A Trusted Hub for Services for Your Child

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A trusted hub for your family

Providing qualify, evidenced based Speech, Occupational, and Physical therapy, in a cultivating & supportive environment to help our clients reach their fullest potential

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Dynamic Therapy Services and Programs

Our administrative, management and clinical team are available to provide support through:

  • Assessment and Treatment Plan Development
  • Speech, Occupational, or Physical Therapy screenings
  • Family in-service Training and Consultation
  • Classroom and IEP Consultations
  • On Site Therapy Intervention

Therapy Methods Include

  • Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS): Visual communication system to support initiation and communication by exchanging a visual icon for wants/needs.
  • Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT): Tactile-kinesthic method that uses touch cures to guide articulators through words and phrases.
  • Kaufman Program: Apraxia treatment that teaches children the easiest way to say words until they have increased oral-speech coordination.
  • Hanen Programs: It Takes Two to Talk and More Than Words programs that teach techniques for transitioning, requesting, understanding and shaping echolalic speech patterns.
  • Talk Tools: Muscle-based oral motor program designed to promote speech and improve oral motor (e.g. lips, jaw) through using oral motor tools to improve verbal output, feeding, and speech production skills.
  • Social Thinking: Developed by Michelle Garcia Winner, this program target social skills with techniques based on the ILAUGH model.
  • Social Stories: Developed by Carol Gray, this method uses visuals and individualized stories written by clinicians to teach social skills, social expectations, and behavioral modification strategies.
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