Therapy and parent coaching for sensitive children, teens, and adults
Growing together.
Helping children, teens, adults, and families navigate anxiety, big emotions, high sensitivity, ADHD, giftedness, trauma, and life's challenges with compassionate, evidence-based care.
Serving families across Colorado, Texas, Georgia, and New Jersey.
- Accepting New Clients
- Multiple payment options, including insurance, private pay and Medicaid (Medicaid currently accepted in Colorado only)
- Complimentary Access to the Tuned In Institute® (includes parenting courses, regulation tools, AI concierge and more!)
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Find the Support That's Right for You
Where are you looking for help?
For my child
Your child feels the world deeply. We help sensitive children build emotional regulation, confidence, and resilience through specialized play therapy.
Common concerns: Anxiety, emotional outbursts, ADHD, giftedness, trauma, sensory sensitivities, self-esteem, behavioral challenges.
Child Therapy → Teens (13-18)For my teen
For sensitive teens navigating anxiety, stress, identity, friendships, academic pressure, and life's transitions.
Common concerns: Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, identity exploration, peer conflict, technology overuse , gender & sexuality support , emotional regulation, divorce, trauma.
Teen Therapy → ParentsFor me, as a parent
Parenting a sensitive child can feel overwhelming. Our coaching helps you understand what's underneath behaviors and gives you practical tools that work.
Common concerns: Emotional outbursts, power struggles, sibling conflict, parenting stress, parent-child connection.
Parent Coaching → Adult WomenFor me, as a woman
Support for women and adults seeking help with anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationships, self-esteem, and personal growth.
Common concerns: Anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, motherhood, life transitions, relationship challenges, self-esteem, grief, trauma.
Women's Therapy → Adult MenFor me, as a man
We partner with Madrega Wellness, a practice dedicated to helping men navigate relationships, purpose, stress, fatherhood, and personal growth.
Common concerns: Stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, fatherhood, life transitions, anger, emotional disconnection, identity concerns.
Men's Therapy At Madrega Wellness → Families & CouplesFor our family or relationship
Strengthen communication, repair relationships, and create healthier patterns of connection.
Common concerns: Communication difficulties, recurring conflict, family transitions, divorce or separation, blended family challenges, sibling conflict, and strengthening family relationships.
Family & Couples Therapy →We support with: Anxiety • Emotional Outbursts • High Sensitvity • Giftedness (including 2E - twice exceptional) • Adoption • Trauma • Sensory Sensitivities • Grief • Divorce • Behavioral Issues • Attention Difficulties • Depression • Oppositional Defiance • Self-Esteem • Parent-Child Conflict • Social Struggles • And More
Not sure where to start? Talk with our intake team.
Why Rooted Rhythm
We don't just treat symptoms. We support the whole family.
Most therapy practices treat the child in isolation. We believe that real, lasting change happens when kids AND their parents grow together. That's why every Rooted Rhythm child therapy engagement includes parent coaching — because the most powerful therapeutic tool your child has is you.
Our approach is evidence-based, trauma-informed, and rooted in the latest science of high sensitivity and child development. And unlike open-ended therapy, we work within a clear 12-week structure so your family knows what to expect from day one.
Your child's journey
Weekly sessions with their therapist, where play and connection help them understand big feelings.
Your journey
We've found that children whose parents go through their own process alongside therapy make far more progress. So while your child works with their therapist, you go through the Tuned In process too, with parenting courses, tools for home and Remi.
Play therapy that creates real change
Children communicate through play, and our licensed therapists are trained to meet them there, using child-led play therapy to process emotions, build coping skills, and grow resilience.
Parent coaching built into every plan
You're not a bystander in your child's healing. Our parent coaching gives you the tools to extend the work beyond the therapy room and into your everyday life.
A clear 12-week process — not open-ended
We set concrete goals with you from the start and work toward real, measurable outcomes. No indefinite commitments. Just focused, purposeful healing.
Why families choose us
The depth of a large practice, the feel of a small one.
You get the experience of thousands of families, a team trained in one clear method, and the Tuned In library and Remi between sessions. You also get one therapist who knows your family well, in calm, professional offices that kids and parents love.
Meet our founder
“You helped me remember why I came here: to feel, to care, and to sit beside children.”
Sophie Schauermann, LCSW, founded Rooted Rhythm in 2019 as a solo therapist in one small office. Today the practice is a team of 55 across four states, built around sensitive kids and the families who love them.
Included with Therapy at Rooted Rhythm
Complimentary Access to the Tuned In Institute®
Therapy is only one hour each week. The Tuned In Institute helps support your family between sessions.
Every family that works with Rooted Rhythm Therapy receives complimentary access to the Tuned In Institute, our online platform built on the science of sensitivity — and the same methods that have helped hundreds of families thrive.
Every family receives access to:
- Parenting courses for sensitive children and teens
- Practical tools and educational resources
- A dedicated course for sensitive teens and for adults
- Remi™, our AI learning concierge
- New content added regularly
This ongoing support helps families continue learning and growing long after sessions end.
New · Workbook companion series · Book 1
Tuned In: The Workbook
A seven-week deep dive into the Tuned In approach for parents of sensitive children. Learn, practice, and journal every day, with or without the guide.
7 weeks · A page every day · Stands on its own
What Families Say
Real change, in their own words
“Rooted Rhythm was a game changer for us! We needed someone to help us navigate parenting our oldest son, who is 5 years old, who we learned is highly sensitive. We started sessions with Sophie and instantly felt a connection and her support for us and our son! We honestly noticed such a positive difference after working with Sophie to think about our son’s behaviors differently and learn how to support him as a highly sensitive child!
We would 100% recommend Rooted Rhythm and Sophie to anybody looking for support parenting highly sensitive children!”
— Parents of 3 boys
“Kate was instrumental in giving our sensitive kiddo the tools he needed to feel more confident and expressive. We had taken him to other therapy practices but the feedback and parent coaching provided by the Rooted Rhythm team was invaluable.”
— Mother of a 4 year old
Read more family stories
“My husband and I were looking for a therapist for assistance with our 10 year old daughter. I had no idea what a blessing Sophie and her experience would be. We met with her for a consultation, and she presented the “tuned in parenting program” as something to help support us. Initially, we were hesitant, but when presented with the modules and topics, it seemed like a great option due to the flexibility.”
— Mother of a 10 year old girl
“Wow! This program is everything we needed and more. We immediately saw changes in our parenting and how beneficial it was to both our children and our partnership. The program is so supportive and flexible if time is tight. There are recorded information sessions and lots of references. The meditation at the start and end is so helpful to do before listening to really get present and focused. I really think all parents should take this program.”
— Parent of siblings in program
“We continue to re-listen and refer to different topics now as different challenges arise. I recommend this to all parents! This is the best investment for your family to support in more ways than you can imagine!””
— Mother of a 10 year old girl
“Thank you Rooted Rhythm for an unforgettable experience growing, learning, and finding our rhythm together.
Elana Cohen, you are the best of the best; with such care, humanity, and kindness you guided us from 3rd grade storminess to a thriving 4th grade. The tools you taught our “sweet D” have become family treasures that we all keep in our daily routines. From this vantage point I can barely begin to understand the value of a 9 year old having such clarity on mental health and overcoming moments of overwhelm.
Rooted Rhythm, you run such a professional operation that businesses of all kinds should take notice. It’s so very special what you do for our COMMUNITY.”
— Parent of 4th grader
“Our 6 year old son was getting in trouble at school, melting down all the time and struggling very much with life’s challenges. We realized that he had very big feelings, a lot of anxiety and self-doubt, and our inability to help him was creating a stressful home. We met with Sophie for a consultation and knew she would be able to help us. Her calm, intelligent demeanor and authenticity created a safe place for our family to learn about our son, grow together and begin to heal as a family. Sophie’s methods of parent coaching via the online course and live meetings are rooted in research and education, and her play therapy is effective and personal to each child. Because Sophie is so open and supportive, genuinely caring about her clients, the process feels safe and is easy to trust. Sophie changed the trajectory of our family and has given us the skills to continue to build a stronger family.””
— Mother of a 6 year old boy
More about our care
The Books Behind It All: Discover the TUNED IN Book Series
Written by Sophie Schauermann, LCSW—founder of Rooted Rhythm Therapy and a therapist specializing in child development, play therapy, and the science of highly sensitive people—the TUNED IN book series brings the principles behind our work into everyday life with practical, compassionate guidance for both parents and adults.
TUNED IN: A Guide for Parents of Sensitive Children helps parents better understand their child's nervous system, navigate big emotions with confidence, and build deeper connection at home. This book serves as the foundation of our parent coaching program and the Tuned In Institute.
TUNED IN: A Guide for Teens helps adolescents understand the science behind their emotions, navigate stress and relationships with greater confidence, and build a deeper connection with themselves. Through practical, compassionate guidance, teens learn to regulate their nervous system, strengthen resilience, and discover that they are not "too much" or "too sensitive"—they're simply wired in ways that can become some of their greatest strengths.
TUNED IN: A Guide to Reconnecting with Yourself turns the same science inward, helping adults understand the wiring behind their own reactions, regulate their nervous system, and reconnect with themselves with greater self-compassion and resilience.
Whether you're supporting your child, healing your own patterns, or both, the TUNED IN series provides science-backed tools to help your whole family thrive.
Tuned In: Parenting Kids Tuned In: Parenting Teens Tuned In: For Adults
NOW OFFERING: PSILOCYBIN PROGRAM FOR PARENTS
LICENSED PSILOCYBIN PROGRAM
Our first cohort, winter 2027
Tuned In Parents
Seven weeks of parent work together, then a full weekend at Sangam Healing Center over Presidents Day: preparation Friday, a supervised psilocybin administration session Saturday, integration Sunday. Something we have never offered before, and only twelve seats in the room.
Jan 15 to Feb 26 · Fridays 9:30 am MT on Zoom · Psilocybin weekend Feb 12 to 14 in Lakewood · For adults 21 years of age and older
Questions families ask
How does the 12-week process work? After a consultation, parents meet the therapist for an intake. Your child then has weekly sessions for 12 weeks, with regular parent check-ins, followed by a closing session to review progress and plan next steps. Twelve weeks is a starting rhythm that can extend whenever your child needs more time.
Are parents involved? Yes. Every child therapy plan includes parent coaching, so you get tools to support your child between sessions.
Do you take insurance? We accept many insurance plans, depending on your state, and Colorado Medicaid. We'll check your benefits on your first call.
Do you offer virtual sessions? Virtual sessions are available. For most children we recommend meeting in person, and virtual works well for parent check-ins, teens, and adults.
How do I get started? Book a free call with our intake team, or choose a therapist and request a first appointment online.
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Our offices
Find an office near you.
In person in Colorado, Texas, Georgia and New Jersey, and virtual sessions in every state we serve.
Denver · South Harrison
1777 South Harrison Street, Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80210
Denver · East Mexico Ave
3900 E Mexico Ave, Suite 601, Denver, CO 80210
Centennial
8085 S Chester St, Suite 250, Centennial, CO 80112
Colorado Springs
6475 Wall St, Suite 150, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Atlanta
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 601, 6th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30326