Our Team
Welcome to Rooted Ethos!
I’m Gwen.
I’m an integrative, multi-licensed psychotherapist, adjunct professor, and certified psychedelic-assisted therapy provider and advocate; here for your healing journey.
I weave together therapeutic modalities and allies to help facilitate, strengthen and celebrate the relationship with your Inner Healing Intelligence; living a life more deeply rooted into that innate knowing.
I started Rooted Ethos, because that balanced spirit represents living in that knowing - grounded in equity; tended with integrity; thriving on trust and transparency - a canopy, under which many branches of offerings are made accessible. As a group psychotherapy practice, we are a collective of conscious clinicians, dedicated to providing innovative, integrative psychotherapy to our clients, supervision & consultation to fellow clinicians and devoted support to our community.
About Us
Gwen Pelfini
LMHC, LPCC, NCC, PATP - Founder
Celeste Cruz
AMFT #127493 - Associate Director + Psychotherapist
I consider it a profound privilege to serve as a grounded and compassionate witness to my clients' journeys. I hold space for them as they navigate their inner landscapes, providing support while they learn, grow, shed old patterns, and step into more fulfilling and meaningful aspects of their lives.
Amy Kim
AMFT #145094, APCC #15838 - Associate Psychotherapist
Striking a balance between diverse cultural influences, especially collective and individualistic societies, involves a sophisticated understanding. I understand these struggles because I’ve lived through them. As an Asian American who grew up straddling the two worlds, my practice is dedicated to those who feel caught between their heritage and their current environment.