Holistic Child Play Therapy at Rooted Rhythm

Helping Kids with Big Emotions Heal Through Play in Denver, Colorado Springs, Dallas and Atlanta.

At Rooted Rhythm, we specialize in supporting highly sensitive, emotionally intense, and gifted children who are navigating anxiety, anger, sadness, and other big feelings.

Our therapists use evidence-based play therapy techniques that allow children to express themselves in developmentally appropriate ways, especially when words fall short.

Why Play Therapy?

Children communicate through play.

Our therapy sessions create a safe space where your child can explore their emotions, process life events, and build the emotional resilience needed to thrive.

Whether your child is dealing with anxiety, trauma, behavioral challenges, or adjustment difficulties, our play therapy model meets them exactly where they are.

Our 12-Week Child Therapy & Parent Coaching Program

Unlike traditional therapy models that often continue indefinitely, Rooted Rhythm offers a structured 12-week therapy process designed to foster meaningful progress within a clear and supportive timeline.

The Program Includes:

1. Parent Orientation

After an initial free consultation, we schedule a 50-minute intake session with parents only. This is your opportunity to share your child’s story, ask questions, and learn more about our therapeutic approach. For separated or divorced parents, we recommend separate 50-minute sessions.

2. Weekly (or Biweekly) Play Therapy Sessions for Your Child

Over the course of 12 weeks, your child will meet in-person weekly with a Rooted Rhythm therapist for 50-minute sessions. The final 10 minutes of each session are dedicated to parent updates, coaching, and insights.

3. Parenting Support

Throughout your child’s therapeutic journey, we offer multiple ways for parents to grow alongside their child:

  • Free access to our TUNED IN Parenting Course

  • Free optional 20min parent check-in calls with our lead parent coach, Sophie Schauermann

  • Individual parent coaching sessions as needed at an additional cost

4. Parent Closing Session & Ongoing Support

At the end of the 12 weeks, we hold a 50-minute session with parents to review your child’s progress, celebrate growth, and create a sustainable plan moving forward.

Families who complete our 12-week process become part of the Rooted Rhythm community. If families decide to continue therapy after the 12 week process, we are happy to continue seeing your child for as long as needed.

What Makes Our Approach Different

  • Close Collaboration with Parents:

    We believe parents are the most important part of a child’s healing process. We help you understand your child’s emotional world and strengthen your connection.

  • Holistic, Whole-Child Care:

    We treat beyond the diagnosis, addressing the root causes of behavior and emotional distress.

  • Trauma-Informed Play Therapy:

    Our therapists are trained to gently support children in processing traumatic experiences.

  • Specialists in Sensitivity:

    We deeply understand the needs of highly sensitive children and gifted children who experience the world with heightened emotion, awareness, and intensity.

  • School Support:

    If necessary for treatment, we work closely with schools to help bridge the gap between home, therapy, and the classroom. Our therapists provide insights and support to teachers and school counselors to ensure that your child’s emotional needs are understood and met across environments.

  • Specialized Assessments:

    Our program includes in-depth emotional and behavioral assessments to better understand your child’s needs. Tools such as the CBCL (Child Behavior Checklist) help us track progress and guide treatment.

  • Highly Trained Providers:

    Our therapists receive advanced training to stay on the cutting edge of child therapy and sensitive child care.

  • “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 to anybody looking for support parenting highly sensitive children!”

    - Parents of 3 Boys


  • “The therapeutic work this team does for sensitive children and their parents is rooted and true. I didn’t know much about play therapy prior to learning about Rooted Rhythm, but I now understand the incredible power of this modality for children to process their feelings. What sets this practice apart from others is their focus on supporting parents just as much as their kids on the learning and healing journey....which ensures a big step towards more wellness for the whole family. I absolutely trust and recommend this team to any family looking for emotional support.”

    — Mother of a 10 year old


  • “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 Rooted Rhythm for a consultation and knew they would be able to help us.

    Their methods of parent coaching via the online course and live meetings are rooted in research and education, and the play therapy is effective and personal to each child.  Rooted Rhythm 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


  • "Rooted Rhythm changed everything for our family. We went from daily meltdowns and power struggles to feeling connected and in sync. The tools were simple but so powerful—and the support was unwavering."

    - Parent of a 4 year old

  • "As a parent of a neurodivergent child, I often felt lost. Rooted Rhythm gave me a language of connection and a framework that honors who my child is—and who I am as a parent."

    - Dad of a 7-year-old


  • “Our 4-year-old was having trouble working through his really big feelings, and my husband and I felt confused about how to help him. Rooted Rhythm therapy helped us identify his challenges and how we could support him. Our son has gained self-confidence and we have gained clarity and confidence as parents. Sophie is an absolutely wonderful person and held space for our family to find our rhythm. So grateful!”

    - Mother of a 4 year old boy


  • “Rooted Rhythm therapy has helped our family a lot. When we had an orientation, she told my wife and me that the therapy would be limited to 12 sessions. I appreciated that very much. It made me feel like there was a process vs. just going in open-ended. We tried it, and the end result is a better relationship with our kids and each other. If she thinks that she can help your family, I'm sure that she can. Highly recommend!”

    - J.M., Father of two


  • “I found Rooted Rhythm one day in a frantic google search for a therapist for my 8 year old son. He is smart, funny and has the biggest emotions of anyone I know. He was getting in trouble at school, testing boundaries at home and experienced his feelings in outburst that sometimes would last over an hour. Our other biggest struggle was connecting on parenting.

    Sophie was the perfect fit for our family during our time of soul searching. Not only did it give our son a safe place to not only talk and express himself but to just... be. The bonus was the parenting course. It has given us as parents a base to start with; common ground to build on instead of one of ‘always being right.’ We gained so many tools for the future not just for our highly sensitive son but our sassy independent daughter as well.”

    - Mother of an 8 year old boy


  • “The Rooted Rhythm child therapy and parent coaching method for sensitive children and their parents is innovative, highly effective, and deeply healing. The founder, Sophie, has put years of research and experience into developing a unique model (with in person child therapy sessions and virtual parent education) that tangibly shifts families from the inside out.

    As another therapist, the Rooted Rhythm team is absolutely my number one referral for anyone seeking support to become a better parent to emotional children. It’s so exciting to know the Dallas community will now have access to this method of child therapy and parent coaching care.”

    - Julie Goldberg LPC, Third Nature Therapy


  • “As a therapist and colleague, I regularly refer clients to Rooted Rhythm for both parent coaching and play therapy. I trust them completely. They are trauma-informed, highly skilled, and compassionate therapists who create real change in their clients’ lives.”

    - Kirsten Hartz LPC, Somatic Therapist

  • “The model of child counseling paired with parent coaching was excellent for us. We are in a happier, healthier, more regulated state of mind thanks to Rooted Rhythm.”

    -Happy client

What We Can Help With:

Anxiety • Emotional Outbursts • Adoption • Trauma • Sensory Sensitivities • Grief • Divorce • Behavioral Issues • Attention Difficulties • Depression • Oppositional Defiance • Self-Esteem • Parent-Child Conflict • Social Struggles • And More

Child Therapy FAQs

  • Anyone can benefit from play therapy! We specialize in helping kiddos ages 2-12, but we also incorporate play therapy methods with teens when appropriate. Having the option of play therapy gives us another communication tool that helps our clients feel understood.

  • Yes, play therapy absolutely works! A number of studies have shown that play therapy is effective in treating depression, anxiety, aggressive or destructive behavior. It's also been shown to improve self-control, social skills, and more.

    As play therapists ourselves, we've seen how impactful this approach can be with kids and teens alike. If you're not sure whether it's the right fit for your family, we invite you to get in touch.

  • We love working with teens! Go to our teen therapy page here.

    Since teens are at a different developmental stage than younger children, there are some key distinctions in our approach to teen therapy. Here are some of the main differences in our process.

    • Less involvement in the therapy process. Teens are in the process of developing a stronger sense of identity, which involves creating more independence from their families. While we update parents when necessary and encourage teens to involve parents as they wish, we generally focus on developing a strong, trusting one-on-one relationship with your teen.

    • A consensual agreement. In order for our work to be effective, we require the teens we work with to choose to engage in therapy themselves. We believe that therapy should be a safe space for teens to express themselves, gain insight, and get support—not feel forced or coerced.

    • Parenting support. Parenting teens can be both rewarding and challenging. We encourage parents to engage in their own therapeutic work alongside their teen, either through our TUNED IN course, parent coaching sessions, or individual therapy.

    • Varying lengths of time in therapy. Unlike our structured twelve-session approach with younger children, our teens spend varying lengths of time in therapy. We recommend eight weeks of weekly sessions to get started, though many teens often benefit from longer-term mental health care.

  • For most families, we have found that 12 weeks is the perfect amount of time for big changes to be made, and if you feel it necessary to have ongoing support beyond that, we are more than happy to support your child long term!

  • Both child psychologists and child therapists can provide invaluable support to children and families. However, there are some slight differences to be aware of when choosing who you want to work with.

    A child therapist has a master's degree (usually in marriage and family therapy, social work, or another related field) and thousands of hours of supervised practice before gaining licensure. A child psychologist has similar training, though they have a doctorate degree in psychology.

    Sometimes, child psychologists focus more on research or psychological testing. If you're seeking testing for autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, or developmental disabilities, you may want to consider seeing a child psychologist. Otherwise, it's important to make sure that a therapist or psychologist's treatment approach and specialties align with your child's specific needs.

  • Head over to our team page to learn more about our therapists and see how they can help you and your child!

We offer child therapy sessions in:

Denver, CO

Lakewood, CO

Colorado Springs, CO

Dallas, TX

Atlanta, GA

We know that choosing the right therapist for your child is a big decision.

Schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation with our intake team to see if our 12-week child play therapy program is the right fit for your family.

Let us help your child grow, heal, and thrive — one session at a time.