Therapy for Attachment Trauma In Houston
With Mary Duran, LCSW, LCDC
And Gabriela Treviño, LCSW
Do you find yourself constantly worrying that the people you love will eventually leave you?
Are you often seeking reassurance from others?
Do you have an impulse to pull away or shut down the moment someone gets too close?
Does being loved feel suffocating or like a trap you need to escape from?
Attachment wounds are deeply ingrained survival strategies you learned a long time ago to keep yourself safe. Whether you learned to be low maintenance to avoid rejection or hyper-vigilant to prevent abandonment, these patterns are likely sabotaging the adult relationships you want right now. This doesn’t mean you are fundamentally broken; this is your nervous system repeating a history it thinks is still happening. We help you trace these patterns to their roots so you can finally move forward.
We bring years of specialized experience in attachment-based therapy. We aid you in identifying your relational wounds and help you learn ways to build security and safety with others.
People Come To Us When They Experience
Constant fear of abandonment
Pulling away when close
Feeling suffocated by love
Over-analyzing every conversation
Choosing emotionally unavailable partners
Fear of setting boundaries
Constant relationship high-alert
Urgent need to fix
Feeling bad at love
How Therapy for Attachment Trauma With Us Works
We start by building a foundation of mutual respect and absolute transparency. You cannot heal relational wounds in isolation; it has to be healed through a safe, consistent relationship. We show up as your partner in this process, a steady, honest presence that stands in contrast to the chaos or distance you might be used to.
Sessions are collaborative and act as a safe place to begin learning how to build a secure relationship. We provide a secure base where you can experiment with the things that feel most frightening: expressing a need without expecting rejection, or setting a boundary without fearing abandonment. Our goal is to help you distinguish between the then and the now, allowing you to interpret others' actions with more clarity and significantly less fear.
Modalities We Use
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We use the therapeutic relationship as a corrective experience, offering a reliable and non-judgmental connection that helps your nervous system learn that safety is actually possible.
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Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) helps you build an understanding behind someone's behavior so you don't jump to the worst conclusion about their intentions. This allows you to slow down and respond to reality rather than reacting to your fears.
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Attachment triggers live in the body as a racing heart or a "shut down" chill, so we use body-based tools to quiet the physical urgency to run or fix things.
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DBT provides a practical toolkit to manage the big emotions and highs and lows of connection without letting them overwhelm your life.
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Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps unstick the early childhood memories that created your original blueprint, stopping the past from hijacking your current relationships.
Stop repeating the same painful relationship cycles and start feeling secure.
After Therapy, Our Clients Report:
No urgency to fix
Calm during hard conversations
Boundaries without abandonment fear
Trusting intuition
Steadiness while alone
Choosing available partners
Saying no with confidence
Feeling safe and connected
About Us
Mary Duran, LCSW, LCDC
And Gabriela Treviño, LCSW
Our style is relational and direct. We build a real connection with you. We give feedback, help you notice patterns in the moment, and teach you how to regulate your body, brain, and emotions. We believe healing happens inside a consistent, honest relationship.
Therapist Mary Duran, LCSW, LCDC
more about me
👋🏼 Hi, I’m Mary
Before joining this practice, I spent years deepening my training in attachment-based theory and therapy. My work focuses on helping clients understand how early relationships shape the patterns they experience in adulthood, especially in the way they connect, communicate, and respond to stress.
Outside of the therapy room, I have practiced yoga for over a decade and find movement essential for calming a fast-moving mind. I live in Houston with my spouse and our two small dogs.
Therapist Gabriela Treviño, LCSW
more about me
👋🏼 Hi, I’m Gabriela,
Before joining this practice, I worked exclusively in trauma therapy, supporting clients as they processed and recovered from difficult and overwhelming experiences.
I was raised in Houston and feel deeply connected to the community here. In my free time, I enjoy getting lost in a good book, gardening, and spending time with my partner and our three dogs.
Availability: We work with clients in-person in Houston. Telehealth sessions available across Texas, Colorado, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C.
Education, Credentials,
& Trainings
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Texas
Specialized Training in Attachment-Based Therapy - The Menninger Clinic
Training In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Training in Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT)
Experience In Intensive Treatment Settings, including The Menninger Clinic, J. Flowers Health Institute, & UT Health
3 Steps To Get Started
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Fill out the contact form. We will personally respond and answer your questions.
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We will schedule a short call to see if it feels like a good fit and talk through next steps.
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We begin building trust, understanding your current struggles, and creating a clear plan for our work together.