On Tuesday, 2 June 2026, we will replay all three video sessions of Shanna Donhauser's 2021 series on how she uses the adult attachment interview
DMM Coffee House 25-6: Fear/FEAR in both the A and C attachment patterns
On 3 June 2025, we'll explore fear in both the C and A DMM patterns. We'll blend in some of Jaak Panksepp's terminology and thoughts on FEAR, and
DMM Coffee House 25-4: Discussing Attachment Centred Therapy
In April’s DMM Coffee House we'll discuss Charley Shult’s new book, Attachment Centred Therapy: Therapeutic practice with attachment issues. The book
DMM Coffee House 25-1: Self-assessment techniques for identifying DMM attachment strategies
Self-assessing our own DMM attachment patterns is difficult, but not impossible. What are effective ways to do so? How can we help our clients
DMM Coffee House 2025
The DMM Coffee House continues it's 5th year in 2025. These are live, free, hosted or unhosted, Zoom-based discussion sessions to explore aspects of
DMM Publications in 2021-2025
The list below are publications addressing the Dynamic Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation (DMM) in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. The
Attachment styles in domestic violence – the A-C pair
Attachment theory and science provides a unique perspective on the dynamics and motivations in domestic violence cases. The Dynamic Maturational Model
DMM Coffee House 24-7: Apples to Apples? What are the controlling behaviors in DMM attachment A-strategies?
The topic of controlling behavior is an issue found in the DMM, but is it a central organizing concept? In the higher DMM attachment C-strategies, a
DMM Coffee House 24-6: AAI Coding of “I’ve never told anyone”
Tuesday 4 June 2024, we'll tackle a tough topic, we will code statements of rape victims who never told anyone about their rape, until researchers dug