Imaginal Nurturing

Imaginal Nurturing was developed to help people having difficulty with relationships. It addresses what is called “insecure attachment.”

It is through the experience with caretakers in infancy that a person develops expectations of how available and responsive other people will be, and these expectations are what he or she brings to new relationships.

If they did not get enough early experience of nurturing, connectedness, encouragement, caring and protection their ability to relate to others, to live in the present, and to handle strong emotions is damaged.

Those with insecure attachment may expect others to be unavailable, invalidating or unpredictable and therefore develop behaviors to protect themselves from being hurt again.

Imaginal Nurturing is designed to strengthen your sense of self and increase your ability to regulate emotions. You become able to experience the difference between the past and what your life can be today. This makes it possible to connect to others as well as to yourself. Both your confidence in exploring the world and your ability to ask for what you want increase.