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Dating, Relationships, Trauma, Attachment, and Parenting

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The Anxious-Avoidant Relationship Trap (And How Couples Therapy Can Break the Cycle)

14 min read
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Kirstin Carl, LMFT
Warm therapy office in Encino supporting attachment-based, trauma-informed care

Parenting and Attachment: How Childhood Patterns Affect Your Parenting

25 min read
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Kirstin Carl, LMFT
Warm therapy office in Encino supporting attachment-based, trauma-informed care

Why You Push People Away (Even When You Want Closeness)

15 min read
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Kirstin Carl, LMFT
Warm therapy office in Encino supporting attachment-based, trauma-informed care

Do I Have Codependency or Anxious Attachment? They’re Not the Same

17 min read
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Kirstin Carl, LMFT
Warm therapy office in Encino supporting attachment-based, trauma-informed care

How to Develop Secure Attachment as an Adult

9 min read
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Kirstin Carl, LMFT
Warm therapy office in Encino supporting attachment-based, trauma-informed care

Attachment Style in Relationships: Why Yours May Be Hurting You

9 min read
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Kirstin Carl, LMFT

Ready to break the patterns, not just understand them?

As a trauma and attachment therapist in Encino, CA, I work with adults who are tired of repeating the same cycles in their relationships and are ready to do something about it.