Refining Roots Therapy | Start Your Healing Journey Today

Sometimes when we are in a dark place, we think we’ve been buried…but what if we’ve actually been planted?

Who I work with

Many of my clients feel stretched, overlooked, or misunderstood. They are navigating challenges like ADHD, parenting, anxiety, or life transitions. I work with individuals who are high achieving, but constantly overwhelmed

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Approach

My therapeutic style is relational, and integrates techniques from modalities that resonate with you

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IFS

Internal Family Systems is a highly experiential form of therapy. It invites us to get to know ourselves in a new way by exploring all our parts. IFS is evidenced-based to treat PTSD, trauma, anxiety, depression and physical health conditions.

Brainspotting

Using our eyes, we can access neural pathways and begin to reprocess trauma. This is a somatic therapy that does not require talking. Brainspotting is an emerging therapy with evidence supporting its effectiveness at treating PTSD, trauma, and deep seated-emotional distress.

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MCBT

We can increase our ability to observe ourselves, without judgement, and notice changes in our experience before they become overwhelming. Mindfulness based cognitive therapy is evidenced-based to reduce executive functioning difficulties in ADHD brains.

You’re holding a lot

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Here, you don’t have to prove anything. You get to show up exactly as you are… together, we can work to process what your body has been holding onto, so you can build a steadier, more compassionate relationship with yourself, and those you care about

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Erin Ratchford, CSW-PIP, QMHP, ADHD-CCSP

Professional Qualifications:
- SD License CSW-PIP #6790
- SD Qualified Mental Health Professional
Education:
- Bachelor of Social Work, Arizona State University, 2004
- Master of Social Work, University of South Dakota, 2020
- Graduate Certificate Addiction Counseling & Prevention, USD, 2022
Related Affiliations, Trainings, & Specialty Certifications:
- ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP)
- Child & Adolescent Mental Health, Rutgers University
- IFS Online Circle Training, Internal Family Institute
- Brainspotting Phase 1 & Phase 2