Attachment Repair Session

Attachment Repair Session is an ABFT-aligned live-session tool for practitioners facilitating a conjoint repair conversation between an adolescent and caregiver. Practitioners use it to track the rupture target, adolescent communication, caregiver response, observable repair movement, and unresolved issues.

ABFTDelivery capabilityIn-session supportClinical documentationInterpersonal relationshipsAdolescentsParents

Open the sample live-session capture and review how partial, stalled, and unresolved repair states are represented.

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Tool guide

Learn more about this tool

Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.

When It Is Used

Use it before, during, or immediately after a conjoint repair conversation when a specific rupture target is being addressed.

What It Captures

It captures the repair target, adolescent communication, caregiver response, observed movement or lack of movement, escalation, and unresolved issues.

Relevant Limits

It does not script therapy, score attachment repair, interpret transcripts, assign blame, or claim that attachment security has been restored.

Is this a client worksheet?

No. It is a live-session practitioner aid and outcome note for a facilitated repair conversation.

Does it tell the practitioner what to say?

No. The tool does not provide scripts or automated therapeutic decisions.

Can a stalled repair be documented?

Yes. Partial, stalled, escalated, and unresolved states are valid outcomes.

Can the note be completed after the session?

Yes. Documentation timing can be live quick capture or post-session completion.