Priority Providers
A DR (Digging Roots) Priority Provider has shown commitment to mastering all that is within the depths of this treatment model customized for the developmental trauma population. They align and treat based on the research adaptations that are unique to the DT population. These providers regularly attend consultations and are engaged with the DTTI (Developmental Trauma Training Institute) team. This includes at least two Digging Roots trainings as well as engagement with mastering the model through the consultation group structure.
Leah Piersol
Professional Counselor (LPC, LMHC)
Ruth Grambush
Marriage and Family Therapist
My areas of training and experience include: Faith-based therapy, developmental, complex, and sexual trauma, veterans, law enforcement officers/first responders, grief and loss, eating disorders, and perinatal mental health. I have a holistic and integrative approach to therapy that incorporates Spirituality somatic techniques. I am certified in Brainspotting, an effective treatment method to process, release, and heal painful emotions, memories, and trauma. I use Brainspotting to facilitate the deepest level of healing and am honored to work side by side with my clients in their therapeutic journey.
Jiewen (Janice) Huang
Social Worker
Jiewen (Janice) Huang is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, psychotherapist, life coach, Certified Grief Educator, Grief Movement Guide, Sound Healing Practitioner, and Healing Touch practitioner apprentice. Janice speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. She has worked in various settings and positions, including women's cancer-related programs, home health, palliative and hospice, medical inpatient, UCSF Psychiatry Intensive Case Management, primary care behavioral health, Master of Social Work field instructor, mental health consultant, and clinical supervisor. Janice is a certified Brainspotting practitioner and has been trained in Phase 1-4, Masterclass, and other specialty workshops.
Trained Providers
These individuals have been through the training since its evolution post-Covid timing. The DR model took on an intensive evolution around this time and required a full three-day time commitment. The providers on this list conceptualize DT through a lens of encapsulated stress from childhood experiences and know how to access the deepest root levels of the client’s struggles.