Why Rooted?

When the planning for this private practice began it was just a few seeds. Seeds that sprouted into questions like, “how do we serve our community?”, “what do patient’s value in a practitioner?” and “how do people truly recover?”. These ideas needed some time, support, and nurturing. They needed roots.

When considering a plant that is well rooted, one may picture an established, healthy, deep, and stable system. Systems such as these take time and care. This feeling is reminiscent of my view of recovery from mental illness, difficult experiences, or any emotional pain. I learned the principles of recovery in my first undergraduate mental health nursing class (where first I fell in love with psychiatry). These principles being: connectedness, self-responsibility, empowerment, respect, community, support, and hope.

Through our services my hope is that our patients feel more rooted in these principles on their journey to wellness.