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Webinar #1: Sunday, Jan 4, 2026
Addiction as an Attachment Disorder - Treatment of Addiction from an Attachment Lens

I trained with Dr Bein in the Ideal Parent Figure Protocol and found the experience quite edifying. Besides being genuinely supportive with real warmth and personal care, Dr Bein is expert in this modality, providing tips, practice sessions, and advice that only comes from years of experience. This information and training is hard to find and immensely valuable, both as an experience and education.

As a trauma specialist often working in the areas of CPTSD and attachment traumas, I was thrilled to find Dr. Zack as both a therapist and trainer in Three Pillars therapy and the Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) protocol.  Zack offers detailed and knowledgeable discussion of attachment theory, screening methods and the skillful delivery of the IPF protocol.  His teachings are clear and delivered in a grounded and present manner.  I highly recommend him as a therapist, supervisor and trainer.
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I have been working with Zack for about 4 months now and have seen an incredible change in myself – a huge reduction in stress and anxiety, more energy, and significantly more day to day happiness and desire to go after and achieve my goals. The method we have been using has been the only thing that has succeeded in shifting my mental state in this way – despite having tried several therapies before. I really believe that I’ve found an answer here to what I was looking for previously. Thanks so much Zack!
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I am a long time participant in counseling, I have even tried EMDR in the past…but this approach has been life changing for me. Granted you get back what you put in, as with really any type. BUT Zack and team are really great and knowledgeable. I wish I found this sooner.

Zack is a kind, attuned, empathic therapist. I’ve been working with him using Ideal Parent Figure protocol for a few years now, and it has changed my life for the better, more so than any other modality/system I’ve used. Zack has a very unique skillset, due to his IPF training, attachment theory expertise, and meditation background. Highly recommend.

“I am so grateful to Dr. Bein and the three pillars practice. This practice has proven transformative in my relationship to myself and others. I cannot recommend The Adult Attachment Program enough.
If we repair our attachment wounds, we could alleviate so much suffering in the world.”

Addiction as an Attachment Disorder Treatment from an Attachment Lens
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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." 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.  

 

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