The Bowlby Centre

Our belief is that attachment theory based psychoanalytic psychotherapy is a positive and valuable contribution to the world. Attachment relationships affect all aspects of peoples internal and external lives. This starts with our earliest childhood experiences which shape us emotionally and physically, forming our identity, security, resilience, creativity, relationships and mental health. All people can benefit from learning about attachment theory. Our approach to mental health is therefore based on seeing to understand the specific ways which make a particular person vulnerable, hurting a struggling to cope, and relate to their pain with attention, engagement and attunement: the makings of a secure base. This principle remains the same however well or unwell the person is, whatever their walk of life, whoever they are. We therefore inherently welcome, value and celebrate diversity. We seek to understand the reality of people from different ethnicities, ages, sexual orien...