Los Angeles Therapy Blog

Dating, Relationships, Trauma, Attachment, and Parenting

Calming therapy office with green couch used for attachment-based therapy sessions in Encino, Los Angeles

Signs You Have an Insecure Attachment Style — And What to Do About It

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

Fear of Abandonment: Why It Shows Up Even in “Good” Relationships

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

Healing After Trauma Bonding: Reclaiming Your Sense of Self in Therapy

13 min read
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Kirstin Carl, LMFT
Calming therapy office with green couch used for attachment-based therapy sessions in Encino, Los Angeles

Attachment Therapy: Breaking the Cycle—How Attachment-Based Therapy Can Transform Your Love Life

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

Cycle-Breaking Parenting: How to Give Your Child the Emotional Safety You Didn’t Receive

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

Breakups and Attachment Trauma: Why the End Hurts So Much and How to Heal

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.