Attachment Therapists in Houston, TX
We help people untangle the relationship patterns that keep them anxious, guarded, or afraid of getting too close.
Do you want closeness, but the second someone gets too close, your walls go up?
Are there times you get attached quickly, then feel terrified that person will leave?
Or maybe you avoid relationships completely because needing people feels too risky.
From the outside, these patterns can look confusing. From the inside, they usually make a lot of sense.
They were ways you learned to protect yourself.
Clients Come To Us For:
Repeating unhealthy relationship patterns
Wondering why closeness is scary
Feeling uncertain or unstable
Keeping walls up
Clinging, chasing, or attaching hard and fast
Struggling with rocky friendships
Having trouble at work
Your relationship patterns are not proof
that something is wrong with you.
They’re clues about what your nervous system learned to expect from love, closeness, conflict, and distance.
How Our Attachment Therapy Works
We start by building a secure relationship in therapy.
That relationship becomes a model for how other relationships can feel when there is consistency, honesty, warmth, repair, and trust.
Instead of only talking about your relationship history, we look at what happens in real time when you feel rejected, misunderstood, trapped, abandoned, criticized, or too exposed.
Modalities We Use
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We help you understand your attachment style and how it shapes the way you connect, protect yourself, communicate, and respond to closeness.
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MBT helps you slow down and make sense of your own mind and other people’s minds. Instead of assuming the worst or blaming yourself, you learn to pause, reflect, and respond with more clarity.
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We explore how early relationships and past experiences may still be shaping what you expect from people now.
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DBT can help with emotional regulation, boundaries, communication, and staying grounded when relationship anxiety feels overwhelming.
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When attachment wounds are connected to trauma, EMDR can help your nervous system process painful experiences so the past stops taking over the present.
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When attachment wounds make you feel pushed around by the fear of rejection or abandonment, ACT helps you untangle yourself from these old stories so you can choose actions that align with the person you want to be in your relationships today.
The best time to start therapy is as soon as you’re thinking about it
Results From Our
Attachment Therapy
Choose better partners, friendships, and connections
Lean into closeness without pulling away
Better understand their needs
Boundaries are less scary
Feel calmer in conflict
It’s easier to trust
Have less anxiety or clinging
Breaking unhealthy relationship patterns
Meet the Team of Attachment Specialists
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![Mary Duran, LCSW, LCDC - Houston therapist specializing in borderline personality disorder]()
Mary Duran, LCSW, LCDC
OWNER | PSYCHOTHERAPIST
I specialize in untangling the early relationship blueprints that leave you feeling anxious or avoidant in your adult lives. My goal is to help you build a truly secure attachment by providing a steady relationship in the therapy room. Together, we work to repair relational wounds, helping you move from a place of fear into a life of consistent, honest, and grounded connection.
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![Gabriela Trevino, LCSW - Houston therapist specializing in borderline personality disorder]()
Gabriela Treviño, LCSW
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
I offer a compassionate space to heal the attachment wounds that have left you feeling unsafe or disconnected from others. By understanding how your past shaped your internal sense of security, we work to build a new, secure foundation for your relationships. My focus is on helping you reclaim your sense of safety and foster deep, meaningful bonds that feel enduring and reliable.
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![Meghan Zeien, LCSW - Houston therapist specializing in borderline personality disorder]()
Meghan Zeien, LCSW
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
I provide an intentional space to navigate how your earliest bonds influence your current connections and life transitions. I believe that building a secure attachment starts with a deeper understanding of your own internal world and the minds of those you love. We work together to move past reactive patterns, helping you create a life where your relationships are defined by security, clarity, and genuine connection.
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![Tayler Duden, LCSW - Houston therapist specializing in teens, young adults, and parents]()
Tayler Duden, LCSW
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
I bring a creative and relational approach to those looking to break old relationship cycles and find more security in their bonds. I use curiosity to help you explore your attachment style and build a secure foundation with yourself and others. My goal is to help you move away from protective walls and into a life of authentic, secure, and resilient connection.
Education, Credentials,
& Trainings
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Texas
Advanced Training in Attachment-Based Therapy, The Menninger Clinic, J. Flowers Health Institute, and UT Health
Psychodynamic therapy training - The Menninger Clinic
Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Training in Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT)
Training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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 patterns, and creating a clear plan for our work together.