What's included in this course?

Each module includes video lessons and/or text-based content, structured reflection exercises, and a certificate of completion. Most courses also include a downloadable workbook (PDF). Check the curriculum section above for the specific format of this course.

How long do I have access?

Lifetime access. Once you enroll, the course is yours — no expiration, no subscription. Return to any module at any time.

No. GraceRoot courses are psychoeducational resources — not therapy, not counseling, and not a clinical treatment. They are designed to educate, inform, and support your healing process. They complement professional counseling and are often used as between-session resources by clients already in therapy, but they do not replace licensed clinical care. If you are in crisis, please call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).

Are payment plans available?

Yes. Courses over $100 may offer a PayPal payment plan with $100 down with the remaining balance divided into 2 or 3 monthly payments. PayPal payment plans are charged at the full course price and cannot be combined with discount, cohort, or promo codes. Future access may be suspended if a PayPal installment fails or the plan is cancelled.

Contact us at support@graceroot.institute with refund inquiries. We handle each request individually and will work with you to find the right solution.

Who is Dr. Donetta Quinones?

Dr. Donetta Quinones, PhD, LPC, LMHC, is the founder and Clinical Director of GraceRoot Institute and CEO of Academic Research Solutions, Inc. Her professional work integrates psychology, forensic psychology, human behavior consulting, relationship education, and faith-informed personal development. Her academic background includes a PhD in Psychology from Walden University (conferred 2019), a Master of Science in General Psychology from Walden University, a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology from Argosy University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the University of Maryland, College Park. Her CV documents teaching and consulting experience through Academic Research Solutions, DISC-based human behavior instruction, academic and professional advising, community teaching, and program development focused on personal development, boundaries, relationships, fear of failure, mission, and faith-integrated growth.

How does module gating work?

This course uses a structured release model tied to your payment schedule: 4 modules unlock with your first payment, 4 more with your second, and the final 4 with your third. This pacing is intentional — the curriculum builds progressively, and the gating gives you time to integrate each phase before advancing. Students who pay in full unlock all modules immediately.

Is there feedback or Q&A access?

This is a self-directed course — there is no live cohort, group calls, or instructor feedback built into enrollment. For content questions or support, contact support@graceroot.institute and we will assist you.

12-Week Independent Online Learning Course

Relational Integrity

Rebuilding Alignment with Self, Others, and Purpose

A self-paced psychoeducational journey integrating CBT, Attachment Theory, Emotional Intelligence, and Trauma-Informed Care to restore congruence between your internal world and external life.

● 12 Weeks

● Self-Paced

● Enroll Anytime

● Foundational to Intermediate

CBT Emotional Intelligence Attachment Theory Trauma-Informed Care Boundary Development Cognitive Restructuring Relational Systems Theory

Pay in Full

$399

One payment — full access immediately

Enroll — Pay in Full

PayPal Payment Plan

$133/mo

$100 down + 2 payments of $149.50 — modules unlock progressively as payments clear

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🔒 Modules unlock progressively: 4 on payment 1, 4 on payment 2, 4 on payment 3

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Clinician-developed educational support. Courses can complement professional counseling, but do not replace it.

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12 psychoeducational reading modules

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Guided self-reflection worksheets

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Cognitive restructuring activities

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Emotional regulation practices

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Final Relational Integrity Restoration Plan

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Dashboard progress tracking

About This Course

From Fragmentation to Integration

This 12-week independent learning course explores relational integrity as the alignment between an individual's internal world — thoughts, beliefs, emotions, values, motivations, identity, and intentions — and their external expressions: communication, behavior, boundaries, choices, and relational patterns.

Learners will engage in structured psychoeducational worksheets, self-reflection exercises, cognitive restructuring activities, emotional regulation practices, discernment tools, and relational application strategies designed to strengthen congruence, emotional maturity, self-awareness, and healthy relational functioning.

Level & Format

Foundational to Intermediate. Self-paced independent online learning — work at your own schedule, in the order that serves your growth.

Learning Model

Self-paced psychoeducational learning with reflective application exercises and integrative worksheets. This course emphasizes transformation through awareness, accountability, discernment, emotional ownership, healthy boundaries, nervous system regulation, and intentional relational alignment.

Learning Outcomes

12 Transformational Outcomes

Define relational integrity and explain its role in emotional, relational, and psychological health.

Identify internal and external incongruence patterns contributing to relational dysfunction.

Recognize cognitive distortions and emotional reasoning patterns that impair communication and relationships.

Differentiate between healthy interdependence, enmeshment, and codependency.

Understand how trauma, attachment wounds, and emotional flooding impact relational behavior.

Strengthen emotional regulation and communication skills for healthier interactions.

Develop discernment regarding manipulation, dismissal, invalidation, and unhealthy relational systems.

Build healthier boundaries and establish realistic, values-aligned relational expectations.

Identify self-sabotaging patterns that interfere with growth and stability.

Apply cognitive restructuring and reflective processing strategies to everyday interactions.

Increase congruence between values, beliefs, emotional responses, and behaviors.

Create a long-term relational integrity maintenance and restoration plan for sustained growth.

Weekly Curriculum

12 Weeks. Complete Transformation.

Each week builds systematically from awareness to integration — aligning your inner world with your outer life.

Week 1

Internal and External Alignment

Understanding Relational Integrity

Introduction to relational integrity — how alignment between internal and external self influences emotional stability, communication, trust, and relational functioning. Key concepts: congruence, authenticity, emotional ownership, identity consistency.

📝 Assignment: Relational Integrity Self-Inventory

Week 2

The Ideal Self vs. The Real Self

Identity, Self-Concept, and Emotional Congruence

Explores tension between idealized self-image and authentic identity — perfectionism, shame, comparison, fear of rejection. Key concepts: cognitive dissonance, performance-based worth, emotional authenticity.

📝 Assignment: Reflective narrative on false identity pressures

Week 3

How Thinking Patterns Disrupt Relational Integrity

Cognitive Distortions and Emotional Reactivity

Distorted thinking patterns, emotional reasoning, mind reading, catastrophizing, personalization, confirmation bias. Key concepts: automatic thoughts, cognitive appraisal, emotional flooding.

📝 Assignment: 7-day emotional trigger log

Week 4

Responding Rather Than Reacting

Emotional Regulation and Nervous System Awareness

Emotional flooding, stress responses, nervous system dysregulation. Key concepts: fight/flight/freeze/fawn, window of tolerance, self-soothing strategies for relational stability.

📝 Assignment: Personalized "Emotional Regulation Toolkit"

Week 5

Protecting Relational Integrity Through Boundaries

Boundaries, Enmeshment, and Relational Structure

Healthy boundaries, enmeshment, emotional over-functioning, role confusion. Key concepts: emotional differentiation, over-responsibility, boundary violations and how they fracture relational integrity.

📝 Assignment: Boundary Restoration Plan

Week 6

Losing Yourself While Trying to Keep Relationships

Codependency, Interdependence, and Relational Balance

Codependent dynamics, emotional dependency, self-abandonment, healthy interdependence. Key concepts: approval seeking, rescuing behaviors, relational imbalance and the path to mutual health.

📝 Assignment: Healthy Interdependence Framework

Week 7

Building Trust Through Communication

Communication, Emotional Intelligence, and Relational Safety

Communication strategies for emotional safety, clarity, emotional intelligence, relational trust. Key concepts: active listening, emotional ownership language, relational attunement.

📝 Assignment: Communication Reconstruction Exercise

Week 8

The Psychological Impact of Feeling Unseen

Dismissiveness, Invalidation, and Relational Injury

Dismissive relational experiences, invalidation, emotional pain, self-sabotage. Key concepts: emotional neglect, self-erasure, emotional invisibility and its long-term impact on self-worth.

📝 Assignment: Reflective analysis of a dismissive relational experience

Week 9

Identifying Unsafe Relational Patterns

Discernment, Manipulation, and Relational Wisdom

Discernment skills for manipulation, emotional coercion, gaslighting, inconsistent behavior. Key concepts: trustworthiness, behavioral patterns, pattern recognition in relational systems.

📝 Assignment: Relational Discernment Guide

Week 10

When Internal Conflict Undermines Growth

Self-Sabotage and Internal Fragmentation

Self-sabotaging behaviors, fear of success, avoidance patterns, identity fragmentation. Key concepts: behavioral contradiction, internalized negative beliefs that block growth and stability.

📝 Assignment: "Fragmentation to Integration" action plan

Week 11

Repairing What Has Been Fractured

Relational Restoration and Rebuilding Trust

Relational repair, trust rebuilding, accountability, forgiveness, emotional maturity. Key concepts: forgiveness vs. reconciliation, behavioral consistency as the foundation of restored trust.

📝 Assignment: Relational Restoration Strategy

Week 12

Sustaining Alignment and Emotional Health

Long-Term Integration and Relational Integrity Maintenance

Consolidate learning, develop long-term strategies for sustainable relational health. Key concepts: relapse prevention, sustainable growth, and ongoing emotional alignment practices.

📝 Final Project: Comprehensive "Relational Integrity Restoration and Maintenance Plan"

Who This Course Is For

Designed for Two Paths to Healing

Self-Directed Learners

This course is designed for individuals seeking structured, Christ-centered healing at their own pace — no therapist required.

✦ Self-paced, independent enrollment
✦ Evidence-based, faith-integrated curriculum
✦ No prior therapeutic experience required

Therapy Clients

Recommended as a between-session resource to deepen your therapeutic work. Pairs seamlessly with individual counseling.

✦ Designed by Dr. Quinones, PhD, LPC, LMHC
✦ Trauma-informed, clinician-developed framework
✦ Bring insights from modules back to your sessions

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Clinician-designed • Suitable as adjunct to therapy

Designed for individuals and therapy clients rebuilding relational patterns and personal integrity.

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⚠ This course is educational in nature and is not a substitute for licensed therapy or counseling. If you are in crisis, please contact your therapist or call 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).