What is "A Rooted Life?"

The word "root" has many meanings and usages:

In plants, the root system anchors a plant in the soil so that it is not easily blown over or plucked from the ground, regardless of the storms that occur above ground. Roots intelligently nourish the plant, absorbing only the minerals and water that the plant needs, so that it can grow, branch, leaf, and flower.
Infants are born with a sweet, "rooting reflex" such that when their cheek is touched, they turn toward the touch and attempt to suckle.
In computers, the "root user" has complete and unrestricted access to all the files in memory as well as the power to execute all actions.
When we are trying to find the origin or source of an issue, we say we are looking for "the root of the problem."
Interventions that are evidence-based are said to be "rooted" in science. I pride myself in selecting interventions for my clients that have solid scientific evidence to support their use.

All of these meanings and usages are included in my hopes for your rooted life, and the transformation that might occur as we work together. Through our work together, I hope that you are able to become mindfully aware of whatever brings you to therapy and that we can determine what tools will help you to step into your life's "root user" account so that you can take meaningful and nourishing steps toward growth. Through our work together, you will find your internal compass to guide your actions, instead of being blown off course by the storms in your environment. Through our work together, you will identify those domains of your life and personal qualities that are inherently, if not reflexively, satisfying for you, so that you can live a life that is guided by that which is most important to you.

All the while, the methods that I use are rooted in science. I provide evidence-based interventions, such as:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - including Trauma Focused ACT and ACT for Chronic Pain
CBT-based interventions, including brief CBT for Cancer Patients, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for trauma.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Exposure with Response Prevention (ERP), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and other exposure-based treatments
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness-based Self Compassion
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy (PGDT)

For parenting, my approach blends the interventions above as well as many of the strategies described in Dr. Becky Kennedy's Good Inside approach.