All families have attachments; some may be secure, others insecure, and
family and marital therapists inevitably have to relate to these. This paper
discusses ways in which the therapist can establish a temporary secure
base within therapy, which helps families to feel safe enough to explore
new ways of relating. The overall aim is to help them to create a more
secure family or couple base at home, from which they can explore new
solutions during and after therapy. A new school of therapy is not
proposed as therapists can also use their own approaches when a secure
therapeutic base is established.
