Creative Growth
From the Ground UP
About Root to Bloom
A space where growth is gentle, expressive, messy, magical—and real.
Root to Bloom was born from the belief that healing, connection, and creativity belong together. Whether you’re a mother navigating the tension of adolescence, a girl trying to find her voice, or a woman reconnecting with parts of yourself that have been buried… this is your space.
Created by Dr. Kimberley Palmiotto, as an extension of Nurturing Girls-
Root to Bloom blends therapeutic insight, expressive arts, and soul-aligned community to help you and your daughter grow together (without losing yourselves).
What's New...
✨ Meet Your New Favorite APP
Raising a tween or teen girl can be beautiful, complicated, confusing, and sometimes surprisingly lonely.
Rooted & Blooming is the private community app I created for moms who want more connection, support, and real-life resources as they navigate these years...And the best part is it for moms that live ANYWHERE!
Inside, you’ll find a judgment-free community of moms, the option to ask questions anonymously, a private podcast, free guides and workshops, and a growing library of deeper resources on friendships, communication, dating, sleep, connection, and more.
You can join for free through our Seedling membership, or become a Rooted Founding Member for expanded access to courses, toolkits, workshops, and resources — while helping shape the app through your feedback, ideas, and suggestions.
Because none of us were meant to figure this season out alone.
For Girls
✨ New! The Root to Bloom Toolbox Series™
The Root to Bloom Toolbox Series™ is a collection of creative, hands-on experiences that help girls build practical tools for friendship, confidence, emotional wellbeing, executive functioning, and more.
Each series combines psychology, expressive arts, and meaningful conversations in a way that's engaging, memorable, and fun. As girls complete each Toolbox Series, they'll earn handcrafted wooden artifacts to add to their personal Root to Bloom Mandala—a beautiful piece of artwork that grows alongside them as a reminder of the strengths they've built.
Build the tools. Become the masterpiece.
For Moms
Registration is OPEN for the Fall Support Group
for moms raising neurodivergent kids.
Come join a supportive monthly group led by Dr. Kim where moms can connect, share and grow together!
Our Offerings
Root to Bloom offers in person classes, community circles, workshops, and more at the studio in Annapolis, MD.
Please check back regularly to see what has been added as well as which classes open up for registration.
Tween & Teen Creative Classes
Using expressive arts to build confidence, emotional skills, and self-awareness through hands-on projects like embroidery, DIY, sewing, art projects, journaling, and more.
CURRENT FALL OFFERINGS
The Friendship Toolbox Series
(Grades 4-7 available)
The Heart & Mind Toolbox Series
(Grades 6-7 available)
Workshops & Classes for Women
Events that blend reflection, education, community and healing, without shame or pressure. From therapeutic groups to social gatherings and activities.- you'll find something for you too
CURRENT FALL OFFERINGS
Raising Differently
Therapeutic Support Group for Moms
(virtual and in-person available)
Mother-Daughter Events
Workshops and event for moms and daughters to help them connect or reconnect through learning about each other
FALL & WINTER SCHEDULE
Why We Are Unique
At Root to Bloom, we do things differently. We blend creative expression and expressive arts with soul-aligned support in a way that’s approachable, meaningful, and gently transformative. Whether you come for a simple crafting workshop or a deep healing experience, you’ll find something real, grounded, and nurturing here.
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We combine expressive arts with emotional insight and growth
Whether we are painting, stitching, cooking, or journaling, every creative activity is designed to open up self-awareness and emotional growth. We use the arts as a pathway to empowerment and healing
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We blend psychology with a little "woo"
Rooted in child development, attachment theory, and trauma-informed care—but layered with intuition, energy awareness, nervous system healing, and symbolic practices like ritual and moon cycles. We believe in science and soul.
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We create spaces for generational healing
With offerings for moms, daughters, and both together, our work acknowledges that growth is often relational. We gently explore the mother-daughter dynamic and help you rewrite inherited patterns—one creative moment at a time.
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We make space for safety, softness, and self-discovery
No perfection, performance, or pressure here. Just warm light, soft energy, welcoming vibes, and safe space to reconnect with yourself, your daughter, or the parts of you that have been quietly waiting to bloom.
About Dr. Kim
Kimberley Palmiotto, Psy.D.
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC- MD, CA)
Diplomate - American Board of School Neuropsychology (ABSNP)
Certified Trauma-Focused - Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (TF-CBT)
Credentialed School Psychologist (MD, CA, NC)
I’ve spent almost three decades walking alongside women, girls, and families through the most tender, tangled, and transformational chapters of life.
I’m a therapist, educator, art therapist, and creative guide with an extensive background in clinical counseling, school psychology, and trauma-informed care. I’ve worked in both public and private school systems, supported families in clinical settings, and held space for hundreds of mothers and daughters navigating everything from adolescence to anxiety...social challenges to learning difficulties...disconnection to healing.
My work is rooted in evidence-based psychology—family systems, trauma recovery, emotional regulation, and developmental theory—but I also believe in the power of intuition, storytelling, ritual, and art. As a trained art therapist, I have woven together expressive arts therapy, nervous system awareness, and deep listening into so many of the offerings I create.
I started Root to Bloom and Nurturing Girls because even with all my training, I wasn’t prepared for the emotional depth of raising 4 daughters. I’ve lived the mother-daughter roller coaster—and I’ve learned that healing and learning about ourselves happens in slow, creative, embodied ways. It happens when we sit together, create something with our hands, and say things we didn’t even know we were holding.
This is the space I needed—and now I offer it to you.
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