Daniel J. Ahearn, LMFT
Attachment Repair Specialist
One of six IAT-Certified Attachment Clinicians in the United States
I’m one of six IAT-certified attachment specialists in the United States, trained directly with Dan Brown and David Elliott—the developers of the Ideal Parent Figure Protocol—beginning in 2018.
Most therapy helps you understand why you do what you do. This work changes how your body responds when it matters most—in conflict, in intimacy, when your child needs you, when connection feels threatening.
I work with:
∙Men who withdraw when conflict arises or perform instead of connecting
∙Fathers who want to be truly present instead of distracted or reactive
∙Teens who’ve learned to shut down rather than reach out
∙Families trapped in cycles they can’t seem to break
Using Integrative Attachment Therapy and the Ideal Parent Figure Protocol, I guide clients through neurobiological repair that creates lasting change in how your nervous system experiences safety, connection, and regulation.
This isn’t insight work. It’s not symptom management. It’s structured repair of the procedural memory that runs your relationships—the automatic patterns formed before you had words for them.
FREE DOWNLOAD
Why Your Teen Is Pushing You Away (And What They Really Need)
A practical guide to attachment repair in adolescence—drawn from my forthcoming book, The Way Back Home.
You’ll learn why your teen’s pushing away is actually a test, how your nervous system sabotages connection, and the REAL method for repair after rupture.