Willow Tree Counseling

07/19/2026

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This book is a must-read for those struggling with immature parents. A game changer for healing!

03/26/2026

Knowing your attachment style is important for healing.

Understanding your attachment patterns doesn't just give you language. It gives you a completely different way of seeing your own behavior in relationships without the shame that usually comes with it.

Deactivating is pulling back the moment things feel too close. Hyperactivating is turning up emotional intensity when you sense distance. Approach-avoidance is desperately wanting closeness and retreating the second you get it.
Compulsive self-reliance is refusing to lean on anyone because needing people has never felt safe.

And then there's earned security. That one is worth knowing. It means you can grow toward secure attachment even if you didn't start there.