
For the ones trying to love better than they were shown
Trauma & Attachment Focused Therapy
A therapy practice where children heal through play, adults transform attachment patterns, and generations repair together.
Center City, Philadelphia and Online in Pennsylvania
There’s a point you reach where you can’t keep pretending it’s fine.
You’re tired of managing it.
Tired of spinning out over small things and wondering why your reactions feel so big.
Tired of parenting on eggshells—or snapping, then hating yourself for it.
Tired of being the strong one, the calm one, the one who knows better but can’t feel better.
You’ve read the books. You’ve listened to the podcasts.
You’ve tried the strategies. You’ve gone to therapy before.
You know all the things.
And still—when your child cries, something in your body tightens before you can think.
Still—when your partner reaches for you, you flinch.
Still—you fall apart after doing everything “right.”
It’s not because you’re failing.
It’s because your nervous system learned long ago what love costs.
And now, even when it’s safe… it doesn’t feel that way.
That’s attachment.
Not as a theory. As the blueprint your body built in real time—
in the pauses, the looks, the tone, the ways you were welcomed or not in your pain.
And that blueprint? It’s still running the show.
You don’t need more tips.
You need space to unravel what was never tended to.
You need someone who knows how to hold the whole thing—not just the behaviors, but the ache beneath them.
We work with children who don’t yet have the words, but whose bodies are telling the truth through tantrums, defiance, anxiety, or withdrawal—kids who are often seen as “difficult,” but are really just overwhelmed, scared, or desperate to feel safe.
We work with parents who love their children fiercely, but who find themselves snapping at the tone of their child’s voice, freezing when their kid needs comfort, or crying in secret after saying something they swore they’d never say—not because they’re failing, but because no one ever showed them what it feels like to be comforted when they were hurting.
We work with adults who have spent a lifetime holding it all together—who know their patterns didn’t come from nowhere, and who are beginning to sense that insight alone isn’t enough. They want to feel, to soften, to heal—but the idea of letting someone close enough to witness what they've always kept hidden is terrifying. Still, something in them is ready to try. Slowly. Carefully. With someone who won’t look away.
This isn’t feel-good therapy.
It’s the kind where you’ll sit in silence longer than you want to. Hoping the therapist cracks a joke. But they don’t.
The kind where your throat tightens and you keep talking anyway. Saying the thing you’re terrified of admitting.
Where you let someone see the mess you’ve spent years hiding, and then stay in the room after you’ve said too much.
It’s the kind of work where you stop blaming your partner, your kid, your job—and start noticing what you do when you feel afraid, or unseen, or not in control.
It asks you to feel things you’ve buried.
To grieve what you didn’t get.
To stop performing, even when that’s what’s kept you safe.
To stay—especially when everything in you wants to run.
And no, it doesn’t feel better right away.
But over time? You soften.
You respond instead of react.
You stop walking on eggshells in your own life.
You feel your child reach for you, and you know how to reach back.
Not perfectly. But with presence. With truth. With steadiness.
That’s what this work is.
This is not surface work.
This is not six sessions and a worksheet.
It’s tender. It’s messy. It’s brave.
And it requires you to show up weekly, with honesty, with willingness, with your whole self—not just the polished version.
That may sound like a lot. And it is.
But you won’t be doing it alone.
We’re not here to push, fix, or analyze you.
We’re here to walk with you—into the places that once felt too dangerous to go alone.
To stay steady when things feel hard.
To help you build a new way of relating that doesn’t require you to disappear.
We know this kind of work can be terrifying.
And we know it’s also sacred.
If you're ready for that, we’re ready for you.
And if you’re not—if you’re looking for something lighter, something shorter, something more comfortable—that’s okay.
We’re probably not the right fit.
But when you are ready, you’ll know.
And we’ll still be here.
Our Services
Do any of these describe you?
I’m a young adult who is:
Tired of trudging through depression & anxiety
Worried I can’t keep up the “having it all together” facade much longer
Burnt out in my life and relationships
I’m a parent who feels:
Hopeless in helping my child
Incapable of doing things differently than how they were done for me growing up
Like I don’t have what it takes to be a good parent
I’m a member of a family or couple that is:
Finding it difficult to communicate clearly and effectively
Getting into frequent conflict, seeming to have the same arguments over and over
Struggling to manage life’s recent stressors and transitions
HI, WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU
We believe your past doesn't have to dictate your future.
As both child- and adult-trained therapists, we have the unique ability to shed light into that space between past and present. Our training allows us to help you better understand yourself and all that has shaped who you are today … so you can learn to love yourself and harness the strengths you didn’t even know you had.

How it works
CALL US.
Schedule a free phone consultation. We'll answer any questions you have and make sure we're a good fit.
LEAN IN.
Over time, we'll uncover the real root of your struggles so you can overcome them for good.
LOVE YOURSELF.
Develop the self-compassion you need to be at peace with your life and the skills to tackle anything it throws at you.
You may qualify for financial assistance.
If you are a survivor of sexual assault or abuse, and the crime occurred in Pennsylvania, you may qualify for Victim’s Compensation Benefits. We accept Victim’s Compensation funding as a form of payment. Reach out for more information.
Healing Happens in Relationships
Learn how All of You Therapy supports your healing:
All of You Therapy is a group psychotherapy practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania specializing in working with children, teens, and young adults on issues related to trauma and attachment. This video shares about the mission and values of All of You Therapy.
You've spent so long keeping yourself safe by staying hidden.
We’ll help you find the safety to be seen.
Deeply trained, always learning. Our clinicians have pursued training with respected organizations to ground our work in depth, connection, and care.