Services &
specialties.
I provide individualized speech-language services for children and teens ages 4–18, with a focus on communication, language, literacy-related skills, and social connection.
Every child has unique strengths and challenges. My goal is to help each one make meaningful progress in a supportive, engaging environment.
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Find their voice. Build their confidence.
What I treat
Helping children communicate clearly, understand language, become confident learners, and build meaningful relationships.
Speech & fluency
For the everyday moments when being understood means everything.
Articulation disorders
Helping children produce speech sounds clearly and accurately so they can be better understood by family, friends, teachers, and peers. Therapy targets each child’s individual sound errors, with practice designed to help carry new skills into everyday conversation.
Stuttering & fluency
Individualized, supportive care for children who stutter or experience other disruptions in the flow of speech. Depending on your child’s needs, therapy may focus on communication confidence, reducing the impact of stuttering, understanding fluency, and communicating comfortably without pressure or fear of speaking.
Language & literacy
Building the language skills that open doors in the classroom and beyond.
Receptive & expressive language
Supporting children who have difficulty understanding language or expressing their thoughts, ideas, and needs. Treatment may focus on following directions, understanding concepts, building vocabulary, forming sentences, answering questions, and organizing ideas.
Phonemic awareness
Helping children recognize and work with the individual sounds in spoken words, an important foundation for reading and spelling. Activities may include identifying sounds, blending sounds to make words, segmenting words into individual sounds, and manipulating sounds in playful, structured ways.
Reading comprehension
Helping students understand, interpret, and discuss what they read. Therapy may address identifying the main idea, recalling details, making inferences, understanding figurative language, summarizing information, and answering questions using evidence from a text.
Social communication
Helping your child feel more comfortable sharing their own unique perspective.
Pragmatic language & social communication
Helping children communicate and connect with others in different social situations. Goals may include conversational turn-taking, staying on topic, interpreting social cues, understanding nonliteral language, considering another person’s perspective, and navigating peer interactions while respecting each child’s communication style.
Evaluations in
a familiar setting.
Using the Q-global and Q-interactive assessment platforms, I can provide in-home and virtual evaluations when appropriate, based on the assessment and its testing requirements.
The initial evaluation includes 90 minutes of formal and informal assessment and a written report delivered within 10 business days. I’ll discuss the findings and recommendations with you so we can decide whether services are appropriate and plan the next steps.
Virtual and in-home assessment options depend on the specific evaluation, clinical considerations, and standardized administration requirements.
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In a familiar space.
In-home and telehealth options bring support into your child’s everyday life. We’ll discuss which format fits your child’s needs and your family’s schedule.
Finding the
right fit matters.
Every child deserves care that matches their needs. Some concerns are best addressed by a specialist or a team of professionals. If your child’s needs fall outside my primary areas of practice, I can help guide you toward an appropriate provider.
When another specialist may be a better fit
Feeding & swallowing disorders
Children with feeding difficulties, swallowing concerns, or complex oral-motor needs may benefit from an SLP with specialized feeding and swallowing expertise, and sometimes a multidisciplinary team.
Early intervention: birth to age 3
My services are designed for ages 4–18. Infants and toddlers typically benefit from early intervention providers experienced in supporting communication and development during the birth-to-three years.
Dyslexia & reading disorders
Children with significant reading difficulties or suspected dyslexia may benefit from specialized assessment. I can support related language skills, including phonemic awareness and reading comprehension, when appropriate. When a child needs further evaluation or specialized reading intervention beyond my scope, I can provide referrals to qualified professionals.
Complex sensory & multidisciplinary needs
When sensory, behavioral, developmental, or functional needs require coordinated care, a team approach may be most appropriate. Depending on your child’s needs, this may include occupational therapy, physical therapy, developmental specialists, or other professionals working together.
You don’t need all the answers.
Just a place to begin.
Let’s talk about your child and find the right starting point together.
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