Attachment-Based Therapy in Burlington, Ontario
Understanding your attachment patterns. Healing at the root. Creating safer connections.
If you find yourself repeatedly struggling with closeness, trust, emotional safety, or fear of abandonment, attachment-based therapy can help you make sense of these patterns without judgment or blame.
I’m Cierra DoCouto, an attachment and relationship trauma therapist in Burlington, Ontario, offering attachment-based therapy for adults who want to better understand themselves in relationships and develop more secure ways of connecting.
What Is Attachment-Based Therapy?
Attachment-based therapy is a relational, trauma-informed approach that explores how early caregiving experiences shape the way we relate to ourselves and others throughout life.
From this perspective, challenges such as:
Anxiety in relationships
Emotional withdrawal or avoidance
Difficulty trusting others
Fear of being “too much” or “not enough”
are understood as adaptive responses that once supported emotional survival.
Rather than trying to change these patterns through willpower alone, attachment-based therapy focuses on increasing awareness, emotional safety, and flexibility in how you relate.
How Attachment-Based Therapy Can Support You
Attachment-based therapy may be helpful if you:
Notice recurring relationship patterns you don’t fully understand
Feel activated or shut down during emotional closeness
Struggle with self-worth in relationships
Experience strong reactions to perceived rejection or distance
Want to develop more secure, grounded connections
In therapy, we gently explore how these patterns developed and how they show up today, at a pace that respects your nervous system.
My Approach to Attachment-Based Therapy
My work is grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS), relational therapy, and trauma-informed care. Sessions are collaborative, non-pathologizing, and guided by curiosity rather than pressure.
Attachment-based therapy with me may include:
Exploring relational triggers and emotional responses
Understanding protective strategies shaped by past relationships
Developing greater self-compassion and emotional regulation
Strengthening your capacity for connection and boundaries
This work does not promise specific outcomes, but it offers a supportive space to explore attachment patterns with care and clarity.