McCullough Family Therapy provides play therapy for children ages 2 to 12 in Lakewood, Colorado, serving families across the Denver metro area. When your child is struggling, their behavior often speaks before words can. We meet them where they are, in the language they already know.
We are a results-based practice that works with motivated families ready to make real changes. Here is what the journey looks like when you start with us.
We begin by understanding your child's experiences and the challenges you are seeing at home. This foundation guides everything that follows and shapes a plan tailored to your child.
Sessions are built around what each child needs that day, using play, art, and movement to help them express and process at a rhythm that feels safe and natural to them.
You stay closely involved throughout. Regular check-ins, progress updates, and practical tools for home ensure that the growth happening in sessions extends into everyday life.
Parents usually sense something is off before they can name exactly what it is. Trust that instinct. Play therapy may be a good fit when your child is:
Children as young as 2 can benefit. You do not need to wait for a formal diagnosis or a crisis moment. If you notice something is off, that is reason enough to reach out.
Our play therapy sessions are conducted by trained therapists who specialize in child and family mental health.
Piper brings a warm, structured, and playful approach to her work with children, teens, and families, using Play Therapy, CBT, DBT, and sand tray methods. She has specialized training in Humanistic and Advanced Sand Tray Therapy and focuses on anxiety, depression, neurodivergence, and behavioral challenges.
Our full team includes additional licensed therapists who support children and families.
Book a free consultation online or give us a call.
We will help you find the right therapist for your child.
Trust your instincts as a parent. If your child is struggling with big emotions, behavioral changes, withdrawal, or something that feels off even if you cannot name it exactly, reaching out for a consultation is a reasonable and caring step. You do not need to wait for a crisis or a formal diagnosis. A brief conversation with a therapist can help you assess whether play therapy is appropriate and what the next steps look like.
Sessions are one-on-one between your child and their therapist in a calm, dedicated space. Depending on your child's age and what they need that day, a session might involve symbolic play, drawing, games, storytelling, sand tray, or movement. Sessions are generally 45 to 50 minutes and are tailored to your child's age, needs, and comfort level. Your child never has to talk about their feelings on demand. Connection happens naturally, at their pace, through play.
Yes. While your child's individual sessions are private to protect their sense of safety and trust, parents are kept closely involved through regular check-ins, progress updates, and guidance on how to support your child at home. Parents are essential to the healing process, and our therapists are committed to keeping you informed and supported throughout.
There is no universal timeline. Some children make significant progress in a few months; others benefit from longer-term support. Frequency and duration depend on your child's presenting concerns, how they respond to the therapeutic relationship, and the goals you establish together. Your therapist will discuss expectations and progress with you throughout the process.
That is completely normal. Play therapy exists precisely for children like yours, the ones who communicate through what they build, draw, and imagine long before they have the words. Children do not need to talk to benefit from therapy. The play is the therapy. A skilled play therapist can support even the most hesitant child by creating a low-pressure space where trust builds gradually and expression happens through play rather than words. Therapy moves at your child's pace, and meaningful work begins the moment they feel safe.
Yes. Our therapists work with children across a wide range of diagnoses and presentations, including ADHD, anxiety, autism spectrum, sensory processing differences, and children who are neurodivergent without a formal label. We adapt our approach to fit the individual child. If you have questions about whether our approach is a good fit for your child's specific needs, our free consultation is the right place to start that conversation.
We specialize in individual therapy for children ages 2 to 12. Play-based approaches are developmentally appropriate across this entire age range, though the specific methods used in sessions are adapted to the child's developmental stage, communication style, and individual needs.
In traditional talk therapy, the primary tool is verbal communication. That requires a level of self-awareness and language fluency that most young children have not yet developed. Play therapy works with where children actually are. Rather than asking a child to describe their feelings directly, a play therapist uses the child's own play to understand their inner world and help them process experiences at a developmentally appropriate level.
McCullough Family Therapy is a mental health practice in Lakewood, Colorado, providing psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families, and children. Our clinical team includes licensed therapists with specialized training in child development and play-based approaches, serving families across Lakewood and the Denver metro area.
We offer in-person sessions at our Lakewood office and secure telehealth throughout Colorado. Free initial consultations are available. We are an out-of-network provider and have partnered with Mentaya to support out-of-network insurance reimbursement.
3900 S Wadsworth Blvd, Suite 435, Lakewood, CO 80235
303-551-9214
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connect@mcculloughfamilytherapy.com
McCullough Family Therapy does not provide crisis services. If you or someone you care for is experiencing a mental health emergency, please call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline), call 911, or go to your nearest emergency room. You may also contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.
