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Registered Play Therapist (RPT)


play therapy services in Rifle + virtually

across Colorado


Discover profound healing within your child and family with play therapy. Natalie is a Registered Play Therapist and offers numerous therapeutic options to serve children 0-18 and their families. Whether you're grappling with behaviors, navigating present challenges, our playful approach empowers children to thrive thru life's challenges. 

Play therapy is an investment in your child's healing & transformation. We will work together through a holistic, collaborative, & somatic lens; leaving the child & family with deeper insights, self-awareness, body awareness, and new ways of feeling and relating to your child. Clients share that play therapy allows their child to cope with a range of emotions, improves their relationships with others & Self, and reconnects them with a sense of hope & vitality.

We will meet virtually using a HIPPA compliant video platform, or in-person. Sessions last 30-50 minutes depending on the age of the child, and payment is due at the time of service. Colorado residents only.


play therapy works for

  • major life changes
  • healing attachment wounds
  • exploring big emotions
  • learning to communicate feelings & thoughts
  • processing emotions that a child is unable to communicate
  • children who struggle with traditional talk therapy


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