The Attach Place Center for Strengthening Relationships

There are many things to love about The Attach Place Center. The people are genuinely caring and supportive. They make the community. The setting is really relaxing. The owner has put much thought and planning into creating an environment that fosters health and healing. You can tell the minute you walk into the door that your healing journey has begun. More...

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If there had been 10 stars to rate my experience at the Attach Place I would have selected all 10. With a family literally in ruins, I poured myself into Ce Eshelman's care at the Attach Place. I'm an adoptive parent of two beautiful children and my home had become a war zone. I could not understand it. My husband and I are good people I thought.... good parents...my kids are precious.... what was happening was incomprehensible to me. For more than five years I had been trying to fix it and find the help we needed. I asked everyone I could find and contacted every resource that I was referred to... 'what is the problem here?' I have a child who needs parenting desperately, but will not accept it. Brains scans, multiple mental health professionals of many disciplines (including the faith-based community), pediatricians, educators, and medications provided no insight to cause...only symptoms. Any protocols attempted provided only temporary improvement. We were in pieces and exhausted. It took all of that time, effort and resources before I was introduced to the most logical concept I could imagine, yet it was buried and elusive in my search - complex trauma during child development. It struck a nerve yet I had no idea the education required to comprehend it. From that moment, I found the Attach Place and never looked back. We took advantage of every service offered... teletherapy both individual and family, webinars, training sessions, complimentary library, neurofeedback, parent support group... and most of all the kindness, compassion and care that was extended to us by the entire staff. The Attach Place was the life preserver on the end of a rope thrown to me just before I was submerged.... and they saved me. They saved my family. And we remain a work in progress. It's 14+ months later and I am enjoying my children, have my own mental health back.... and more than anything.... No matter where I am on this wild journey, I know I'm not alone. The Attach Place. If you are reading this review, log off and just go. Folks drive from all over Northern California for help from the Attach Place. You will not regret it. Just go. It's the best advice I can give from my own experience. Big love to those with a similar journey. Don't give up! There is help out there and it can get better. More...

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Ce Eshelman is single-handedly the reason I am here today but most importantly, the reason why I am here—and I am happy. I currently just made a major move to a new state, am running a non-governmental organization, working towards my second degree, and plan to go to law school. I have healthy relationships, a profound love for myself, know my purpose in life, and am dedicated to self-betterment every day of my life. These are all things I was able to accomplish with the help of Ce. It’s hard to write an honest review without leaving myself a little bit vulnerable but I presume that the people coming to read reviews on healthcare providers will create a bit of a safe space for me. Plus she’s just so wonderful that I’m happy to do it, just so that others can see how dedicated she is in her profession. The first time I saw her, I was in high school and suffering from major depressive disorder. I had seen four therapists already but they had all managed to make me feel like I was under a spectacle and needed to be studied. She had come highly recommended and I was so numb at the time that I just wanted to see someone so my parents would l leave me alone. I’ll never forget crying to a stranger on our very first session and how when she looked at me, she seemed to have been feeling my pain with me as she tried to really truly understand where I was coming from. She worked with no pen, no paper. Just her and me. That’s as nuanced as it got in the mental health world. And even without a clipboard, she remembered every detail about my story without hesitation. She was present and she cared. It was like finding a guardian angel quite frankly. When you’ve been so disconnected for so long, finding that human connection is priceless. She worked with me non-stop until I was able to get out of bed again. She made herself available via text message, email, call, whatever I needed. When I went to college, she agreed to remain my therapist and even went so far as to FaceTime me so that I didn’t have to find someone new. I have NEVER met a person more genuinely dedicated to the betterment of her patients than Ce. I won’t go into too much detail but I just know that whenever, if ever, I need her—she will be there. Regardless of money or her own convenience. She’s accommodating, honest, thoughtful, truly empathetic, caring, and makes a profession that seems impossible to most of us look like natural choreography. She has taught me more tools to cope with my mental health dilemmas than any of the several books I’ve read, talks I’ve seen, videos I’ve watched, professionals I’ve talked to, movies I’ve watched, yoga sessions I’ve attended etc. Whenever I walk out of a session with her, things are clear. All of the chatter in my mind dissipates & everything I’ve learned comes back me. And that’s more than most patients can indubitably see about their therapist. I can never thank her enough for everything she’s done for me but I know that she doesn’t even need or expect a thank you from me. She always tells me it wasn’t her, it was me which is just like Ce to say. She might not be for everyone which can be said for anyone but if you want a therapist who truly cares about you and your well-being, is humbly brilliant, dedicated to her craft and to you, & takes her job beyond a point of income and ego—come to her. If you are willing to put in the work, she can help you get to where you’ve always known you could be without holding yourself back. I don’t get get to see her as much anymore, but I believe that’s the sign of a good therapist. More...

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We are blessed to have found Ce Eshelman and The Attach Place Center since our adopted son was 3 1/2 years-old. He is now 7 and the progress he's made from his difficult beginning and emotional dysregulation is nothing short of remarkable. Ms. Ce understands childhood trauma and all issues of parental attachment (both for adults and children) in a way that is both understandable and very practical. Her expertise has played a significant role in our son's and family's success. We highly recommend The Attach Place. More...

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Ce and the staff at the Attach Place have been able to provide the support and guidance our fost-adoptive family badly needed - where other therapists/therapies had failed. Ce really understands the roller coaster ride of parenting a child from difficult beginnings and has helped us learn essential attachment-focused, therapeutic parenting approaches to help with the journey. We have also built an invaluable peer support network thanks to her monthly support groups and referrals to respite resources and services. I would recommend her services highly to anyone looking to strengthen the attachment bonds in their family, particularly for adoptive/fost-adoptive families. More...

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