Therapist · Attachment Specialist · Author · Consultant
Connection over correction.
I work with men, fathers, families, teens, and organizations on the attachment patterns that drive disconnection — using the most evidence-based model for repair in existence.
The Work
Most people I work with aren't broken — they're adapted.
What looks like defiance, withdrawal, or emotional shutdown is almost always an attachment strategy that once made perfect sense. The teen years aren't something to survive — they're the most powerful window for repairing attachment you'll ever have. For men, the patterns that protected them are now costing them. For organizations, correction culture creates the very disconnection they're trying to treat.
I trained directly with Dr. Daniel P. Brown and Dr. David Elliott in Integrative Attachment Therapy — one of six certified IAT clinicians in the United States. The work is grounded in neuroscience, attachment research, and a contemplative framework most clinicians never encounter.
Ways to Work Together
Find the right fit
Most Accessible · National · Zoom
Parent Support Groups
Attachment-informed psychoeducation groups for parents of teenagers — grounded in science, practically focused, and capped at 12 so everyone gets heard. Meet from anywhere in the country. $60 per session.
Individual · $300/session
Individual Therapy
One-on-one IAT work using the Three Pillars method — the Ideal Parent Figure Protocol tailored to your specific attachment history. Caseload nearly full. Short waitlist available.
Family & Teen · $400/session
Family & Teen Attachment Repair
For parents navigating shutdown, conflict, or disconnection with their teenager. Healing happens in the relationship — not just in the teen.
Men's Work · Next Cohort TBD
Men's Attachment Repair Groups
A 16-week cohort-based IPF process for men who are competent, dependable, and exhausted by how hard it is to stay connected. The next cohort date is being scheduled — add your name to the interest list.
Organizations & Teams
Bringing attachment science
into the workplace.
Most organizations talk about culture. Few have a working model for what actually drives disconnection — in staff, in teams, in the families they serve. That's what I build with organizations.
I consult with treatment programs, speak at conferences, provide CEU trainings for clinical teams, and work with leadership on the conditions that allow people to do hard work sustainably.
Inquire About Speaking or ConsultingConference Speaking & Panels
Keynotes and panel presentations on attachment science, adolescent development, men's mental health, and family systems — for clinical and organizational audiences.
CEU Trainings for Clinical Teams
Structured trainings on Integrative Attachment Therapy, the Ideal Parent Figure Protocol, and attachment-informed treatment — approved for continuing education hours.
Organizational Consulting
Working with residential treatment programs and clinical organizations on attachment-informed culture, staff retention, and therapeutic programming.
Team Workshops
Half and full-day workshops for clinical teams, leadership, and staff — practical attachment science applied to the team itself.
Now Available
The Way Back Home
Healing Attachment Wounds with Your Teen
A practical guide for parents navigating the hardest years of the parent-child relationship — grounded in the same IAT framework at the center of my clinical practice.
If your teenager is pulling away, shutting down, or pushing you out — this book explains why, and what to do about it.
Free Companion App
One prompt. One reflection. One condition of secure attachment per day — a free daily practice tool for parents.
Open waybackhome.app →"Daniel Ahearn has done something rare — he has translated a sophisticated clinical model into language that parents can actually use."
— Dr. David Elliott, PhD · Co-developer, Integrative Attachment Therapy
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