might be helpful to her. None of these are therapeutic stances or interventions. They are simply human, ministerial responses to the suffering of another. First, a minister can offer understanding. Without an attachment perspective, we might be confused or baffled by some of Corinne’s struggles and anxieties. She has been successful in her professional life and has many warm friendships. It has been two years since her mother died, and after all, loss is a part of life. Why, then, does she continue