SERVICES

Trauma

The word trauma has become fully integrated in the language of our daily lives. But what is trauma really? Trauma is the response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope, causes feelings of helplessness, diminishes their sense of self and their ability to feel a full range of emotions and experiences. Trauma can result from a single incident, such as a car accident, or from a series of pervasive events beyond the control of the survivor. Individual reactions to traumatic events are subjective and vary widely depending upon many personal factors. Grassroots therapists are trained in a variety of trauma informed practices including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), Brain Spotting, Attachment / Trauma Focused Therapy, and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to support people in healing hearts and minds impacted by traumatic events.

Attachment

Attachment provides a sense of core identity. We now know that attachment and trauma are intertwined. Attachment wounds are created when we lack a consistent, loving, caregiver to whom we feel closely connected. Attachment wounds are often traumatic and can result on ongoing relationship challenges because our understanding of who we are and how we matter in relationship with others has been deeply impacted, often from a very early age. Grassroots therapists have extensive training and understanding of attachment and best practice interventions for healing attachment wounds to support people in developing the securely connected relationships our hearts and minds are designed to experience.

Foster Care and Adoption

Grassroots Therapy Group is center of excellence in the best practice treatment of issues related to foster care and adoption. Many Grassroots therapists are certified in Attachment Trauma Focused Therapy and have extensive post graduate training in the areas of attachment and pediatric trauma which impact children and families whose lives are touched by adoption and foster care. Therapists utilize a variety of modalities including ATFT, EMDR, sand tray, narrative and play therapy to support growth and healing for children who have come from hard places. 

Perinatal Mental Health

Mood and anxiety disorders during pregnancy and postpartum are very treatable. Symptoms of anxiety, depression, OCD and PTSD related to pregnancy, birth or postpartum challenges are experienced by many people as they transition to parenthood. Grassroots therapists have received their perinatal mental health certifications and have completed extensive training in perinatal and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, birth trauma, pregnancy / infant loss and infertility. Grassroots therapists utilize primary treatment modalities including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) Therapy, Brainspotting, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and Solution Focused Therapy combined with lived and professional NICU experiences to guide their provision of sensitive, best practice care.

DCYF Contracted Services

Grassroots Therapy Group is proud to partner with the Division of Children, Youth and Families to provide in-home, evidence based services to protect children and strengthen families. These services include:

• Family Preservation Services
• Promoting First Relationships (PFR)
• Triple P Parenting Program
• Project Safe Care
• Incredible Years
• Functional Family Therapy
• Crisis Family Intervention

If you are a client involved with DCYF and wish to access these services, please contact your identified social worker for referral.

Please send all DCYF service referrals to referrals@grassrootstherapy.com.

Training and Workshops

We love to share our knowledge! Grassroots Therapy Group offers highly individualized training for groups and organizations on a variety of topics within our specialty practices areas, including:

• Attachment
• Neurobiology of Trauma
• Trauma Sensitive Parenting
• Trauma-Informed Practice for Child Welfare Professionals
• Secondary Trauma and Compassion Fatigue

We've provided training to diverse groups, including the Department of Children, Youth and Families, Washington Association of Children and Families, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Refresh Conference, Eastern Washington University School of Social Work, foster and adoptive parent groups, and others. Please reach out to either Sandra Gormon-Brown at 509-990-6419 or Lori Eastep at 509-279-8838 to discuss training opportunities for your group.

Groups

We are not currently offering groups but hope to do so in the future. Please check back for offerings.