Rooted Counseling Services now has two therapists!
Meet Kate Dean, M.S., LMHC, QS
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Owner, Qualified Clinical Supervisor
Pastor’s Wife & Mom of Four
For over a decade, I’ve been walking with individuals, couples, and families through seasons of pain, transition, and growth.
My Path to Counseling
My path to counseling began at Palm Beach Atlantic University, where I earned a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology with a dual focus in mental health and marriage and family therapy. My work in both secular and Christian settings deepened my passion for supporting individuals, couples, and families through life’s most challenging seasons.
Over the past decade, I have gained extensive experience with family dynamics, trauma, ministry-related stress, and spiritual health. Today, I integrate my clinical training with compassionate, faith-informed care to help clients find healing, clarity, and renewed connection.
Life experiences that shape how I care for you
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14+ years in ministry as a pastor's wife, church staff, and para-church ministries
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Training with family-of-origin trauma, attachment, blended families, marital conflict, grief, and parenting special needs
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Real-world experience at Place of Hope (teen girls, sex trafficking survivors) and Boys Town
Education & Training
M.S. in Counseling Psychology – Focus in Mental Health and Marriage & Family
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC – Florida)
Certified Trainer & Facilitator in Prepare-Enrich
ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) Certified
Gottman Level 1 Trained
Couples Communication Certified
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Trained
IFS Informed
Counseling Approach
I believe that you are your own best expert. My role is to walk alongside you with empathy, curiosity, and clinical wisdom.
I use a collaborative, non-judgmental approach that views each client as a whole person, shaped by their past experiences, family of origin, personality, and spirituality. I integrate evidence-based tools with compassionate support to tailor therapy to each individual’s unique needs.
Outside of the Office
I’m a pastor’s wife and mom to four kids — one of whom is on the autism spectrum. Our family understands the beauty and challenge of special needs parenting, ministry life, and balancing it all.
Lover of Dr. Pepper and adventures with my family
Passionate about helping families “bloom where they are planted”
Deeply values honesty, humor, and grace in hard seasons
Meet Gabi Compton, M.S., LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
My Path to Counseling
My path to counseling began at Liberty University, where I earned my Bachelor's in Psychology, and continued at Palm Beach Atlantic University, where I completed my Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. My training and clinical experience deepened my passion for supporting individuals and parents navigating anxiety, trauma, OCD, and the transition into parenthood.
I work from an IFS-informed (Internal Family Systems) lens, which means I help clients get curious about the different "parts" of themselves rather than fight against them. This is especially meaningful in my perinatal work, where I help parents heal old wounds and reparent the parts of themselves that need extra care as they step into caring for their own children.
Life experiences that shape how I care for you
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Perinatal mental health, including anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and the emotional weight of new parenthood
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Trauma and individuals who have aged out of foster care
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OCD, anxiety, and intrusive thought patterns
Education & Training
B.S. in Psychology – Liberty University
M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling – Palm Beach Atlantic University
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
EMDR Trained
Gottman Level 1 Trained
IFS-Informed (Internal Family Systems)
Counseling Approach
I believe you are the expert on your own life, and my role is to walk beside you with empathy, curiosity, and clinical skill.
I blend evidence-based approaches like EMDR and IFS, meeting you as a whole person shaped by your history, relationships, and the parts of you still learning to feel safe.
Outside of the Office
When I'm not in session, you'll probably find me reading or traveling with my husband, and most days I've got my two dogs close by, who somehow always know when I need a paws-on reminder to slow down.