Available Services
In-home and telepractice
Services are provided in the setting best suited to meet your child’s needs. Regardless of the service delivery mode, it is always exceptional, reliable, and convenient. If services are needed/preferred in the home, sanitary precautions are taken to ensure the safety of your child and your family.
Evaluations
Evaluations are designed to assess and identify areas of potential weakness in your child’s speech and language skills that could likely benefit from intervention. Evaluations are holistic and include parent and child interviews, clinical observations, and formal standardized testing. The results of your child’s evaluation, potential treatment options, and clinical recommendations are reported and discussed with parents during an in-person/video meeting.
Individual Therapy
Your child’s treatment plan is individualized to address the areas of difficulty determined by his/her evaluation as well as personal, academic, and functional goals. Sessions are designed to incorporate your child’s interests, to be fun, effective, and engaging while adhering to best evidence-based practices. The number, duration, and location (offered in-home and remotely) of weekly therapy sessions is dependent upon the needs of the child, clinical recommendations and parental input/requests. Parent or care-giver training/counseling is included in services and updates regarding client progress via phone, video, or email is provided as often as parents wish. Client carryover is provided as needed to reinforce treatment goals.
Consultation Services
Upon parental request and after parents have secured services with Listen-Think-Speech Therapy, the clinician is available as needed for consultation with teachers, psychologists, and audiologists as well as attending and advocating on behalf of the client for services at Annual Review Meetings.
Types of Treatment
Articulation
Phonological
Fluency
Receptive language
Expressive language
Language
Syntax
Semantics Word finding
Phonological awareness
Pre-literacy
Literacy
Writing
Language processing
Pragmatic/Social skills
Treatment of Pediatric Population with:
Speech sound disorders (Articulation & Phonological)
Language Disorders
Social/Pragmatic difficulties
Learning disabilities
Developmental delays
Hearing impairment
ADHD
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Off-site visits
Lori is available for at-home or at-school visits to observe and assess your child in his/her natural daily environment and to provide any suggestions for accommodations to best meet your child’s communicative needs.
Preschool/Daycare Informational Session for Families
(In-person/Virtual)
Separate your program from the rest! Demonstrate your organization’s commitment to your families and their children by offering them a 60-minute, invaluable conversation focused on the speech and language development of their children. There are two sessions, one is offered for families of children from birth- 3 years of age, and the second is for families of children ages 3-5 years. Each sessions outlines typical speech and language development of that age group, warning signs of potential problems, and activities to promote these skills at home. Additional handouts/resources are provided as well as a complimentary 20-minute question/answer segment at session’s conclusion.
In-service Continuing Education
(In-person/Virtual)
Provide your teachers/caregivers the opportunity to increase their skills and knowledge to create the most effective classroom environments for bolstering children’s speech and language development. Sessions are tailored to address specific speech and language skill sets, the goals associated with each, and a variety of detailed classroom activities to target goals. Please call/email Lori to learn more about program options.