Pediatric Services

Our ability to produce or understand language is fundamental to our ability to effectively communicate. Some children have difficulty understanding language, yet can produce it perfectly. Some children struggle to get their message across, despite understanding language and knowing what they want to say. Some children struggle with both aspects of language. These language challenges can lead to frustration, withdrawal, difficulty making friends, difficulty expressing their wants and needs, challenges with academics and much more. Our therapy approach identifies each child's individual needs in a client-centered, fun and interactive setting.

While stuttering is often first noticed between ages two and four, it can begin at various times throughout childhood. Evidence shows initiating services before age six yields the best results. Let us help your child speak freely, without fear and with confidence through our stuttering treatment program. We will address all of the factors impacting your child's communication through our person-centered approach to fluency. We will provide parent coaching to model fluent language. With a combination of evidence-based and personalized approaches, we address the whole child through supportive and individualized treatment.

Some Neurodiverse individuals have difficulty participating fully in social settings. In the past, traditional "social skills therapy" has attempted to mask or hide Autistic or Neurodiverse characteristics, causing individual's anxiety, depression or issues surrounding identify or self-worth. That's where we're different! Our treatment approach focuses on self-advocacy that is not geared toward making an Autistic person hide their Autism, but rather helping individuals solve difficult social situations without sacrificing their own needs, boundaries or goals. We give insight into autistic and non-autistic communication differences as well as teach skills needed to effectively express one's own perspectives.

Does your child have difficulty producing certain speech sounds, have a difficult time being understood or get easily frustrated when their message is not successfully received? Our individualized treatment approaches target the underlying cause of their difficulties (e.g. motor difficulties, developmental, sensory or structural) in order to correctly target and fix their speech sound production. Our therapy is FUN, INTERACTIVE and CLIENT-CENTERED. We target speech through play-based games and natural modeling rather than monotonous drill work, to keep our client's engaged.

You deserve to be heard and we are here to help you claim your true voice. We support all members of the LGBTQ+ community through our individualized and culturally competent program. Voice therapy goes far beyond evidence-based skills and we address the whole person through a supportive and safe space to explore your identity and expression. We understand the importance of feeling comfortable in your own skin and we are here to support you every step of the way in feeling confident and finding your true self.

Does your child communicate using delayed echolalia or "scripts" from their favorite TV Show, movie, or learned expressions? Do they provide phrases that are related but can't be taken literally such as "Let's get out of here!" when attempting to let you know that they're ready to leave? Did you know that this type of language is not disordered but rather an alternative way of learning language called Natural Language Acquistion (NLA). We define these types of language learners as Gestalt Language Processors. It is suspected that 75% of Autistic individuals are NLA language learners and Gestalt Language Processors. Let our therapy approach help your child learn language in a way that makes sense for them. We do not discourage "scripts" but rather help a child learn how to turn these into self-generated language in order to successfully communicate.

Communication is a fundamental human right that is not limited to verbal speaking. Communication takes many forms and is very individual. AAC, or augmentative and alternative communication may be used for a person's entire life or may be used temporarily to help close the gap in their communication. AAC needs to fit into YOUR life and communication style in order for it to be effective. Let us assess the need for and provide support in the use of AAC while always keeping your individual needs at the forefront of our treatment.