Abstract
This study aimed to basically investigate the characteristics of four attachment styles regarding how to receive a therapist in counseling sessions. For this purpose, observations of a video of a counseling session were used. Participants were ten people who exhibited one of the following four attachment styles (secure, preoccupied, dismissing, and fearful), based on two dimensions—anxiety and avoidance. The results showed that the participants who were less anxious paid more attention to the therapist's physical movements. In contrast, the participants who were more anxious paid more attention the therapist's facial expression. The participants with more avoidance paid more attention to the tone or rhythm of the therapist's speech; those less avoidance, focused on the content of the therapist's speech. This study also showed the characteristics of each attachment style with regard to the impression toward the therapist. The revisions of counseling practice were discussed.
