The Avoidant Therapist · Alexis Friedlander
Understand the pattern. Trust your judgement. Know what to do next.
They've gone quiet again. Do you reach out, wait, or walk? Understanding avoidant attachment explains a lot. It doesn't tell you what to do. That's the part I help with.
7 years in practice·20K+ YouTube subscribers·MSc·Author of Between Us·Reviewed on Trustpilot
More information is no longer the missing piece.
You've watched the videos. You understand the theory. And you're still asking: Is this relationship viable? Am I seeing real change or holding onto hope? Should I set a boundary or finally let go?
Understanding attachment is not the same as knowing what to do about the relationship in front of you.
Ways to work with Alexis
Three levels of support, depending on what you need.
All three use the same way of evaluating a relationship. The difference is how directly Alexis looks at your situation, and how much help you get applying it.
Learn the process
The Secure Decision
Learn Alexis’s decision process and use it on your own relationship.
Over five live weeks, learn how to tell real change from another cycle, work out what the evidence actually means, and decide what to do next without starting the analysis over every time something changes.
$750
5-week live group programme
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Direct perspective
Diagnostic
Get Alexis's direct perspective on your current situation.
Bring your current relationship situation, context and questions to one private 60-minute session and get Alexis's direct perspective on where things stand now.
$500
One-off 60-minute private session
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Ongoing support
Secure Base
Learn and apply the process with substantial ongoing personalised support as the situation develops.
Work through an active or changing situation over 12 weeks with ongoing personalised support while you apply the process.
From $3,500
12-week personalised programme
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About Alexis
I know the pattern from both sides.
For years I saw my own avoidant traits as a strength. Understanding attachment changed that, and then changed how I work. I'm a therapist and attachment specialist, and for seven years I've helped people stop spiralling, read their relationship honestly and make a decision they can stand behind.
This isn't about a formula to make someone come back. It's about regulating, assessing what's actually happening, and choosing from a secure place.
Alexis Friedlander, MSc
Client stories
Clarity changes what happens next.
Some clients repair the relationship. Some realise it's time to leave. The goal is the same: less spiralling, a decision they trust.
“Set boundaries, got him back, then realised it wasn't right for me. I'm now with someone who treats me the way I deserve.”
“Rebuilt the relationship with my avoidant ex. Less anxiety, more clarity, and a connection that actually works now.”
“I learned to give space and stop controlling the outcome. We got back together on completely different terms.”
Testimonials shown are from Alexis's wider coaching work.
The method
From reaction to clarity in four steps.
- 01CalmCreate enough space to think instead of react.
- 02ReprogramSeparate old fears and assumptions from what's happening now.
- 03ExposeStop analysing. Use communication, boundaries and real behaviour as evidence.
- 04DecideDetermine what the relationship can realistically become, and what you want.
Free resources
Not ready for support yet?
Start with Alexis's free material.
Not sure where you fit?
Compare the three levels of support and choose the one that matches where your relationship is right now.