Hi! I’m Alison Russell, founder of Root & Resolve, LLC. This practice emerged after nearly two decades of non-profit work fighting broken systems. From the classroom, to the counseling office, to the courtroom, I’ve seen firsthand the lasting impacts of unresolved trauma in individuals and across generations. After 8 years of intensive counseling behind bars and life history investigations into the lives of federal detainees, I came to genuinely believe that everyone can be humanized if we have enough curiosity to learn about them.

As early as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated with generational patterns of mental health and addiction. It was rampant in my family, like so many others - just not so eloquently disguised. I saw the ripple effect from great-grandparents to great-great-grandchildren.

In my own trauma healing, I’ve met several therapists who listened to my story. But only one provided the warm, safe, empathetic space for me to heal. The tears in her eyes showed me she was listening - and holding me with a compassion and patience I had never experienced - the very things I’d spent a lifetime seeking. This genuine connection, combined with education in mindful living, parts work, and (mental) self-care, was the catalyst for change when nothing else worked. And I carry that perspective into every session.

I’ve always dedicated every interest to helping, healing, and holding space for others. I strive to offer the kind of presence that initiated my own healing and self-compassion for the parts of myself I once tried to silence - the parts who helped me survive. In my practice, I carry humility and curiosity. Judgment and assumptions have no place here - your secrets will never be shamed. My first priority is to find you the help you need, even if that person isn’t me.

You come first. Your healing is paramount.

Join me. There’s space for you here.

Alison Hundt Russell, M.Ed., LMHC, CCTP, CTMH
Practice Owner, Licensed Therapist, Mitigation Specialist