The Adult Attachment Program's Webinar Series
Webinar #1:
Sunday, Jan 18, 2026;
Addiction as an Attachment Disorder - Treatment of Addiction from an Attachment Lens
Addiction as an Attachment Disorder Treatment from an Attachment Lens
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 18,
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PST
Experience the power of secure attachment imagery and take the first step towards learning about relational healing and self-discovery. There are a few spots still open so don’t hesitate!
This class will be recorded for people who can’t make it in person. So you can still sign up, even if you can’t be there physically. 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. You will have the autonomy to offer whatever feels right.
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