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This is a very helpful mini-handbook for students as well as practitioners of attachment-based relational psychotherapy. It is written with many vignettes to explain concepts.
Chapter 1 is introductory.
Chapters 2 and 3 are written clearly and orderly about principles of attachment theory; the importance of the therapeutic relationship, as well as the history of attachment theory.
In Chapter 2, the pioneers of attachment theory are explored, first, John Bowlby as the founder, then, Mary Ainsworth as the co-founder of attachment theory and research. Ainsworth introduced the Strange Situation procedure to understand infants' attachment styles. She also introduced parental sensitivity and talked about the connection between secure attachment, secure base, and exploration. Mary Main