Heal Your Attachment Wounds & Find Secure Relationships With Others

Expert Psychotherapy Services in Los Angeles & Orange County

Virtual therapy available for California residents

Understanding Attachment-Based Therapy

If you’ve been struggling with attachment wounds, you might find yourself thinking things like:

  • "Why do I push people away when I just want to feel close?"

  • "I trust people, but it always feels like they’ll leave eventually."

  • "No matter how great things are, I’m always afraid of being abandoned."

  • "I’m either too much or not enough in relationships. What’s wrong with me?"

Attachment-based therapy is all about healing these patterns by getting to the root of why you feel this way. It’s a chance to understand how your past shaped the way you connect with people today. With this approach, you’ll learn how to build stronger, more secure relationships, break free from old habits, and finally feel more at peace with how you show up in love and life.

Living with attachment issues can feel like an emotional rollercoaster

  • You might find yourself feeling abandoned or overlooked, constantly bracing for the worst—like everyone you care about might leave, or maybe you don’t even feel worthy of love.

  • Trust can feel like a struggle, with that fear of being let down or disappointed always hanging around.

  • Sometimes, keeping a bit of emotional distance feels like the only way to protect yourself, even though you really want to feel close.

  • It’s exhausting to always wonder if your relationships are okay or to need constant reassurance.

    But here’s the good news: you don’t have to stay stuck in this emotional loop forever. With the right support, you can unlock healthier, more secure connections and finally feel at ease in your relationships.

Understanding your attachment style is key to healing.

While different experts may use slightly different terms, adult attachment styles typically fall into four main categories:

  • Secure: “Being close is easy!”

  • Anxious-preoccupied: “I crave emotional intimacy, but it feels like others don’t want the same.”

  • Dismissive-avoidant: “I’d rather not rely on others or have them rely on me.”

  • Fearful-avoidant: “I want to be close, but what if I end up getting hurt?”

The last three are often grouped together as “attachment insecurity,” and the avoidance and anxiety that come with these styles are things many of us wrestle with in therapy—sometimes for years.

Through attachment-based therapy, you can experience profound transformation.

Imagine finally understanding the roots of your emotional struggles and finding a path to healthier relationships.

  • Your relationships improve as you understand and change deep-seated patterns.

  • Feeling comfortable with both intimacy and independence.

  • Reduced anxiety in relationships, learning to trust and seek support without fear.

This transformation can allow you to attract the people you truly want around.

Your early relationships have shaped you, but they do not define your future.

Through attachment-based therapy, you can heal old wounds, build healthier connections, and create a more fulfilling life.

Real change is possible. With the right guide, you can find your way to a place of peace and security.

It’s Time for Change

If you’re ready to experience that change (and even if you’re not), then we’re ready to help guide you on your journey.

We know it can feel difficult to reach out, but it can be the first step on the path to your healing.

We’re here to guide and support you on your healing journey.  Let's talk.

Welcome To Empower Therapy

A group practice dedicated to providing expert psychotherapy services to adults, teens, and couples.

We know that deciding to reach out can be tough, even scary, but it can be the first step on your path to finally start enjoying life.

Our goal isn’t just to simply get you “back to normal”, but to help you grow even further.

To truly help you experience life differently.

Why should you choose to work with us?

  • At Empower Marriage and Family Therapy, our therapists specialize in psychodynamic, attachment-based therapy

  • We provide expert guidance with extensive training in attachment theory and practice

  • We have community support, with groups as well as individual therapy

  • We do online therapy, so you can experience the benefits of therapy from the comfort of home

Testimonials

  • “I’ve been working with Sara for two years. When I met her, I was struggling in my marriage - feeling depressed, dry, and anxious to the point where I struggled going to work. I was faced with a few big decisions in my new marriage and I was struggling to hear my voice and know who and where I was. Going to therapy was the best part of my week, where I could go and meet myself for the first time. I learned about myself as Sara gently challenged me to look at the parts of myself that I couldn’t see. Therapy with Sara gave me a safe place to be able to explore why I do what I do and have compassion for myself in the same way I have compassion for others. Through our work, I was able to leave a job, ask for what I needed in my marriage, and not just manage my anxiety, but figure out the root of why I was anxious in the first place.”

  • “Sara has always been my go-to for relationship advice and perspective. Sara's compassionate energy and understanding of the human psyche and spirit make her an amazing therapist! Sara's ability to conceptualize the experience of love and love relationships pulls from a deep well of experience, intuition, and education in the field. Expect to see results and feel more empowered as a couple and as individuals after seeking her assistance! I recently had a relationship conflict that had me stuck and after a 30-minute session, I was able to get unstuck and move closer to my boyfriend and experience deeper love and vulnerability.”

  • “Sara has an amazingly creative and expressive approach to working with clients, and she is undaunted by the complex issues that clients may present. She has an almost mischievous playfulness that is completely refreshing to put her clients at ease and makes her very fun to work with. She will be a compassionate and caring partner for any client that she works with, and I highly recommend her as a choice for you to partner with.”

  • “Sara has provided so much space and permission for me to show up as me and only me. She has invited the shadowy, restless parts of my person come out of hiding and explore what it means to integrate the accepted and ridiculed chapters of my story. She shows up as a gentle force of a therapist and even more importantly shows up as human always.”

  • “Working with Sara is a magical and paradoxical experience that I cannot recommend highly enough. She has an ethereal presence combined with a groundedness that allows you to envision possibilities you’ve never considered, while simultaneously being incredibly down-to-earth and present in the here and now. She radiates warmth and gentleness while being direct, firm, and real. Most importantly, her clients adore her and experience the growth and transformation they’ve wanted, but never been able to obtain. I wholeheartedly recommend Sara to anyone looking for serious growth and radical healing.”

FAQ

  • We offer various price points based on provider and service from $175 - $275 per session.

  • We do participate with insurance however we are considered an Out-Of-Network provider. What that means is that if your insurance plan has out of network benefits, then you may be able to use your insurance while working with us.

    We are partnered with Mentaya, an innovative platform that automates claim submissions to your insurer for each therapy session. This service allows you to access your out-of-network benefits with minimal effort, potentially reimbursing you for 30–90% of therapy costs once your deductible is met.

    If you would like to check whether your insurance plan has Out-Of-Network benefits, then please reach out to us here https://www.empowertherapyandcoaching.com/book-an-appointment .

    We're here to guide you through understanding and accessing your out-of-network benefits.

  • Such a reasonable question to ask, and there’s no one-size-fits-all answer to this one. Everyone’s journey with personal therapy is unique to them - and the work moves at its own pace. You and your therapist will discuss during your first appointment and determine how long and how often you will meet.

  • At Empower Therapy and Coaching, we provide a safe and non-judgmental environment for your healing journey. We will work side by side to understand the root cause of your concerns and heal so that you can move forward with your life.

    Our wish is that you feel both free and held in our non-judgmental, safe, inclusive, and accepting space so that you can share and process things that you may have never shared before.

  • Book a consultation with us below! On a free, 15-minute consultation call, we will ask you a few questions and fit you with the best therapist to suit your needs. There will also be time for you to ask questions and get more information about therapy.

Why Choose Online Therapy

No Travel Required

You can do therapy from the comfort of your home, bed, or car (just no driving!)

Confidential & Private

You don’t need to see anyone in a waiting room. Just open your laptop or phone from the comfort of wherever you are

Just As Effective

Virtual therapy has been found to be just as effective as traditional in-person therapy

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