When Bowlby developed attachment theory (AT), his focus centred mainly on the relational dynamics between infants and their primary caregivers. Whereas this has had a direct benefit for parents and professionals working with infants and children, caregivers working with adolescents and adults have had to adapt the theory of attachment to fit the developmental needs of their clients from a different age group. This book, Attachment Therapy with Adolescents and Adults: Theory and Practice Post-Bowlby, addresses this clinical challenge by acting as a safe and direct source of reference for these professionals and their older client groups.

The book is divided into three main parts. The first part gives an extensive overview of the theoretical basis for Heard and Lake's (1977) extension of attachment theory. The second part features McCluskey's therapeutic work with clients using Heard and Lake's theoretical framework and part three comprises of five