Services for Your Child
Our speech-language pathologists previously worked in medical clinics and school districts before venturing out into private practice. Our founder, Kyla Grahl, met countless parents struggling to understand why they were unable to access treatment for their child. Whether they recently met with their school district officials to hear that their child did not qualify or got a letter from their insurance with a denial of services, they are frustrated and often confused.
Let’s get to the solution, because that’s why you’re here.
We provide services on a pay-per-session basis. We do not bill insurance. This means, if your SLP’s evaluation determines that your child has a disorder or delay, we can serve them. There are no hoops to jump through; we’ll get started working towards their goals ASAP. Though some medical clinics do often offer a “private pay option”, they usually have to charge enormous fees to cover their overhead. With this service model, you’re paying only for our expertise, not for a janitor and the boss’s boss’s benefits.
Ages 0-3
Fun fact: Most speech therapy for small children is actually parent training. It’s consultation, teaching, trouble-shooting, and demonstrating. The therapist’s job is to meet with you and teach you to be your child’s own therapist.
Wondering if it’s time for an evaluation? Here is a short article about when to be concerned. Another easy rule of thumb is that if your 2 year old is not using at least 50 words and starting to combine words into phrases, they should be evaluated. Consider that 90% of 24 month olds consistently say at least 50 words.
School Aged Children
Whether you’ve had a long history with speech therapy, or you’re just noticing some concerns with your children’s ability to communicate, read, write, or listen, I urge you to contact me to discuss treatment options. You may be looking for extra help in addition to their school therapy or you may have a child that sits in that grey area between “not performing as strong as their peers” and “not delayed enough for school services”. Here are some signs that your child may need an evaluation. The child is:
-difficult to understand.
-making errors in grammar or speech sounds that seem more severe than their peers
-using less words or shorter sentences than peers
-struggling to follow directions
-struggling to answer questions
-stuttering