Common Questions About Attachment Coaching

What are the four attachment styles?

The four adult attachment styles are secure, anxious (also called anxious preoccupied), dismissive avoidant, and fearful avoidant (also called disorganized). Each describes a pattern in how we handle closeness, conflict, and trust in relationships.

How do I find out my attachment style?

Take the free Pattern Profile Quiz in about 3 minutes. It shows which relationship pattern may be shaping your life right now and gives you a first step. To explore attachment styles further, read my attachment style articles or book a free discovery call.

What is Integrated Attachment Theory (IAT) Coaching?

IAT coaching looks beneath surface behavior to the attachment patterns and subconscious beliefs that shape how you handle closeness, conflict, and trust. Dawn Martinez uses reflective practices and experiential tools to help you shift those patterns at both the subconscious and conscious levels.

How is coaching different from therapy?

Coaching is not therapy, and it does not diagnose or treat mental health conditions. Therapy often focuses on healing the past and treating clinical symptoms. Coaching with Dawn Martinez focuses on understanding your attachment patterns and building practical tools for your relationships today. Some clients also work with a therapist, and coaching can complement that work. If you need clinical or crisis care, please reach out to a licensed mental health professional.

Does Dawn Martinez offer coaching in Tampa Bay?

Yes. Dawn Martinez is a Certified Integrated Attachment Theory (IAT) Coach based in Tampa Bay, FL, offering in-person sessions locally and virtual sessions nationwide.

What happens on a discovery call?

A discovery call is a free, no-pressure conversation of about 20 to 30 minutes. You share what you’re experiencing and what you’d like to change. Dawn explains how Integrated Attachment Theory coaching works and answers your questions. Together, you decide whether working together feels like a good fit.

Are HSA and FSA payments accepted?

Yes. Dawn Martinez Coaching accepts HSA and FSA payments for all coaching services.

What is the fawn response?

The fawn response is a trauma response in which a person keeps others happy in order to feel safe, which is why it often looks like people-pleasing. As a certified Integrated Attachment Theory coach, Dawn Martinez helps clients understand where it came from and practice choosing for themselves.

What is a trauma bond?

A trauma bond is a strong emotional attachment that forms in a relationship that swings between hurt and affection, which is why you can still miss or think about someone who harmed you. Dawn Martinez, a certified IAT coach in Tampa Bay, helps clients loosen that bond and rebuild trust in themselves.

Still have a question? Take the free Pattern Profile Quiz or book a free discovery call.