Do parents and caregivers come into the sessions?
I have worked to provide speech-language therapy that meets the individual needs of the child, with active parent participation. This needs to be playful for the young child and needs to be respectful of an older child’s growing social and individual needs.
Parents are involved at levels that are developmentally appropriate for the child and their needs. For example, the young child or child with more complex communication needs, will need a parent or caregiver to come right into each session.
An older child may need to have control of how much a parent is involved in the treatment, with clinician guidance to include the parent as needed so that more progress may be made.
Do you have any specialized techniques or therapies that you want to highlight?
For younger children, I specialize in child-centered therapy, which is a play-based intervention.
For children with speech sound disorders – I determine if hte problem is articulation or phonology, then use either an approach to help with the placement of articulation (articulation disorders) or a phonological approach (teaching patterns of delay with an emphasis on listening to sound patterns) for phonological disorders.
For children with stuttering – I focus on improving communication and helping the child use speech tools that makes the stuttering easier (reducing tension, gliding into the word, using pausing and pacing, understanding how feelings affect our communication)
Will my medical insurance pay for speech and/or feeding
We will work to help you access your medical insurance benefits. Most insurance plans will pay for therapy that is medically necessary. Please see our blog “Insurance Benefits“