Addiction Is an Attachment Problem. Healing Requires Connection.
When we lose connection to ourselves, to others, or to safety, addiction fills the gap.
Attachment-focused therapy helps you rebuild the bonds that recovery depends on.
Addiction isn’t simply a chemical or behavioral issue — it’s rooted in disconnection. When we feel unseen, unsafe, or unworthy of love, our nervous system searches for relief.
That’s where substances, compulsions, or avoidance step in.
Attachment-based therapy recognizes that these behaviors are attempts to manage pain — ways of saying “I don’t feel safe enough to need anyone.”
Healing begins when we learn to reconnect, ask for help safely, and rebuild the trust that addiction eroded.
Addiction Isn’t Just About Substances
In addiction, partners often feel abandoned, hurt, or betrayed — as if their needs never mattered.
Meanwhile, the person struggling with addiction often feels deep shame, fear, and self-doubt. Both sides are hurting. Both long for safety and repair.
Attachment-focused recovery brings everyone back into the healing process. It helps partners move from blame to understanding, and helps individuals learn to show up in ways that feel trustworthy again.
What Happens to Relationships in Addiction
Make Your Actions Match Your Words.
Attachment work in recovery isn’t about perfect behavior — it’s about consistency and accountability.
You’ll learn how to:
Understand emotional triggers before they spiral into relapse or conflict
Communicate needs clearly and respond with empathy
Rebuild emotional safety through repair conversations
Create small, reliable moments of trust that add up to lasting change
These skills help both partners feel secure, seen, and connected — the foundation of long-term recovery.
You’re Not Going Back.
You’re Starting Over
Many couples say, “We just want things to go back to how they were.”
But the truth is: recovery invites a new relationship, not a return to the old one.
Through therapy, you’ll recover what addiction took away: honesty, presence, and safety…and discover new ways of being together that feel more real and resilient.
It’s not about “getting back”; it’s about growing forward.
Ready to reconnect?
Addiction separates; attachment heals.
If you’re ready to repair trust, strengthen your recovery, and rediscover safety in your relationships, Catherine can help you take the next step.