Mariah Root (she/her/hers)

Grief is a natural response to loss, not a disorder to be fixed, and true healing begins by honoring the unique shape of your pain. Rather than trying to move on or forget, therapy offers a compassionate space to process the deep ache of absence, navigate the overwhelming waves of emotion, and integrate your loss into your life's story. Together, we work collaboratively to honor what was lost while gently discovering how to carry it forward, helping you rebuild hope and find new purpose.

I work with a diverse range of couples in various states of their relationships. Without a predetermined agenda, my goals are my client's goals. Clients can expect our work together to be free of judgment and flexibility in goal setting. Most of my couples clients see an increase in communication skills and more intimacy as they practice the tools they learn in session.

Anxiety yields to integrated care that treats both its immediate triggers and its deeper roots. Through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), we collaboratively identify and reframe the automatic thought patterns and behaviors that keep your nervous system on high alert. By incorporating Psychodynamic therapy, we look beneath the surface to explore how past experiences and unconscious relational patterns fuel your current worry. Grounded in a warm, relational framework, this work relies on a secur

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured, goal-oriented approach focused primarily on the present relationship between your thoughts, feelings, and actions. It operates on the idea that psychological distress is often maintained by unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior rather than just life events themselves. In CBT sessions, you work interactively with a therapist to identify specific cognitive distortions and practice practical techniques to reframe them.

Psychodynamic Therapy shifts the lens backward and downward, exploring how your past experiences and unconscious mind shape your current emotional landscape. Grounded in the idea that unresolved childhood conflicts, early caregiving dynamics, and hidden emotional defense mechanisms drive present behavior, this approach focuses on deep self-examination. Rather than offering rapid symptom-relief tools, a psychodynamic therapist helps you trace patterns back to their original root.

Relational Therapy is based on the premise that our emotional well-being depends on the quality of our relationships, using the real-time dynamic between you and your therapist as the blueprint for healing. Rather than acting as a distant expert, the therapist engages authentically, allowing you to examine how you connect, set boundaries, and build trust in safety. By exploring and repairing relational patterns directly within the therapeutic relationship, you gain the insight and security neede

Relational Therapy is based on the premise that our emotional well-being depends on the quality of our relationships, using the real-time dynamic between you and your therapist as the blueprint for healing. Rather than acting as a distant expert, the therapist engages authentically, allowing you to examine how you connect, set boundaries, and build trust in safety. By exploring and repairing relational patterns directly within the therapeutic relationship, you gain the insight and security.