Brooke Hayes
LPC, LADC
Co-Founder Clinical lead
Years of clinical practice working with attachment, trauma, and relational repair - committed to making depth accessible.
About Rooted
Why Rooted
exists
Bringing attachment insight into a more accessible, usable form.
Origin
One question kept returning.
Rooted was created from years of work with attachment interviews and real human stories. Across this work, one question kept returning: how can this kind of insight become more accessible to the people who need it?
Why Rooted was created
Closing the gap between research and reflection.
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Access to insight has been limited.
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Attachment understanding can be powerful.
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People need clearer ways to understand patterns.
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Rooted bridges science and personal reflection.
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Mission
Make attachment insight more
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Vision
A world with greater relational
awareness.
Meet the founders
Built by people who have spent years with this work.
Margaret “Maggi” Richards
PhD, LMSW
Co-Founder Research lead
Researcher and clinician with deep grounding in attachment science and adult attachment interviewing.
Amanda Purvis
MS
Co-Founder Experience lead
Builder focused on translating clinical depth into experiences that feel calm, private, and human.
Our approach
Four ingredients,
carefully held.
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Attachment science
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Structured narrative interviews
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Modern technology
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Clear human insight
Core values
What we hold to.
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Privacy First
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Scientific Integrity
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Responsible AI
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Accessibility
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User Empowerment
