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Notes from the Root

The Rootwell Journal

Grounded, practical writing on trauma, the nervous system, and what real change can look like.

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Understanding Trauma

Finding a Trauma Therapist in Massachusetts: What to Look For

Not every therapist who says they work with trauma has the training to go deep. Here is what actually matters.

By Regina Tetreault, LICSW

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How I Work

Online Therapy in Rhode Island: Does Telehealth Really Work for Trauma?

Telehealth is not a compromise for trauma work. For many women, it is actually the safer starting place.

Regina Tetreault, LICSW

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How I Work

Is Private-Pay Therapy Worth It? Making Sense of Out-of-Network Benefits

Private pay is not just about cost. It is about the kind of care you can receive when the work is not shaped by an insurance company.

Regina Tetreault, LICSW

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For High-Functioning Women

High-Functioning Anxiety: When You're Holding It All Together and Falling Apart Inside

You look like you have it together. Inside, your nervous system never stops bracing. That is a pattern, not a personality trait.

Regina Tetreault, LICSW

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For High-Functioning Women

Why High-Achieving Women Burn Out — and What Actually Helps

The same drive that made you successful is the one that keeps your nervous system from resting. Burnout is not a willpower failure.

Regina Tetreault, LICSW

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For High-Functioning Women

People-Pleasing Is a Trauma Response: Understanding the Pattern

You are the one everyone counts on. Saying yes feels safer than saying no. That is how you learned to survive, not just who you are.

Regina Tetreault, LICSW

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For High-Functioning Women

The Trauma You Don't Remember: How Old Experiences Show Up Years Later

You may not remember it clearly. But your body does. Unprocessed trauma does not disappear. It waits.

Regina Tetreault, LICSW

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Understanding Trauma

What Is Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)? A Gentler Path Through Trauma

DBR works with the part of you that braced, froze, or turned away before you had words for what was happening. It is quiet, precise, and deep.

Regina Tetreault, LICSW

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Understanding Trauma

EMDR for Complex Trauma: What to Expect When Insight Hasn't Been Enough

You understand your past. You still feel stuck. EMDR for complex trauma works at the layer where insight alone could not reach.

Regina Tetreault, LICSW

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Understanding Trauma

Internal Family Systems (IFS): Why You Feel Pulled in Different Directions

One part of you wants to rest. Another part says you cannot. Internal Family Systems therapy helps you understand why.

Regina Tetreault, LICSW

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