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This study defined the short-term longitudinal influence of counselling activity with youth's companion upon improving attachment of the youth. The subjects were 54 youth clients aged from 9 to 18, who took counsel in practice. The attachment for their mother was measured right after the first, forth and tenth session respectively. Data from the measurements were analyzed by using ANOVA. There was a statistically significant increase on the level of trust(p=.034), alienation(p=.035), which are subordinate factors of mother-attachment, and total score on mother-attachment(p=.029) at the fourth and tenth sessions compared to those at the first session. However, the level of communication increased at the fourth and tenth sessions than at the first session, it was not statistically significant though. As a result, counselling a youth with a companion has a positive effect on increasing the level of attachment to its mother. Based on the result, the meanings and limits of this study were discussed and potential following researches are suggested.