Why don’t you take insurance?
I hear this question almost as often as “how do I know my child needs speech therapy?” Insurance is a tricky topic and varies for each person depending on their specific plan and benefits. I completely understand families wishing to use those benefits. It’s true healthcare providers are in-network for good reasons. However, here are […]
How Do I Know If My Child Needs Speech Therapy?
4 Questions to Consider One of the most common questions I get as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) is “how do I know if my child needs speech therapy?” While I agree that a checklist of developmental milestones is helpful, it can also be overwhelming and dependent on many factors. Instead, I often find parents have […]
Independence in a Natural Environment
Part III: Principles of Heart & Soul Speech Empowerment + Sustainable Therapy + Natural Environment = Independence What is a “Natural Environment?” A natural environment is often thought of as the home – or any other setting where you may feel “at home.” However, when doing therapy in a ‘natural environment,’ it actually refers to […]
Sustainability
Part II: Principles of Heart & Soul Speech “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” -Lao Tzu, Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism, Father of Sustainability (ok, I added that one) Honestly, the first time I heard that […]
Empowerment
Part I: Principles of Heart & Soul Speech Empowerment—noun; authority or power given to someone to do something; the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one’s life. What a beautiful, powerful, profound word. The word empowerment alone carries weight and responsibility. People are often confused when I use it to describe what […]
Finding My Purpose – Heart & Soul Speech
[siteorigin_widget class=”WP_Widget_Media_Image”][/siteorigin_widget] Private Practice with a Purpose I love being a speech-language pathologist. The flexibility -to work with all people, ages, disorders, settings, to schedule, to be creative or structured, autonomous or collaborative -it’s all so appealing to me. Working in the field has enriched my life in ways I never expected. I knew after […]