What’s Keeping You Stuck?: Understanding Attachment Styles and How to Find Security | Amority Health

March 17, 2026

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What’s Keeping You Stuck?:

Understanding Attachment Styles and How to Find Security | Amority Health

Written By: Rachel Cooper, MS, LPC-Associate

Supervised by Amber Quaranta Leech, PHD, LPC-S

This article was originally published on Amority Health’s Blog – Shifting Perceptions: Read the original article

Quick Summary:

Sometimes, the patterns that keep us feeling stuck in relationships, emotions, or life challenges come from something deep within us, our attachment style. Rooted in early relationships, attachment shapes how we connect, trust, and feel safe. This post unpacks what attachment styles are, how they develop, and ways to move toward a more secure and freeing way of relating.

What Is Attachment and Why Does It Matter?

Attachment theory, first developed by psychologist John Bowlby, explains how our earliest relationships with caregivers shape our expectations of connection and safety.

Think of attachment like an emotional blueprint or a lens through which you view yourself and others. It influences questions like:

“Am I worthy of love?”
“Can I trust others to be there for me?”
“Will I be abandoned or accepted?”