Webinar Series – By Donation Only – Addiction as an Attachment Disorder

Addiction as an Attachment Disorder

Treatment from an Attachment Lens

Speaker: Dr. Zack Bein

“Addiction, therefore, can be viewed as an attachment disorder. Since it is biologically impossible to regulate our own affect for any extended period of time, individuals who have difficulty establishing emotionally regulating attachments are more inclined to substitute drugs and alcohol for their deficiency in intimacy.” (Flores). Because of a person’s difficulty maintaining emotional closeness with others, certain vulnerable individuals are more likely to turn to drugs and alcohol as a substitute for that consistent, soothing attachment figure. Join us as we explore addiction as a an attachment disorder and the effective treatment from an attachment perspective.

What You’ll Learn

Learn how addiction can be viewed as a disorder of the natural attachment system

Learn the neurobiology of attachment x addiction

An introduction to Integrative Attachment Therapy (IAT), the 3-Pillars model, and Ideal Parent Figure imagery.

Apply the principles of Integrative Attachment Therapy as a means of directly addressing addiction symptoms

Learn some of the common issues that arise in early and late stage treatment

Ongoing treatment

Research

Module 1 – Foundational Concepts

What is Attachment? Seminal Studies – John Bowlby, Mary Main, Mary Ainsworth. Adult Attachment, some of the assessment measures used for adults, categories of attachment experience.

Module 2 – Addiction x Attachment

Neurobiology, addiction as an attachment disorder, treatment from an attachment lens

Module 3 – Addiction Treatment from an Attachment Lens

We’ll explore why secure attachment is such a transformative goal for clients and patients and ourselves, the details about what secure attachment is, how it is formed and maintained, and what gets in the way of it forming, and how we can use IAT to cultivate it.

Sunday, January 4,

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST

Experience the power of secure attachment imagery and take the first step towards relational healing and self-discovery.

This class is offered by donation only. There is a $25 suggested donation for the teacher and for keeping the program running. Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. If you can give more, you’re free to give more. Register with the button below.

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Dr. Zack Bein

Dr. Zack Bein is a Psychologist, Certified Mindfulness Meditation Instructor, Relational Coach, and One-on-One mentor. He has been practicing and studying meditation for 20 years. His doctoral research was in mindfulness treatments for trauma and substance abuse in post combat veterans. He currently specializes in assessing and treating adults with attachment and relational difficulties. He has particular expertise in Integrative Attachment Therapy based on 3 Pillars and Ideal Parent Figure work and the Adult Attachment Interview. Dr Zack has become reliable through the AAI Institute to score AAIs. More specifically, he has authored a chapter to be published in the sequel to the seminal text, Clinical Applications of the Adult Attachment Interview, edited by Howard and Miriam Steele, where he details how to use the AAI properly and ethically to inform therapy.

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