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FREE ATTACHMENT QUIZ
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About Trauma Solutions™

HEALING TRAUMA. HEALING RELATIONSHIPS.

No matter what your past, it’s possible to learn new habits that restore secure attachment and radically change the nature of your relationships.

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TRAUMA SOLUTIONS™

OUR STORY

After 25+ years teaching––and thousands of hours of clinical work helping clients recover from trauma––Dr. Diane Poole Heller recognized that, despite the incredible healing work being done, many therapists and their clients still had trouble “putting attachment theory into action.”

Dr. Heller saw first-hand how many traumas are rooted in early childhood experiences, which in turn, influence how we feel, act and behave in our adult relationships.

Yet, simply recognizing or identifying attachment wounds is not enough on its own to facilitate lasting change and healing. 

Dr. Heller believes that both therapists and their clients need a pragmatic  framework to help address and resolve unhealthy attachment patterns easily, effectively and extensively.

In 2011, Dr. Heller founded Trauma Solutions to offer world-class experiential training for clinicians, mental health professionals, educators, first responders and individuals seeking personal growth.

By integrating attachment theory principles with practical applications of  trauma resolution skills, strategies and interventions, our training strives to provide the worldwide therapeutic community (and the general public) with information and resources to help people heal from relational wounding––so they can restore secure attachment in their journey to greater intimacy, wholeness and resilience.

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WHAT WE BELIEVE

Restoring Hope & Healing Trauma

We believe that no matter what happened in our past––we, as human beings, need and deserve healthy relationships and deep connections. 

As a company, we strive to see, listen, and act from our shared empathetic, attachment-based, and trauma-informed perspective. We recognize that traditional attachment theory was developed within limited cultural contexts. We are committed to evolving attachment education to be inclusive, culturally aware, and affirming of human diversity.

We warmly welcome practitioners of all backgrounds, including, religion, race, LGBTQ+ individuals, traditional and non-traditional gender identities, and neurodiverse populations. Our collective lived experience, perspectives, and ways of knowing are all valued here. 

In all that we offer and how we operate, we aim to provide an environment where we all can learn, question, grow and practice with safety, curiosity, open-hearted awareness, respect, love, and compassion. 

Our core values are:

  • Collaboration + Connection
  • Respect + Integrity
  • Empathy + Compassion
  • Hope + Joy
  • Curiosity + Inspiration
  • Inclusivity + Diversity

Attachment Aware & Trauma Informed

SCIENTIFIC INSIGHTS TO PRACTICAL HEALING

Discover how to support yourself and your clients. See how the power of attachment can strengthen, nurture and heal our most important relationships.

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Attachment and Trauma Resolution Expert

Diane Poole Heller PhD is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and teaching expert in the field of adult attachment theory and trauma resolution.

Her signature approach—Dynamic Attachment Repatterning Experience™ (DARe)—provides therapists and individuals with relevant skills and practical exercises that facilitate healing from attachment and trauma wounds.

Her work with adult attachment has forged a path for adults with childhood attachment injuries to develop Secure Attachment Skills (SAS) that lead to more connected and fulfilling adult relationships.

She has authored several books, including the widely acclaimed The Power of Attachment: How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships and The Attachment Workbook. Her expertise in trauma healing has supported survivors, helpers, and families affected by events such as 9/11, Columbine, and other school shootings.

Through various training programs, books, lectures and her own work as a clinical therapist, Dr. Heller has helped countless people in their healing journey towards experiencing greater intimacy, wholeness and more fulfilling relationships.

She believes that when we heal ourselves first, we heal our families, our communities and the world as a whole.

MORE ABOUT DIANE
WHY ATTACHMENT?
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Our Mission

We believe each person is fundamentally designed to heal and deserves support in their journey to greater intimacy, wholeness and resilience. Our mission is to provide educational resources and experiential training––based on attachment principles––to repair relational wounding, restore secure attachment and help us reconnect with ourselves and others.

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Our Vision

We envision a compassionate global community  where we selflessly take care of ourselves, attend to the needs of others, nourish our communities and nurture our planet…a world where we treat others with respect and dignity, resolve conflict for mutual benefit and live with wonder, appreciation and love.

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Attachment-Focused Therapy

HEALING RELATIONAL TRAUMA​

  • Identify Behavior Patterns

    Attachment work helps us recognize the root causes of many of our unhealthy relationship patterns, habits and perspectives—offering us tools to help make more emotionally-intelligent choices in the future.

  • Develop Healthier Habits

    By clearing blocks and obstacles created by old attachment wounds, we restore our innate capacity for secure attachment, allowing us to feel more safely connected so we can practice new, healthier behaviors.

  • Start a Relationship Revolution

    Imagine a world where we can all emerge from incredible loss, fear and powerlessness to heal broken connections and regain safety in relationships to discover greater intimacy, wholeness, joy and resilience.
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WE’RE HERE TO HELP

Whether you’re a mental health professional, or want to improve your own life and relationships—our programs help you…

  • Strengthen and broaden your clinical skills as you learn new modalities.
  • Learn directly from Dr. Diane Poole Heller and other world-renowned trauma and attachment experts.
  • Integrate new skills, corrective exercises and therapeutic interventions that help you and your clients heal from relational wounds.
  • Watch over our shoulder as we review demos, share practical strategies and learn how to navigate complex cases and clinical challenges.
  • Join an engaged and friendly community that supports you while you support others in their healing.
  • Master an attachment-based framework to resolve trauma, build resilience and restore relationships.
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HOW THE TRAINING HELPS YOU

“I experienced surprising insights, learning and inspiration during this training. I’ve worked with many leaders and teachers––and Diane manifests love of people, good humor and professionalism. Her skill, generosity and humility are refreshing and make me feel deeply appreciative. Thanks to Diane and her circle!”
BOB BARRETTEdmonton, Canada
“I offer spiritual guidance and coaching. Recognizing how many people are dealing with trauma, I was drawn to attachment theory and the work being done with healing individual and collective trauma. Learning about attachment styles has given me insight into the few individuals who have responded in ways that seemed to me incongruent with my intent and feeling tone and the way most others would respond. Diane’s clarity…along with her non-pathologizing embrace of our humanness makes the material even more relatable and easy to grasp.”
ELLEN DAVISLos Angeles, CA
“Not having easy access to these wonderful trainings in our embattled South Africa—where dealing compassionately and effectively with trauma is incredibly important—this has been such a profound learning experience for me. On a personal level I have been touched and moved by not only the impeccable scientific wisdom, but the kindness and compassion with which it was delivered. Thank you for taking the time, feeling the stress, and making this incredible opportunity available for free.”
ELIZABETH NELSouth Africa

Dr. Diane Poole Heller’s Attachment Style Quiz

WHAT’S YOUR ATTACHMENT STYLE?

Take our free, 7-minute quiz and find out which attachment style may be affecting communication in your relationships.

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