Online Institute

Where clinical rigor meets faith-rooted healing

GraceRoot is a trauma-informed, Christ-centered relationship healing institute. Every structured program is facilitated by a licensed behavioral health professional, with curriculum aligned with evidence-based principles — and a certificate of completion provided upon finishing.

Classes begin August 10, 2026
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20+ Years Clinical Experience
30+ Published Works
2 State Licenses
GraceRoot

Rooted in grace.
Grounded in science.

Purchasing for a Court-Ordered Participant, Client, or Loved One?

Courts, attorneys, clinicians, pastoral staff, community organizations, and family members can purchase GraceRoot courses on behalf of someone else — no Pro Portal account required. The participant receives direct access to their course with no shared accounts.

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Our Philosophy

Healing doesn't choose between the clinical and the sacred. It demands both.

Too many faith communities treat trauma as a prayer problem. Too many clinical programs strip away the spiritual dimension that gives healing its meaning. GraceRoot refuses to choose. We bring forensic-grade psychological training into dialogue with Scripture, creating interventions that honor the whole person.

Core Foundational Principles

Our Framework

These principles are the bedrock of every GraceRoot course and structured program — a unified vision of what it means to heal well, live authentically, and relate with integrity. Every program is facilitated by a licensed behavioral health professional, with curriculum aligned with evidence-based principles.

GraceRoot Relational Integrity Principles — the foundational framework of values and commitments that guide all GraceRoot courses: honesty, accountability, boundaries, forgiveness, trust, and restored relationship.
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Three Pillars

How GraceRoot Transforms

Every program, course, and intervention rests on three non-negotiables.

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Christ-Centered Foundation

Scripture isn't a supplement to our clinical work. It's the foundation. Every framework, every intervention, every outcome measure is grounded in biblical truth about identity, relationships, and restoration.

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Trauma-Informed Rigor

Attachment theory. Psychodynamic frameworks. Forensic psychology. We bring the full weight of clinical science, not as a replacement for faith, but as a tool refined by it. Real healing requires real understanding.

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Relationship-First Design

Individuals don't heal in isolation. Our programs address the relational systems, from marriages and families to church communities, where trauma lives and where restoration takes root.

Who We Serve

Built for Self-Directed Learners and Therapy Clients Alike

Our structured programs serve self-directed learners and therapy clients alike — trauma-informed, Christ-centered psychoeducational curriculum facilitated by a licensed behavioral health professional. Certificate of completion provided.

Self-Directed Learners

Structured psychoeducational programs at your own pace — no therapist required. Curriculum aligned with evidence-based principles, faith-integrated, complete from anywhere. Certificate of completion provided.

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Therapy Clients

Developed and supervised by Dr. Quinones, PhD, LPC, LMHC — recommended as a between-session resource to deepen therapeutic work. Curriculum aligned with evidence-based clinical principles.

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Why GraceRoot?

Healing Shouldn't Be Out of Reach

Self-paced therapeutic learning for less than the cost of 6 therapy sessions.

Traditional Therapy
$900+
6 weekly sessions at ~$150/session
  • ■  Fixed appointment schedule
  • ■  Content ends when sessions end
  • ■  Notes limited to session time
GraceRoot Courses
From $197
One-time investment, revisit anytime
  • ✓  Self-paced — learn on your schedule
  • ✓  Lifetime access — revisit any module anytime
  • ✓  Facilitated by a licensed behavioral health professional
  • ✓  Curriculum aligned with evidence-based principles
  • ✓  Certificate of completion provided
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Courses are therapeutic education designed to complement — not replace — professional counseling. If you are in crisis, please reach out to a licensed mental health professional.

Our Programs

Eight programs. One commitment.

Four structured programs and the complete eight-course Speak to these Dry Bones series — psychoeducational programs facilitated by a licensed behavioral health professional. Certificate of completion provided upon finishing each program.

Signature Program

Rooted & Restored

Trauma-Informed Relationship Healing

8 modules. Self-paced. A structured psychoeducational program moving from wounded attachment to secure, faith-rooted connection — facilitated by a licensed behavioral health professional. Certificate of completion provided.

$497
or 3 payments of $166
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Independent Online Course

Healing from Narcissistic Abuse

Understanding Codependency & Healthy Boundaries

6-module psychoeducational program. Recognize toxic patterns, build real boundaries, and sustain your recovery — facilitated by a licensed behavioral health professional. Certificate of completion provided.

$497
or 3 payments of $166
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Independent Online Course

Relational Integrity

Rebuilding Alignment with Self, Others, and Purpose

12-module structured program integrating CBT, Attachment Theory, and Trauma-Informed Care — curriculum aligned with evidence-based parenting education principles. Facilitated by a licensed behavioral health professional.

$975
or 3 payments of $325
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Coming Summer 2026

Wholeness in Pieces

~90,000-Word Manuscript · Dr. Donetta Quinones

Dr. Quinones' landmark work on fragmented attachment, the TAMI Model, and the full arc from dissociation to secure relational living. Course page launching Summer 2026.

Be first to know when enrollment opens:

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Speak to these Dry Bones
8-Course Series

Speak to these Dry Bones

Assessment → Anatomy → Accountability → Anger → Grief → Honesty → Grace → Trust. A complete clinical and theological framework for relational healing. Courses 7 & 8 now live.

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Dr. Donetta Quinones, LPC, LMHC — Founder of GraceRoot
Meet Your Instructor

Dr. Donetta Quinones, PhD

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)  ·  Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Dr. Donetta Quinones, PhD, is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), trained in Clinical and Forensic Psychology, with over two decades of clinical experience. Every GraceRoot program is developed and facilitated by this licensed behavioral health professional — delivering trauma-informed, Christ-centered interventions grounded in curriculum aligned with evidence-based principles, across forensic settings, rehab centers, and private practice.

PhD — Doctorate in Psychology LPC · LMHC Clinical & Forensic Psychology 20+ Years Practice 30+ Published Works Certified Human Behavior Consultant Dual State Licensed
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Client Experiences

What Clients Say

From DAREU2BU Counseling Practice — Dr. Quinones' clinical practice

Her professional background clearly helps her to be the doctor that she is, which helps you to really dive deep and address issues you didn't think you had or could correlate together. It was an amazing experience and I can't wait to dive deeper.

KG
Keilen G.
August 2023

Great initial discussion. I felt heard and the plan for progress is exactly what I'm looking for. Very warm and easy to talk to, but professional and on point.

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Amanda S.
October 2023

She really put a lot of things into perspective for me and the reasons why I am having all the issues and struggles I'm going through. I'm definitely ready for my next session to start getting better for myself and my family.

JM
Jennifer M.
April 2023

Unique skill set in speaking to my teenager — and although we have only had one appointment, I think she is already reaching her.

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Piper C.
April 2023

My experience was amazing — I would tell my friends. I actually did tell my friends and family how amazing my experience was. I would definitely have another session.

ON
Olivia N.
November 2022

Over 20 years. Two state licenses. Clients from private practice to forensic settings. Every GraceRoot course is built on the same clinical framework Dr. Quinones uses with real clients.

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Dr. Donetta Quinones, PhD
Founder, GraceRoot Institute
The GraceRoot Method

From wounded roots to restored branches

Our structured pathway takes participants from understanding their trauma patterns through evidence-based interventions to building lasting, healthy relationships anchored in faith.

1

Uncover the Root

Trauma-informed assessments identify attachment wounds, relational patterns, and the deeper narrative shaping your relationships.

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2

Integrate Faith and Science

Christ-centered therapeutic interventions combine psychodynamic insight with biblical frameworks for identity and healing.

3

Rebuild in Community

Cohort-based programs create safe spaces to practice new relational skills, supported by peers and guided by trained counselors.

4

Equip and Multiply

Certified graduates join the GraceRoot practitioner network, bringing trauma-informed, Christ-centered care to their own communities.

Founded By

"I've sat across from people in jail cells, rehab centers, and private offices. The wound is always relational. The healing has to be, too."

Dr. Donetta Quinones, PhD, LPC, LMHC

PhD — Doctorate in Psychology Clinical & Forensic Psychology 30+ Published Works 20+ Years Practice Certified Human Behavior Consultant

The relationships that shaped your wounds can also shape your healing.

GraceRoot exists because clinical expertise and Christ-centered truth belong together. Because trauma deserves more than a prayer, and healing deserves more than a diagnosis. Because the people in our churches, our families, and our communities are worth the full measure of both.

"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."

Psalm 147:3