Hello, I’m Iris Queen, the practice’s licensed psychotherapist and founder. I established Root-based Healing to fill a gap in mental health care—where trauma is acknowledged but not met with the depth required for sustainable recovery.
I am a Licensed Social Worker Associate Independent Clinical (LSWAIC) with a Masters of Social Work degree. My professional background began in 1997 and includes work in child welfare and advocacy; inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings; mental health court program coordination; judicially supervised treatment oversight; and instruction and curriculum development in human services and addictions counseling. This was followed by a nine-year personal sabbatical, during which I engaged in my own trauma recovery work while providing clinical consultation.
Today, as the solo clinician of Root-based Healing, I bring this breadth of experience into a focused, intentional practice, offering trauma-responsive psychotherapy to individuals and couples across Washington State—grounded in a depth of understanding shaped by years of clinical work and personal healing.