The power of behavior.
Behavior Roots is led by Annie Chen, a board-certified behavior analyst and a trauma breath coach. By providing behavioral support, coaching, and training services, Behavior Roots strives to cultivate deeper connections to the self and others through a compassionate and holistic approach, empowering adults to navigate behaviors with intuitive understanding and new purpose. This includes assisting clients with a wide range of dilemmas, such as parental struggles with child tantrums, how to navigate life choices, or how to respond to difficult emotions and thoughts. We use applied behavior analysis (ABA), acceptance and commitment training (ACT), and mindful breathing techniques. We use intake and assessments to determine a client’s values, motivations, environmental factors, and challenges. From there, clients receive an individualized plan that utilizes exercises and live training sessions that equip them with the confidence and skills to move forward. Addressing the roots of your barriers is where real change can begin.
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What is ABA and what makes ABA services different?
ABA stands for Applied Behavior Analysis. It is the empirical study of anything an organism does (human or animal), or in layman's terms, it focuses on the study of behavior. Everything we do or say is a behavior. ABA research dates back to the 1970’s. The field of ABA continually evolves and changes with the most recent research. While ABA has mostly been known for its success in assisting individuals with autism, the principles of ABA can be applied to integrative health, diet, habit change, company staff development, relationship change, animal training, fitness, and general social significant change in daily living.
Many services base their methods on their own life experiences or what they have found to be helpful for the collective society. ABA focuses on single-subject designs instead of the collective society. We utilize data, data analysis, and considerations for environmental factors to understand how to help you succeed. This data allows us to analyze patterns specific to you, rather than providing services based on bias, opinions, or generalizations. We focus on facts and we back it up with science!
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What is ACT and how can it help?
ACT stands for acceptance commitment therapy. Behavior roots offers acceptance commitment training, which utilizes the behavioral principles of ACT to teach you how to use these skills on your own. This is a skills-based training that offers tools for individuals to learn how to respond to their thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations in a more flexible and healthier way. The core belief of ACT is that we are all innately human and we have the ability to make choices. These day to day choices significantly impact the quality of our lives and the direction of our future.
Often times, the advice for how to handle difficult situations and circumstances from the outside world can more often than not encourage us to avoid the problem rather than address through the problem. When we get in the habit of avoiding, it eventually leads us away (or scares away) the people, values, and things that we truly care about.
How ACT assists with this is by building habits that increase psychological flexibility with a person’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. ACT can also address challenges such as:
How do I make choices that move me forward?
How do I respond to uncomfortable thoughts & emotions?
How do I know what matters to me?
How do I get to a place where I have the ability to take action towards the things that matter to me?
ACT has been proven to be effective in addressing anxiety, depression, addiction, substance abuse, chronic pain, PTSD, and many more.
Annie offers both 1:1 sessions for adults and children and group workshops teaching different breath practices that assist with emotional and physical ailments such as insomnia, stress, anxiety, ADHD, muscle tension, and more. What trauma-facilitated breath work offers:
A Sanctuary for Healing: Experience a safe space with guided breathwork to address trauma and promote well-being
Navigate Your Journey: Receive personalized support to understand and manage trauma responses through breath and somatic practices.
Reclaim Your Power: Empower yourself with tools to regulate emotions, reduce stress, and cultivate inner peace.
Let trauma-informed breathwork guide you to a more peaceful and empowered life.