episode of Attached Together, attachment-based psychotherapist Uruj Anjum is joined by Gav, an attachment-based and IFS-trained therapist, to explore why ruptures are not a sign that therapy has failed. In fact, when they are recognised and repaired, they can become some of the most

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00:37:22

Attachment and Couple Conflict: Why the Argument Is...

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2026/07/20

CPD CertificateAttachment theory helps us understand how attachment styles shape relationships, particularly when conflict enters the therapy or counselling room. In this episode of Attach Together, Jo is joined by relationship counsellor Jane Brown to explore affect regulation in couples therapy and what happens when two activated attachment systems meet.Affect regulation is the capacity to notice, evaluate and manage emotional experience and its expression without becoming overwhelmed.For couples,

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00:25:11

Attachment and Creative Approaches in Therapy:...

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2026/07/13

CPD Certificate In this episode, Georgina Sturmer and Darren look at creativity through the lens of attachment theory, asking how play, metaphor and objects can open up the work without overwhelming the client.Creative work is much broader than drawing or painting. A game of Uno, a collection of stones, visual cards, nesting dolls or a shared metaphor may give a client another way to show us something about their internal world.Creative approaches in therapy use play, imagery, metaphor, sensory

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00:46:25

Attachment Parenting Repair, Good Enough Parenting &...

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2026/06/09

This bonus episode of Attach Together feels different from our usual conversations.Kiah, who edits the podcast and works alongside Darren and the Optima team, joins not as a clinical host, but as a parent of two young children. After listening back to previous episodes, she brings a question many parents may quietly recognise:Am I getting this wrong?Together, Kiah and Darren explore attachment theory, attachment styles, relationships, and therapy through the everyday realities of parenting: screen

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00:19:00

Mindfulness Burnout Prevention for Therapists

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2026/05/01

Mindfulness burnout prevention helps therapists, counsellors and psychologists notice early signs of exhaustion, emotional fatigue and professional disconnection before burnout becomes entrenched.In this bonus episode of Attach Together, Darren speaks with Christopher Dines, author, mindfulness practitioner, coach and former DJ, about MBP: Mindfulness Burnout Prevention. Christopher has published eight books on mindfulness and addiction, including The Kindness Habit, co-authored with Dr Barbara

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00:26:59

Attachment Defences in Therapy: Understanding...

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2026/04/28

Attachment defences in therapy are protective patterns clients use when they feel relationally threatened, emotionally exposed, or unsafe in connection. In this final episode of Season One of Attach Together, Georgina and Darren return to the foundations of attachment theory, attachment styles, relationships and therapy to explore how defences show up in the counselling room - and how therapists can respond with patience, curiosity and clinical care.This episode is especially relevant for

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00:25:56

Attachment and Trauma in therapy: How Trauma and...

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2026/04/21

Attachment theory, attachment styles, relationships, and therapy are all central to this episode as Darren is joined by Gav, counsellor, tutor, and attachment-based psychotherapist, for a grounded conversation about the link between trauma and attachment in clinical practice.This episode explores a vital idea for therapists: trauma is not only about what happened, but also about what did not happen - the safety, attunement, soothing, and protection that were missing when they were needed most

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00:32:07

Attachment and the Emotional Meaning of Food

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2026/04/14

Attachment theory, attachment styles, relationships and therapy all shape how clients experience food, soothing and care. In this episode of Attach Together, Darren is joined by therapist, supervisor and Optima tutor Jo Oxley to explore attachment and disordered eating through an attachment-informed lens.Attachment and disordered eating is not only about food choices. It can reflect early relational experiences around feeding, comfort, attunement, shame, reward, control and soothing. Jo explores how

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00:20:56

Attachment Supervision for Therapists

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2026/04/07

🎓 Get your CPD certificate from our website.Attachment Supervision for Therapists: Understanding Attachment Styles in Therapy & Professional RelationshipsAttachment theory, attachment styles, relationships, and therapy all come together in this episode as we explore supervision through an attachment-informed lens. Rather than viewing supervision purely as a space for guidance and skill development, this conversation reframes it as a deeply relational process rooted in attachment dynamics.Darren

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00:24:52

Understanding Mentalization in Attachment Theory

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2026/03/31

🎓 Get your CPD certificate from our website.Attachment theory, attachment styles, relationships, and therapy are all deeply connected through the concept of mentalization in therapy. In this episode of Attach Together, Darren is joined by Joanne Kay, psychodynamic and attachment-based therapist and Level 5 trainer, to explore one of the most essential - and often misunderstood - processes in attachment-informed practice.Mentalization in therapy refers to our ability to make sense of our own

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00:26:34

Attachment Theory: Theory of Mind in TherapyWhy...

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2026/03/24

🎓 Get your CPD certificate from our website.Understanding Attachment Styles, Mentalisation & RelationshipsHow do attachment relationships shape the development of theory of mind?In this episode of Attach Together - an attachment theory podcast for therapists, Darren and Jo explore the relationship between attachment theory, theory of mind, emotional regulation and relational development.Theory of mind - sometimes called mentalisation - is the ability to understand that other people have their

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