The Sonatina Center

What The Sonatina Center does

The Sonatina Center is a privately-held, woman-owned group practice founded in 2010 that delivers creative arts therapy services from its headquarters at 750 Central Ave, Suite U, Dover, New Hampshire. The practice offers three core clinical services — music therapy, art therapy, and mental health counseling — provided by board-certified music therapists (MT-BC), licensed professional music therapists (LPMT), and licensed clinical mental health counselors (LCMHC), with art therapists who are dually credentialed as mental health counselors. Its clinical model is evidence-based and grounded in the use of music and art as therapeutic modalities to address emotional regulation, communication, social skills, motor skills, cognitive functioning, and mental health for children, teens, adults, and older adults, including those with ADHD, autism, dementia, neurologic conditions, and developmental disabilities.

The practice operates a hybrid go-to-market combining direct-to-consumer private-pay services with community-based delivery through an institutional partnership network. Revenue is generated through three streams: private-pay individual and group therapy sessions (rates not publicly disclosed, with superbills issued for out-of-network insurance reimbursement), NH DHHS Medicaid waiver services under DD, ABD, IHS, and CFI programs, and enrichment classes such as the Groove & Grow program for caregivers and children from birth to age 10. Distribution is regional — primarily the Seacoast region of New Hampshire with a satellite therapist in Maryland — and delivered through a combination of in-office sessions, mobile/community-based delivery at partner sites (schools, hospitals, recovery centers, assisted living facilities, hospices, and community organizations), and self-serve online booking via Jane App. Additional capabilities include team blogs, educational content, speaking engagements, and consultative services delivered through partner organizations.

The company's core technology is fundamentally clinical rather than software-based; there is no proprietary software platform, no AI/ML capabilities, and no public-facing mobile application. Operational technology is limited to standard practice management (Jane App) and a Squarespace-hosted website. The competitive moat is built on credentialed clinical talent, institutional relationships accumulated over 15 years in the Seacoast region, and durable community trust rather than on technology or data advantages. The business is small-scale, privately held, with no external funding rounds, no parent company, and ownership concentrated with founder Marissa Scott.

Name

The Sonatina Center

Legal name

The Sonatina Center

Website

https://thesonatinacenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Sonatina Center is a woman-owned, Dover, NH-based group practice founded in 2010 that delivers music therapy, art therapy, and mental health counseling to children, teens, adults, and older adults across the Seacoast region, primarily through private-pay and NH Medicaid waiver funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Arts Therapy Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

Keywords

• Music therapy services
• Art therapy services
• Mental health counseling
• Creative arts therapy
• Therapy groups

Headquarters

HQ city

Dover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Private Pay Therapy Services: The Sonatina Center operates as a private-pay practice and does not bill insurance companies directly. Clients pay out-of-pocket for services and may submit superbills for potential out-of-network reimbursement.
2. Medicaid Waiver Services: Approved provider with NH DHHS for Medicaid waiver services including DD, ABD, IHS, and CFI waivers for eligible individuals. Services covered include music therapy and counseling for those with developmental disabilities, acquired brain disorders, and in-home support needs.
3. Music and Art Classes: Enrichment programs like Groove & Grow for caregivers and children (birth-10 years) focusing on wellness, relationships, and social-emotional skills

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Sonatina Center is a group creative arts therapy practice offering individual and group Music Therapy, Art Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling services, along with therapy groups and enrichment Music & Art Classes. Services are delivered by board-certified music therapists, art therapists, and licensed clinical mental health counselors to children, teens, adults, and older adults across the Seacoast region of New Hampshire, with community-based delivery at partner schools, hospitals, assisted living, and hospice facilities.

Product overview

The Sonatina Center is a group practice for creative arts therapy offering a portfolio of services including Music Therapy, Art Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling as core therapeutic services, supplemented by Therapy Groups (such as the Tune Together program for adults with developmental disabilities) and Groove & Grow enrichment classes for young children. The practice operates primarily from its Dover, NH location with community partnerships extending services throughout the Seacoast region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Music Therapy Individual and group music therapy sessions provided by board-certified music therapists (MT-BC) for children, teens, and adults. Services are available at the Dover, NH location and partner sites throughout the Seacoast region, supporting goals related to emotional regulation, communication, motor skills, and social-emotional development.
• Art Therapy Art therapy sessions provided by art therapists who are also licensed mental health counselors, combining creative arts approaches with clinical mental health services. Works with children, teens, and adults navigating trauma, anxiety, emotional dysregulation, and other mental health concerns using the process of making art to support healing and growth.
• Mental Health Counseling Licensed mental health counseling services (LCMHC) that seamlessly integrate creative arts into sessions. Counselors can diagnose and treat mental illnesses, administer psychological assessments, screen for suicidality, and provide psychoeducation on psychological disorders and concepts.
• Therapy Groups Group therapy services including Tune Together music therapy groups for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Groups are goal-driven and use creative arts modalities to support social-emotional development, peer relationships, and self-expression.
• Music & Art Classes (Groove & Grow) Music and art enrichment classes (Groove & Grow) for caregivers and children (birth to 10 years old) focused on wellness, strengthening relationships, and building social-emotional skills. Led by trained music therapists who observe and respond to participants' needs but without specific therapy goals or progress tracking.
• Community Partnerships Services Service delivery through partnerships with schools, hospitals, recovery centers, assisted living facilities, rehabilitative centers, hospice agencies, and other community organizations. Includes individual and group therapy, speaking engagements, educational workshops, and consultative services brought directly to clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving Seacoast community since 2010
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mass General Brigham - Wentworth-Douglass HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partnership providing therapy services to patients and community members through hospital referral and collaborative care.
• Parkland Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partnership for providing therapy services to patients in the medical setting.
• Dover SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool partnership bringing music therapy services directly to students in the Dover school district.
• Haverhill Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool partnership providing music therapy services to students in Haverhill school district.
• Children's Museum of New HampshireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership for family-focused programming and services.
• Great Bay ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDisability services partnership providing therapy and support services.
• Zebra CrossingsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization partnership for services to children with chronic conditions.
• RiverWoods Durham Retirement CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemory care and older adult services partnership providing music therapy to residents.
• Johnson Creek Village Memory Care CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemory care partnership providing specialized therapy services to individuals with dementia and memory loss.
• The Affirming Spaces ProjectcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial Partner providing affirming spaces and resources for LGBTQIA+ youth and families. Part of their commitment to diversity, inclusion, and social justice.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights12 records

Direct peers

• Nordoff-Robbins Centers for Music Therapy: Nonprofit network operating dedicated music therapy clinics with credentialed therapists delivering individual and group music therapy for children, adults, and older adults — directly comparable service model and target populations to The Sonatina Center's music therapy practice.

Broad incumbents

• BetterHelp: Largest online counseling platform offering licensed therapist matching via subscription, serving the same mental health needs (anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism-related concerns) that The Sonatina Center addresses, but at national scale via telehealth rather than local creative-arts modality.
• Talkspace: National online therapy platform accepting insurance and serving individuals and teens with mental health needs including anxiety, ADHD, and behavioral concerns — overlapping patient population with the Sonatina Center's primary pediatric segment but delivered via text/video rather than creative arts.
• Cerebral: National mental health subscription service combining therapy and medication management for anxiety, depression, and ADHD — a scaled, insurance-accepting competitor for the same adult and adolescent mental health segments that Sonatina serves.

Emerging players

• Music Together: National children's music education program offering caregiver-child music classes for ages birth through early childhood — directly comparable to the Sonatina Center's Groove & Grow enrichment classes for children birth-10, though operating through franchise teachers rather than credentialed music therapists.

Others

• Lesley University Music Therapy Program: Academic institution operating a Master's program in Music Therapy and Mental Health Counseling from which the Sonatina Center sources clinical interns — adjacent enabling relationship as a credentialed labor pipeline, not a competitive practice.
• Jane App: Practice management and online booking platform used by the Sonatina Center and hundreds of other small private therapy practices — an enabling technology vendor rather than a competitor, but representative of the operational infrastructure layer relevant to scaling small group practices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sonatinacenter

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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