Table 4 Items of the final scale

Secure

 2. My counselor is sensitive to my needs.

 5. My counselor is dependable.

 14. When I show my feelings, my counselor responds in a helpful way.

 29. My counselor is a comforting presence to me when I am upset.

Avoidant fearful

 3. I think my counselor disapproves of me.

 12. I don’t like to share my feelings with my counselor.

 15. I feel humiliated in my counseling sessions.

 18. Sometimes I’m afraid that if I don’t please my counselor, s/he will reject me

Preoccupied

 4. I yearn to be “at one” with my counselor.

 7. I wish my counselor could be with me on a daily basis.

 13. I’d like to know more about my counselor as a person.

 25. I wish I could do something for my counselor too.

Example of excluded items

 22. I wish there was a way to spend more time with my counselor.

 16. I think about calling my counselor at home.

 26. My counselor helps me to look closely at the frightening or troubling things that have happened to me.