Maria P. P. Root (born September 13, 1955)[1] is a clinical psychologist, educator, and public speaker based in Seattle, Washington.
Her areas of work include multiracial familes and identity, cultural competence, trauma, workplace harassment, and disordered eating.
Maria Primitiva Paz Root was born in Manila, Philippines and grew up in Los Angeles, California.
[1] She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Riverside and graduated with bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Sociology.
Her practice focuses on adult and adolescent treatment therapy, concerning topics such as life transition issues, trauma, ethnic and racial identity, workplace stress and harassment, and disordered eating.