Rooted Counseling & Wellness

12/11/2025

As 2025 winds down, there’s no better time to invest in your healing and step into 2026 with support, clarity, and steadiness.

Rooted Counseling now has offices in Draper, newly opened Lehi, and our upcoming Saratoga Springs location, and we have openings available!

Our therapists specialize in EMDR, IFS, and trauma-informed care, and we support clients navigating:

▫️Anxiety
▫️ Trauma/PTSD
▫️ Depression
▫️ Grief & Loss
▫️ Life Transitions
▫️ First Responders & Military Stress
▫️ Family Dysfunction
▫️ Relationship Challenges
▫️ OCD
▫️ LGBTQ+ experiences
▫️ Stress Management
▫️ ADHD & Autism
▫️ Low Self-Esteem
▫️ Faith Transitions
▫️ Self-Discovery

If you’re ready to start the new year grounded and supported, our team is here.

Send us a message to get scheduled.

→ info@rootedut.com
→ 801-508-4150

12/11/2025

Talking about hard things during the holidays doesn’t have to end in tension. 🤍 Here are 5 grounding tips to help you navigate family, money, and expectations with more ease:

▫️ Start with clarity, not defensiveness.
Before the conversation, name what you want to say and why. Clear intention lowers emotional reactivity.

▫️ Use “soft start-ups.”
“I want to talk about something important, and I care about us staying connected.” A gentle beginning sets the tone.

▫️ Stay inside your boundary, not their reaction.
You can share your limit without controlling how they receive it. Your job is truth with kindness, not managing their feelings.

▫️ Name the need under the conflict.
Money, time, and holiday plans usually come back to two things: feeling considered and feeling supported. Say the real thing.

▫️ Take breaks when your body cues you.
If your chest tightens or your jaw locks, pause. Regulated bodies communicate better than overwhelmed ones.

Hard conversations don’t mean disconnection. They mean you’re choosing honesty, clarity, and care, even when it’s uncomfortable.

If you need support navigating this season, Rooted therapists in Draper, Lehi, and soon Saratoga Springs are here to help.

→ info@rootedut.com
→ 801-508-4150

12/11/2025

As the light shifts and the days shorten, many people feel their mood shift too. December is one of the peak months for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), not because something is “wrong” with you, but because your nervous system is responding to real changes in light, rhythm, and stress. ❄️🤍

Less sunlight impacts your energy, sleep, motivation, and mood. Add winter fatigue and holiday pressures, and your body can feel overwhelmed before you even realize what’s happening.

At Rooted, we want you to know this:
Your winter slowdown is not a personal failure. It’s biology. It’s rhythm. It’s your system asking for gentler care.

If you notice yourself feeling more tired, disconnected, tearful, or unmotivated this month, you’re not alone. There are real, evidence-based ways to support your mind and body through this season, and you don’t have to navigate it in isolation.

Sometimes awareness is the first light that breaks through the early winter dark.

If you are experiencing SAD symptoms this month and want support, our therapists in Draper, Lehi, and (soon) Saratoga Springs are here for you. Reach out and we’ll help you move through winter with more ease, steadiness, and care.

→ info@rootedut.com
→ 801-508-4150

 

12/03/2025

Our office tree is up, and so is the holiday energy. A soft season for grounding, slowing down, and feeling held. 🤍🫶🏻🎄

11/29/2025

The holidays often bring people and patterns back into the room. If you notice old attachment triggers showing up (like people-pleasing, withdrawing, or over-functioning), you’re not doing it wrong; your body is just remembering.

Here are 3 quick ways to stay grounded and connected:

1️⃣ Name what’s happening. “My anxiety means I’m craving reassurance, not that something’s wrong.”
2️⃣ Take small pauses. Step outside, breathe, or place a hand on your chest before responding.
3️⃣ Anchor to safe people or moments. Text a friend, look at a calming photo, or remind yourself: I’m safe now.

You can hold boundaries and stay connected. You can show up differently, even in the same room.

If this season feels activating, our therapists can help you create a plan to navigate it with more peace and self-trust.

*Locations and Draper and Lehi*

→ info@rootedut.com
→ 801-508-4150

                                

11/28/2025

If you notice the same relationship patterns repeating (pulling away, over-apologizing, shutting down) it’s not because you’re broken. It’s because your nervous system is trying to protect you.

Attachment wounds teach us that closeness isn’t always safe. Healing begins when you slow down enough to ask:

▫️ What does my body do when I feel rejected or unseen?
▫️ What stories come up when someone shows care?
▫️ How can I respond instead of react?

You can’t think your way into secure attachment, you have to feel your way there.

Therapy helps you build that capacity: to stay connected, grounded, and open, even when vulnerability feels uncomfortable. 🌱 You can love without fear and be loved without losing yourself.

Our team can help, contact us today for availabiliy in our Draper and Lehi locations:

→ info@rootedut.com
→ 801-508-4150

                                

11/24/2025

Fall brings us back to school, the harvest, and the start of a busy holiday season from October to the end of the year. While this time of year can be fun and full of wonderful memory-making moments, it can also be a time of stress and hectic schedules.

Here are a few ways you can nurture your wellbeing while managing a packed schedule.
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Fall brings us back to school, the harvest, and the start of a busy holiday season from October to the end of the year. While this time of year can be fun and full of wonderful memory-making moments, it can also be a time of stress and hectic schedules. Here are a few ways you...

11/24/2025

Gratitude looks different when you’re healing, as it’s less about the big shiny moments and more about the quiet shifts in your body, your relationships, and your truth.

Tell us… what are you grateful for right now? 🤍🦃

11/23/2025

November naturally brings us into conversations about gratitude, but it is also a powerful time to notice your attachment system. 🤍

Your body is always scanning for safety and connection. It knows who feels steady, who listens with care, who helps your breath settle instead of speed up.

Attachment is not about dependence but more so 
about recognizing the people who help regulate your nervous system, who show up consistently, and who make relationships feel more secure and less chaotic.

This month, take a moment to notice:

▫️Who helps you feel grounded?
▫️Who supports your growth?
▫️Who makes you feel safe in your own body?

Gratitude is not only about what you have. It is deeply about who helps you feel seen, steady, and supported.

If you want help understanding your attachment patterns or building healthier connections, our therapists are here for you.

Rooted now has openings in Draper, Lehi, and our upcoming Saratoga Springs location.
We would love to support you.

→ info@rootedut.com
→ 801-508-4150

                                

11/23/2025

Believe it or not, daily gratitude practice creates measurable changes in the brain and nervous system.

Research shows that naming what you are grateful for increases activity in the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for emotional regulation, decision making, and perspective.
It also reduces activation in the amygdala, which means less reactivity, less spiraling, and fewer “I’m in danger” responses when you are actually safe.

Gratitude also shifts your autonomic nervous system.
Your heart rate slows.
Your muscles release.
Your body moves out of fight-or-flight and into a regulated state where you can think clearly and respond with intention.

You do not need a long list.
You need consistency.
Ten seconds a day is enough to retrain your system.
Put a hand on your chest.
Take one slow inhale.

Name one thing your body or life is supported by today.Small practice. Real nervous system change.

What are you grateful for right now? 🦃🤍

11/21/2025

🩷Something good is coming…🩷
We’re thrilled to announce our new Saratoga Springs office opening early 2026!

💚We couldn’t be happier to bring our trauma-informed, relationship-centered care even closer to home to the residents of 🩷Because everyone deserves the chance to heal, and feel a little more unlimited.💚