Speech therapy is a treatment that helps individuals with speech sounds, language delay, use and understanding of language, social language skills, and stuttering. It can also address issues with swallowing.

1. Sign up for a FREE consultation here!

2. Discuss your concerns, your child’s strengths, history, and whether they would be a great fit for my services.

3. Conduct specialized or comprehensive evaluation. (if we are using a previous Individualized Educational Program/recent evaluation, skip this step!)

4. Draft a report to determine the need and curate an individualized plan for your toddler, child, or teen! Then, decide if you want to proceed with enrolling in services!

5. Enroll in speech therapy sessions that last 30 or 50 minutes. This may be once a week or twice a week.

6. Quarterly progress notes will be provided to assess goals, update goals, and celebrate your child’s successes.

7. Conduct a re-evaluation upon continued difficulty, a new concern, or if your child is demonstrating significant growth (determining graduation!).

8. You are welcome to discontinue services at any point and welcome to rejoin if you change your mind!

At our clinic, we understand that every child is unique, and so is their journey in speech therapy. Our comprehensive evaluation, offered at a flat fee, can take 1 to 3 hours, depending on your child's needs. During the evaluation, we gather essential background information, including medical, academic, and social history, to gain a complete understanding of your child. I will informally observe how they communicate and interact with me and other family members, followed by administering standardized assessments to gauge their abilities. Based on this thorough evaluation, I will curate individualized targets tailored specifically to your child's needs, ensuring an effective and personalized therapy plan.

The standardized measurements I use include the Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language, Second Edition (CASL-2) to measure spoken language, the Hodson Assessment of Phonological Patterns - Third Edition (HAPP-3) to test unintelligible speech, the Stuttering Severity Instrument, Fourth Edition (SSI-4) to determine the severity of stuttering and measure, frequency and duration of the problem. I also use the Wiig Assessment of Basic Concepts (WABC) to understand and use basic concepts, and The Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale to assess the preverbal and verbal aspects of communication and interaction in young children.

Informal observations and questionnaires will also be administered to ensure a holistic perspective when considering your child’s speech and language skills.

I wish I could tell you the perfect answer. Every child’s case varies. From my experience, parent involvement in understanding speech therapy targets and being provided with weekly homework will support the development of skills outside of speech therapy sessions. First-hand, I know what it is like to not enjoy reading and learning, having experienced my own concussion in high school. I hope to instill a love for learning, building on intrinsic motivation, to help your child strive to understand and reach their goals. With the combination of outside support and drive to grow, your child or teen is destined to meet their goals in no time.

I have provided telehealth services for the past 4 years. I have seen children demonstrate immense progress and graduate from speech. Telehealth requires an animated specialized to help keep your child engaged and on task. Utilizing their preferred interests, such as including their favorite team in their speech sound targets or reading tasks, keeps students heavily involved. Incorporating movement breaks or funny videos can also reduce task fatigue. Any age group can participate in telehealth services. Early intervention services include directing the parent/caregiver and teaching the skills I would use in sessions. This is advantageous because the caregiver can then use those skills outside our sessions to further growth. Teens, middle schoolers, and even elementary school students also can benefit from the 1:1 setting incorporating individualized targets.