Heal Generational Attachment Trauma with an Evidence-Based Approach
Learn Emotional Regulation and Mastery
Break Out of Patterns that are Unskillful or Harmful
Our Services
Three Pillars Therapy with Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) Imagery
Called a "breakthrough in treatment," by Psychology Today, we off “Three Pillar” Therapy, Including Ideal Parent Figure Imagery for adults with attachment disturbances.
Assessment of Attachment Strategies in Adults
We have a number of assessment tools at our disposal to create a holistic understanding of your unique attachment strategies.
Groups and Workshops
NEW GROUPS - Dr. Zack Bein, the Founder of The Adult Attachment Program, will be beginning a Masterclass in Three Pillars Therapy and Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) imagery! Also, Dr Bein is teaming up with world-renowned meditation teacher Amma Thanasanti!
Self-Paced Courses
We have self-paced online courses available NOW! Our Level I training can be done at your own pace, on your own time. Click the image above to go to our Self-Paced Learning Site! Level I is up and running for a low fee of $89.99! Level II is in the making and should be up by the end of the year.
Our Clinicians are Top Notch and Trained by the Leading Experts in the Field. But Don't Take our Word For It
Testimonial #2
I've been working with Dr. Zach and his Adult Attachment Program for the past 9 months and my attachment insecurity, sense of self, and overall mental health has been transformed! When I came into the program I had daily attachment anxiety and most of my energy was being used just to keep my anxieties at bay. And without a strong sense of self, I was also struggling to find a sense of meaningful direction in life - to know who I am and what I want. Although I'm not done with the work yet, I can typically calm attachment anxieties or disrupting states of mind quickly. And my sense of self has developed significantly to the point where I have a strong direction in life and I'm excited about the training I'm doing now to help others. I highly recommend Ideal Parent Figures coaching, Dr. Zach, and the Adult Attachment Program!
Testimonial #1
For decades I have struggled with what I've called "wounded conditioning" around relationship. Even after years of therapy and spiritual practices I couldn't get past my struggles with feeling safe and comfortable in connection. I would sometimes fall into painful despair. Then while on a retreat at IMS a Dharma teacher gave an explanation of Attachment Theory and a description of a new healing modality. It glowed brightly, and I moved from the darkness towards this light. Eventually the journey led to The Adult Attachment Program. The healing has been profound, and I have the deepest gratitude for what is being provided here. The guided IPF visualizations have allowed for a primordial intelligence to operate through the mind's eye and address the "wounded conditioning" at the level the wounds were created. We can leave new loving imprints on our Psyche and work with a sort of neuroplasticity to heal. There is growing insight into areas that were once only dark and confusing. I am so grateful for finding my way to the Adult Attachment Program. I used to think that perhaps I was truly "broken" but It's not true. I'm now connecting with others in the ways I have always longed for.Our Team
Dr. Zack Bein, Psy.D.
Psychologist, Founder, & President
Amma Thanasanti
Meditation Master & Attachment Coach
Affiliated Clinical Staff
Remaining Classes, Trainings, & Workshops in 2023
3 Pillars Case Conceptualization and Supervision Group (class on hold)
Dr. Zack Bein, the Founder of The Adult Attachment Program, has begun a Case Consultation & Supervision Group in Three Pillars Therapy (soon to be called Integrative Attachment Therapy (IAT)) and Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) imagery! This class is in response to the numerous calls for further investigation into the Three Pillar Model for healing attachment disturbances in adults; famously introduced in the Dan Brown and David Elliott text, “Healing Attachment Disturbances in Adults.” This group will be open to anyone that is either actively working with clients or patients with the three pillars model and IPF, or that hopes to learn the model so that they can begin to use it. This group started as a series of 5 sessions, but due to the high demand for ongoing supervision in this area, we have decided to make it ongoing. The group will now be meeting twice a month on Thursday, from 1 pm to 3 pm pacific time. Most classes consist of some period of teaching, a small break, and then case presentations and supervision. You now have two options for the fee. You could buy a series of 5 sessions for a total of $425 ($85 a group). The fee would be collected up front. Or, you can now elect to “drop in” for one group at a time for a fee of $95.
This group is ideal for clinicians (social workers, MFTs, coaches, psychologists, psychiatrists, interns) who wish to learn about the three pillar method or refine their knowledge and skill.
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The SCIENCE of Relationships - Adult Attachment Theory
The first course in this series is self-paced and online. This is an introduction to Adult Attachment Theory and its different manifestations in the realm of parenting, relationships, and also clinically. There are over 2 hours of video presentations, 7 lectures, 3 guided meditations, 7 articles, & other supplemental publications and online material in support of your learning.
3-Pillars Therapy and the Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) Protocol
- 17 lessons
- 4.5 hours of video content
- Developed by Brown and Elliot (2016) the Three Pillars model for healing attachment disturbances in adults has become quite popular amongst clinicians. This model was intended to offer a comprehensive way to resolve the structural core of attachment insecurity by restructuring and re-mapping the internal working model of attachment in clients using imagined ideal parent figures, guided by the five conditions that create secure attachment (now the 3rd pillar). Often by this process alone, the client begins strengthening several developmental capacities that were impeded by the insecure upbringing (Elliot, 2021). Two specific capacities that are often not nurtured in children with insecure attachment styles are the development of metacognitive capacity (2nd pillar) and enhancing collaborative abilities (1st pillar). This course will explain the theory and practice of Three Pillars therapy and IPF using videos, powerpoint presentations, articles, and supplemental readings and exercises.