After you reach out, we will spend 15-30 minutes on the phone discussing your concerns, your child’s development, prior therapy, and goals. During this time, we will obtain all pertinent information as it relates to your child’s speech and language development and figure out next steps. We will then recommend a plan to move forward with either an evaluation, a screening, or therapy sessions.

If your child has not received a formal speech and language evaluation in the past year, we will likely recommend a full, comprehensive evaluation. This will provide us with a complete look at where the breakdown is in speech and language and help us to better create goals tailored specifically for your child.

A full evaluation will differ depending on your concerns and the information provided during the initial phone call intake. For example, if your concern is your child’s articulation, we will assess the breakdown of their speech sounds and how they present in words and connected speech.

If your concern is your child’s school-aged language (e.g., narrative skills or higher level language skills), our evaluation will assess all areas of oral/written narratives, comprehension, expressive/receptive language skills, and any other aspect of language that is utilized in school and daily life. By looking at all areas of language, we will be able to find where the language breakdown is, hone in on those areas, and shape the therapy to meet the needs of your specific child to help them succeed.

We will provide you with a formal written evaluation for your records and to use for collaboration purposes.

If your child has received a formal speech and language evaluation in the past year, or is currently receiving speech therapy, we will likely recommend a screening session. Together with any progress notes and reports that you provide, it will help us identify any additional potential difficulty and strength. This screening will provide us with an overview of your child and how to best approach therapy and create goals.

A formal writeup of the results of your child’s screening session will be provided if requested for an additional fee.

We will use the treatment plan created from the comprehensive evaluation or screening to target predetermined weaknesses to improve your child’s speech and language skills. Sessions are 1:1, and a parent/caregiver is welcome to join. We will allot a few minutes at the end of each session to provide feedback on progress and carryover. Our therapists are highly trained to address a multitude of speech and language concerns. For younger children, treatment is play-based, and as attention allows it can become more structured.

We only see your child for a short amount of time each week. The rest of that time, they get to be with and learn from you! Carryover outside of the treatment sessions is key for success. In addition to the brief review of therapy after sessions, we provide parents with their own coaching session to hone in on their child’s skills, targets, and goals. In our coaching sessions, we teach parents how to provide support and carry over techniques to work with your children at home. An important aspect of our parent coaching is to focus on implementing these strategies into your everyday life. As an SLP and parent of 2 kids, I know how busy parents are. There are a million things to do every day and you’re thinking “now I have to find time to do speech?!” Hear us out. Our goal is to help you learn to incorporate strategies into your already busy life, not to make this one more chore to add to your list.

Providing in-services and educational training is hugely beneficial for all children. It will help educators identify speech and language concerns, work through challenges, and collaborate with team members to ensure each child’s success. Our educational training encompasses the latest speech and language research, milestones, and tools to help recognize the unique needs of each child. Educators and staff will walk away confident in their ability to determine whether a child should receive an evaluation for speech/language. Implementing strategies in our trainings will ensure that children don’t fall through the cracks. Trainings can be done in-person and virtually.

Our team provides in-school speech and language screenings to identify children who would benefit from a more comprehensive speech and language evaluation. As with our trainings, we do not want children to fall through the cracks. We screen for articulation, phonology, fluency/stuttering, and language development. Should your school choose to partner with us, we will come to the facility to screen each child 1:1 for about 5-10 minutes each. Each child’s parent or teacher (depending on model chosen by the school) will receive a quick writeup of results and whether a further evaluation is recommended.