Unfurl. Untangle. Thrive.
At Velvet & Vine, we understand that our earliest relationships shape how we connect to ourselves and others. For queer, trans, and neurodivergent people, those attachments are often complicated by experiences of rejection, shame, or marginalization. Our Attachment Models Therapy invites you into a space where these early patterns can be explored with compassion, curiosity, and care.
Attachment is not destiny. It is a map that can be redrawn.
Attachment models therapy is an approach that focuses on the patterns we form in relationships based on our earliest bonds—usually with caregivers. These patterns influence how we experience intimacy, trust, safety, and emotional regulation.
At Velvet & Vine, we use attachment models therapy to help clients:
For those of us who are queer, trans, or neurodivergent, attachment patterns are often tangled with experiences like:
These experiences can reinforce insecure attachment styles—not because of who we are, but because of how the world responded to us. In Attachment Models Therapy, we explore not only your family of origin, but also the impact of culture, systems, and communities on your attachment story.
Our approach to attachment models therapy is trauma-informed, queer-liberatory, and neurodiversity-affirming. You can expect:
1. Compassionate Exploration of Your Attachment History
We move at your pace, uncovering:
2. Somatic and Embodied Practices
Attachment wounds live in the body. Our therapists integrate somatic modalities like:
3. Repairing and Rewriting Attachment Scripts
In therapy, the relationship itself becomes a space for:
4. Relational Skill Building
We support you in:
Our Attachment Models Therapy is especially supportive if you:
At Velvet & Vine, we are:
Our therapists hold space for messy, non-linear healing and honor the wisdom of your body, your history, and your hopes.
Each session is:
No. While early relationships shape our attachment patterns, we focus on how those patterns show up today in friendships, partnerships, community, and your relationship with yourself.
Yes. Through therapy, safe relationships, and intentional practice, we can move toward greater security in attachment. This is sometimes called “earned secure attachment.”
Absolutely. Attachment models therapy supports all forms of connection—including those beyond conventional coupledom. We honor your relationship structures and needs.
That’s okay. You don’t need to come in with labels. Together, we’ll explore what patterns are showing up and how they’re serving (or limiting) you.
Psychologists employ a variety of research methods, clinical techniques.
A soft, sacred space to meet yourself in all your layers. We hold room for your healing, not in a rush to “fix,” but in the rhythm of becoming.
