Beyond Bonding: What Attachment Really Looks Like in Practice

Discover how attachment theory becomes real in the therapy room. In this workshop, we’ll explore how you can embody a secure base, attend to co-regulation, and respond to relational rupture and repair. Expect brief experiential work, reflection, and discussion. This session also offers an introduction to the CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Attachment-Based Psychotherapeutic Counselling.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event

• Understand how a therapist can embody the secure base in a session through presence, attunement, and repair.
• Recognise how co-regulation and the therapist’s nervous system shape safety and connection in the room.
• Reflect on your own attachment patterns and how they influence your therapeutic stance and capacity for repair.

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

• Qualified counsellors, psychotherapists, and trainees who wish to deepen their relational practice with an attachment-informed approach. Ideal for those curious about how theory translates into lived experience.

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

• You will leave with clearer awareness of the subtle relational dynamics that affect trust and connection with clients. You’ll gain practical insights into bringing calm, curiosity, and compassion into your sessions - and curiosity about how you might apply an attachment lens to your practice.

RECORDING 

This event will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.

ZOOM 

This event will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.

SELF-SELECT FEE

The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.

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At Onlinevents, we and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a way that aligns with the ethical codes and frameworks of our respective professional organisations. We expect all colleagues attending our events to uphold the ethical principles of their professional membership.

If you are not a member of a professional organisation, we ask that you participate in a way that is both authentic and respectful, fostering a space of mutual learning and professional engagement.

By registering for this event, you agree to be present and interact in a manner that reflects these principles.

Jo Oxley

Jo Oxley is a highly experienced psychotherapeutic trainer, supervisor, and founder of a leading training organisation specialising in Attachment-Based Psychotherapy. She is the creator of CPCAB accredited Level 5 and Level 7 qualifications in Attachment-Focused Counselling and Supervision, alongside specialist CPD programmes, retreats, and consultancy for mental health professionals and organisations. She is passionate about helping counsellors and psychotherapists translate attachment theory into living, relational practice — enabling deeper healing, greater self-awareness, and more secure connections within the therapy room and beyond. whilst enhancing therapeutic practice.

Georgina Sturmer

Georgina Sturmer is an experienced counsellor, clinical supervisor and lecturer with a specialist interest in attachment theory and integrative practice. She is a BACP-accredited practitioner and a tutor on the CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Attachment-Based Psychotherapeutic Counselling at Optima Health Services. She is also a regular media contributor, offering expert commentary on mental health, relationships and emotional wellbeing across national print, broadcast and online platforms. Georgina is passionate about equipping counsellors and psychotherapists with the insight and confidence to apply attachment theory in their work, enhancing self-awareness and deepening the therapeutic relationship.

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