Relationships, Attachment & Dating

Relationships are central to our well-being and our mental health.

Whether you’re navigating singleness and the complexities of dating, working to deepen intimacy in your dating relationship, or struggling with attachment wounds from the past, challenges in this area can feel especially painful. At GML Therapy, we specialize in helping individuals understand their relationship patterns, heal old wounds, and cultivate more secure, fulfilling connections.

Who is this for?

This type of specialized therapy is for anyone who:

  • Struggles with an anxious, avoidant, or mixed (disorganized) attachment style

  • Feels insecure or mistrustful in relationships

  • Struggles with codependency in relationships

  • Experiences cycles of unhealthy or unfulfilling dating patterns

  • Fears intimacy or rejection, even when craving closeness

  • Wants to strengthen their self-worth and relational confidence

  • Is seeking to understand and change how past experiences shape their present relationships

If relationships often feel like a source of stress instead of joy, therapy can provide a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore what’s happening and why.

How do these struggles show up?

If you are looking for support in your relationships and attachment, you may be noticing that you experience:

  • Fear of abandonment or fear of rejection

  • Difficulty trusting partners or friends

  • Extreme emotional highs and lows in relationships

  • Avoidance of vulnerability or closeness with others

  • Patterns of codependency or over-giving in relationships

  • Feeling “not enough” or unworthy of love

  • Struggles with boundaries in dating or partnerships

  • Anxiety and uncertainty around finding or maintaining healthy relationships

Common Root Causes of Relationship & Attachment Concerns

Challenges with attachment and relationships often stem from earlier life experiences combined with current life stressors. Some common contributing factors include:

  • Childhood experiences of neglect, inconsistency, or trauma

  • Growing up with emotionally unavailable or overly critical caregivers

  • Past relationships marked by betrayal, loss, or abuse

  • Cultural or family expectations around love, marriage, or independence

  • Difficulty processing and regulating emotions

  • Low self-esteem or unresolved grief

Understanding these roots can open the door to healing and lasting change.

How Therapy Helps:

At GML Therapy, we use compassionate, research-backed approaches tailored to your unique history and goals. We are integrative in our work so it may include:

  • Attachment-focused therapy 

  • Relational therapy 

  • Self-compassion and mindfulness practices

  • Interpersonal and social skill-building 

  • Emotion regulation and DBT skills 

  • CBT and ACT approaches

Through therapy, you can:

  • Develop greater security and confidence in relationships

  • Recognize and interrupt unhealthy patterns in dating or partnerships

  • Build stronger boundaries while staying open to closeness

  • Learn to trust yourself and others more fully

  • Create space for healthier, more intentional love

Are you ready to get started?

Schedule a free 15–20 minute consultation today to explore whether couples therapy at GML Therapy is right for you.

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