Attachment-based Therapy

Do you struggle with feeling disconnected in your relationships or find it difficult to trust others? Imagine what it would be like to build deeper, healthier connections. At Talk Therapy Counselling Services, we specialize in attachment-based therapy, a powerful approach designed to help you heal past emotional wounds and create more secure, fulfilling relationships.

Attachment-Based Therapy: Healing from the Inside Out

Attachment-based therapy focuses on how early relationships, especially with caregivers, shape the way we connect with others as adults. If you’ve experienced emotional neglect, loss, or trauma, these early patterns can impact your ability to form and maintain healthy relationships. At Talk Therapy Counselling Services, we help you uncover these patterns, address unresolved attachment issues, and guide you toward building more secure and trusting bonds.

By exploring how your past experiences affect your present relationships, attachment-based therapy can help you break free from unhealthy cycles and create deeper emotional connections. Our compassionate therapists work with you to understand your unique attachment style and provide practical tools to foster healthy, supportive relationships.

Our Therapy Approaches

EMDR Therapy

EMDR therapy focuses on retrieving and processing traumatic memories and difficult life events to enable adaptive resolution for clients. EMDR has been shown to be an effective treatment for PTSD symptoms, trauma, and more recent research shows that EMDR can be helpful in treating depression, anxiety, addictions, OCD, eating disorders, and chronic pain.

Dialetical Behaviour Therapy

DBT is a type of cognitive behavioural therapy. The focus of DBT is to notice and change negative thinking patterns, make positive behavioural changes, and manage and cope with your emotions. Research has shown that DBT can be useful for treating suicidal ideations and mood disorders.

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive behaviour therapy is focused on identifying unhelpful ways of thinking, and recognizing how these ways of thinking lead to unpleasant emotions and unhelpful behaviours. CBT is an effective treatment for depression, anxiety, disordered eating, low self-esteem, addiction, anger issues, and chronic pain.

Emotion-Focused Therapy

EFT therapy is focused on emotions. In therapy clients are encouraged to express, understand, and transform their emotions in a safe and non-judgmental space.

The focus of EFT couples therapy is to identify and change negative interaction cycles, decrease conflict, and to foster the emotional bond within the relationship.

Our Locations

Talk Therapy Services

Talk Therapy Services psychotherapy clinic in London, Ontario

Our Team

We are committed to providing high quality professional
counselling services by licensed therapists,
informed by best practices and current research,
and the highest ethical standards.

AREAS OF FOCUS

Every individual’s needs are unique, which is why we create personalized treatment plans tailored to your goals and situation. Our multidisciplinary team in London and St. Thomas, Ontario—including social workers, psychotherapists, and a behaviour analyst—provides expert support for mental health, behaviour, and life skills, helping each individual, couple, or family build resilience, develop practical tools, and achieve meaningful growth.  

WE SPECIALIZE IN THE FOLLOWING:

Mental Health & Mood

Behavioural & Developmental Support

Addiction & Impulse Management

Relationships & Family

Life Transitions & Challenges

Trauma & Safety

Identity, Gender & Sexuality

"The therapy session helped me realize what I needed to focus on to be happy and get a positive outcome. I recommend Talk Therapy Counselling Services London because it really made a difference in my life! 😊"

K. Hagis

What to expect - Therapy Process

Free Initial
Phone Consultation

We'll explore your needs and allow you to learn more about us. If you are ready to start your therapy journey we can skip the initial phone consultation and schedule you in with one of our experienced therapists for an intake appointment.

Intake Appointment

During your first session, we will discuss your reasons for seeking therapy, explore your current and past concerns, and discuss your goals.

Assessment & Recommendations

We strive to be transparent with all of our clients, and what that means is that we will discuss our therapeutic focus and direction with you. The entire therapeutic process is client-centred and focused on your needs.

In-person or Online
Therapy Sessions

Your therapist will work with you to improve relationships, set boundaries, learn healthy coping strategies, and work towards the desired change you want to see in your life.