Have you felt anxious or on edge when you’ve texted someone you’re dating but they haven’t gotten back to you in a few hours? Perhaps they cancelled plans last minute because of a late work meeting and you immediately thought they didn’t want to see you anymore. On the other hand, you may find yourself regularly annoyed at how much your partners have wanted to spend time with you or how often they’ve asked you about your feelings. Do you have a tendency to be overly critical and nit- pick at every small imperfection in your partner when in a relationship?
Our attachment style can have a big impact on our love life, making it difficult to trust others in close relationships or making us feel overwhelmed and suffocated when people try to get closer to us. Many strong feelings we may experience (i.e. anxiety, annoyance, fear, apprehension, agitation, lack of satisfaction) in our relationship that we think are primarily due to our partner or other external factors, may actually be symptoms of our attachment style. Having insight into your attachment style can help you recognise many of your emotional and behavioural patterns in a relationship.
This talk is designed to help you better understand the different attachment styles, the role childhood upbringing plays and how our attachment style can dictate who we are attracted to and who is attracted to us. Discover the tool of self-awareness and how this enlightenment can improve the relationship with yourself and others.
Dr. Kathrine Bejanyan is a practicing therapist and relationship consultant in Central London. She works with individuals and couples on love, dating and relationship issues with a focus on building deeper intimacy, connection and authenticity in their love life. Outside of her private practice, Kathrine is a speaker, consultant, as well as a lecturer in psychology.
She holds a PhD in Social Psychology and a Masters in Counselling Psychology. She is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy with a license as a Marriage Family Therapist from the United States.