This eloquent book translates attachment theory and research into an innovative framework that grounds adult psychotherapy in the facts of childhood development. Advancing a model of treatment as transformation through relationship, the author integrates attachment theory with neuroscience, trauma studies, relational psychotherapy, and the psychology of mindfulness. Vivid case material illustrates how therapists can tailor interventions to fit the attachment needs of their patients, thus helping them to generate the internalized secure base for which their early relationships provided no foundation. Demonstrating the clinical uses of a focus on nonverbal interaction, the book describes powerful techniques for working with the emotional responses and bodily experiences of patient and therapist alike.

David J. Wallin博士是一位在美国加利福尼亚州Mill　Valley和Albany私人执业的临床心理学家。他是哈佛大学的毕业生，而后在加利福尼亚州伯克利的赖特学院获得博士学位。他从事心理治疗、教学以及写作工作已近30年。Wallin博士也是与Stephen　Goldbart合著的《勾勒心灵地图：热情、柔情和爱的能力》（Mapping　the　Terrain　of　the　Heart:　Passion,　Tenderness,　and　the　Capacity to　Love）一书的作者之一。