What the Rooted Path Is
Whole-person clinical care. Rooted in the person.
The Rooted Path provides specialized clinical assessment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including those experiencing co-occurring mental health or behavioral health needs.
Our approach begins with a simple principle: meaningful assessment requires understanding more than a diagnosis, symptom, or behavior. We look at the whole person—their strengths, experiences, relationships, health, environment, supports, needs, and quality of life—to develop a more complete understanding of what may be happening and what may help.
Services Available Now
Clinical Assessment
Comprehensive, whole-person clinical assessment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including individuals with co-occurring mental health or behavioral health needs. Assessment considers the person within the broader context of their health, experiences, strengths, relationships, environment, supports, and quality of life.
Emergency Clinical Assessment & Follow-Up
Clinical assessment and follow-up when significant changes or emerging mental or behavioral health concerns warrant timely evaluation. Services are accessed through The Rooted Path's referral and scheduling process.
Growing Our Services
More support is taking root.
The Rooted Path is being built around a whole-person approach to mental health and intellectual and developmental disabilities—one that recognizes that meaningful, sustainable support often requires looking beyond a single diagnosis, behavior, or moment of crisis.
As we grow, we plan to expand our services to include:
therapeutic groups, clinical consultation, crisis stabilization coaching, individualized skill-building and therapeutic supports, caregiver and team education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and additional community-based services designed to support emotional well-being, healthy identity, meaningful relationships, greater independence, and genuine purpose and connection.
Our vision is to create a continuum of support that can meet people where they are—from assessment and understanding, through intervention, skill development, and ongoing wellness.
The Rooted Path is growing thoughtfully.
New services will be introduced as the appropriate clinical, operational, and funding structures are established, with the same commitment to person-centered, trauma-informed, evidence-informed, and accessible care that guides our work today.
Check back as new services become available or subscribe The Rooted Journal to stay in touch
Meet The Team
Valarie Tetreault, MAPP, NBC-HWC, CSC
Owner and Practitioner, Board-certified integrative health and wellness coach, specialization in complementary and alternative therapies, neurodiversity and crisis management.
Michelle Lawrence, MS
Program Developer, Assessment Specialist, Disability Advocate, Patient Engagement Leader, Published Author
Jennifer Fitzsimmons, MS, LSW, LADC II
Specializations in substance use/recovery, elder services, complex and collaborative care, motivational interviewing. Advocate for equitable access to healthcare
Bikash Gurung, MS
Specialization in grief and loss, trauma, aging, and social skills interventions. Respected community leader and cultural advocate
Joanne Ukraine, BS
Extensive experience in complex trauma support, substance use treatment leadership, forensic behavioral programming
Maria Pacelli, M. ed
Specialization in therapeutic support, meditation and mindfulness. Certified in PATH and OATH (Personal {Organizational} Approaches to Transformation and Healing), Poet