Group Speech Therapy
Group therapy has the same outcomes of individual therapy with the added benefit that comes with being in community. Being in a group with other people who stutter (or other parents of children who stutter) builds self-esteem and motivation for progress. Listening to and sharing experiences with stuttering provides clients with practical ideas, problem solving opportunities, and the encouragement to keep going when talking gets tough. Like individual therapy, all group sessions include progress monitoring, exercises, discussions, and take-home assignments.
Groups are available for Kids & Families (ages 8-12), Teens (ages 13-18), and Adults (ages 18+). All groups are comprised of 4-6 participants. “Kids & Families” groups will also include at least one parent per child participant. Group sessions range from 1-1.5 hours in length and are scheduled in blocks of 6-8 sessions (Summer groups may follow an “intensive” format where all sessions are instead scheduled over the course of a 5-day week).
Groups are available online and in-person. In-person groups will be held in the North Seattle area. Possible locations include Shoreline, Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace, Ballard, or Phinney Ridge. The exact day, time, and location will be scheduled once sufficient interest in the group has been registered.
Use the contact form to register your interest in group therapy.
Individual Speech Therapy
Individual therapy is available to people who stutter ages 7+ living in Washington state. We work collaboratively to set both long-term and short-term goals to help ensure early and continual progress. All sessions include progress monitoring, exercises, discussions, and take-home assignments.
Like with group therapy, parent involvement is crucial to the treatment of kids and teens. Together, we will determine the level of parent involvement based on your family’s needs, your child’s temperament, and their developmental level. Parent involvement may range from joining parts of a session every so often to full parent-coaching sessions.
Most sessions are 55-minutes in length, though other session lengths are available. In-person sessions can be arranged for local clients in the North Seattle area, including Shoreline, Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace, Greenwood, Northgate, and other north Seattle neighborhoods and suburbs. Online sessions are available to all clients living anywhere in Washington state.
Use the contact form to register your interest in individual therapy.
Assessment
Informal assessment is completed during the first therapy session using an interview format. We use this time to understand the problems you are experiencing and set short-term and long-term goals. We quickly move right into therapy during that same session.
For some pediatric clients, I may complete a formal assessment using standardized tests. We can decide together if this is right for your child.
Billing & Fees
Fees vary based on the type of services offered (group therapy, individual therapy, in-person, online, block sessions, etc.). The benefits of offering a wide variety of service formats is that everyone can find a specialized stuttering service that is appropriate and accessible for them. During our free consultation call, we can discuss your needs and determine a therapy plan and fee structure that works for you.
I am an “out of network” provider and not accepting insurance at this time. I can provide individual therapy clients with “superbills” upon request. Superbills can be submitted by the client to their insurance company for potential reimbursement. I do not provide superbills for group therapy, as group therapy for stuttering is generally not covered by insurance. Group therapy is offered at a significantly reduced rate to compensate for insurance’s lack of coverage for this service type.