We do not accept insurance.  We accept private pay and can provide a Superbill (an itemized receipt of therapy services) by request that clients can provide to their insurance company to potentially get reimbursed for therapy.

We put our clients' needs first.  Contracting with insurance companies can dictate the allotted time and type of therapy.  As licensed speech-language pathologists, our ethical obligations are to you, the client.  We will always advocate for what is best for you and work together to create a treatment plan customized to your goals.  When working with private insurance companies, they may limit and deny benefits, despite recommendations of expert health care professionals.  Research shows that consistent therapy is most effective, and insurance mandates can take valuable time away from your plan of care.  We have the knowledge and skills to treat clients with the highest quality care without compromising to suit insurance needs.  

Teletherapy or virtual therapy is provided via audio and video through computers, phones, tablets, etc.  We use a HIPAA compliant Google Meet videoconferencing service.  Research has shown that teletherapy services are just as effective as in-person therapy.  Teletherapy can be structured or naturalistic and looks different for each client and family (e.g., clients join independently, caregivers and clients join together, caregivers participate in child-led play while the clinician coaches them virtually).  Teletherapy allows for  flexibility of the client's location, decreases commuting, reduces the need for child care for other children in the household, and allows therapy to continue if health or illness prevent in-person therapy.  

Gestalt language processing is a communication style based in delayed echolalia (i.e., repeating meaningful scripts learned from people, songs, shows, movies, etc. after a delay).  It is a natural, typical, developmental process and one to be supported, not fixed.   Research has shown that most individuals with autism are gestalt language processors (GLPs); however not all GLPs have autism.  Other language characteristics of GLPs may include the use of single words, long scripts, rich intonation, and unintelligible strings of language.  A child may not be responding well to "traditional" therapy approaches meant for analytic language processors.  A child may use language in a specific context but struggle to use it in other situations.  We are trained, experienced, and skilled in working with GLPs through the stages of natural language acquisition (NLA) to support the goal of flexible, self-generated, original language.  To learn more about gestalt language processing, give us a call and check out:

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