Overview

Attachment unpacked - understanding attachment theory for full and meaningful application.  A "deep dive" into all the mechanisms involved in the process of attachment.  Attachment is more than you think!  
his engaging two-part webinar offers a comprehensive exploration of attachment theory and aims to provide participants with an understanding of how attachment processes underpin specific childhood presentations and personality and relational issues for clients across the lifespan.  

You'll also learn how to apply attachment theory to case conceptualisation and intervention, with a focus on the therapeutic relationship as an attachment experience in itself.

• Webinar 1 - Thursday 5 March 2026, 9:00am-1:30pm AEDT

The core ‘ingredients’ for a full understanding

Unpack and explain attachment theory. It will be ‘brought to life’ for a full and deep understanding of how attachment ‘works'. This session will bring key concepts to life, offering a rich, practical understanding of how attachment forms and functions

• Webinar 2 – Friday 6 March 2026, 9:00am-1:30pm AEDT

Application of attachment theory across clinical practice

This session will demonstrate how to use attachment theory to conceptualise client presentations and guide therapeutic interventions, with consideration of how attachment dynamics unfold within the therapy room itself.

Level of Learning

Foundational. This webinar is targeted to those new to the topic.

Duration of access

Places are limited and registration will not be available after the workshop has taken place.

The webinars will be recorded and made available only to participants of the live event. Access to the recordings and presenter slides (once available) is for 12 months from the date of confirmed registration.

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Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• incorporate attachment theory into clinical assessment and conceptualisations for clients across the lifespan,

• incorporate attachment theory into psychoeducation and intervention for clinical presentations across the lifespan, 

• incorporate attachment theory into therapeutic processes and the client-therapist relationship, and

• recognise the links between attachment and client functioning.

Presenter(s)

Kendall Coburn MAPS

About the presenter(s)

Kendall Coburn is a highly experienced Clinical Psychologist with over 30 years experience. She has worked predominately with children, adolescents and their parents and families. Her special interests are Attachment Theory, Complex Trauma, Clinical Supervision, and Psychological Training. Kendall developed a wealth of experience in private practice, as well as various clinical settings within Queensland Health, including Child Development Service and Child and Youth Mental Health Services (CYMHS). It is within these environments that Kendall grew her clinical knowledge and skills in working with children and families experiencing trauma and/or attachment disruptions. Kendall was part of the development team that established the Infant Mental Health Service within CYMHS. (It is noteworthy that at the time, attachment and infant mental health were widely disregarded in the field of child psychopathology). For the latter half of her career, Kendall was the Clinic Lead at Griffith University. In this role, she coordinated the Psychology Clinic and provided clinical supervision to post-graduate students. She also was heavily involved in the development and delivery of the internship training curriculum. A Fellow of the College of Clinical Psychologists (APS), Kendall is committed to advancing the field through her work in clinical supervision, training early career psychologists, and promoting evidence-based/theory informed clinical practice.