Every child develops differently, but if you have concerns about your child's communication, we encourage you to reach out. We're happy to discuss your concerns and help determine whether therapy may be appropriate.

Our first 2–3 therapy sessions are dedicated to getting to know your child. During this time, we gather informal information through play, conversation, and observation to better understand your child's communication skills, interests, learning style, and overall strengths and needs. We also ask parents and, when appropriate, teachers or other providers to complete intake forms so we can understand how your child communicates across different environments.

Rather than relying solely on standardized testing, this process allows us to develop meaningful, individualized goals that reflect your child's real-life communication needs.

After these initial sessions, you'll receive a written treatment plan outlining your child's goals and recommendations. This plan can be shared with other members of your child's team, including schools, physicians, and other therapists. Following each therapy session, you'll also receive a session note for your records, communication with your team, and billing purposes.

Not necessarily! Our process begin with parent interviews and review of existing evaluations (if/when available) prior to starting your first therapy session. Then, we use the first 2-3 sessions to collect informal information about your child’s speech and language via clinical observation and dynamic assessment. This is typically enough for us to write an informed treatment plan. However, if we feel a comprehensive evaluation is recommended, we'll discuss that with you.

Absolutely. School-based services determine whether a communication difficulty significantly impacts a child's educational performance. In early intervention specifically, this “impact” is determined through a multi-step evaluation showing a 25% developmental delay, or a 1.5 standard deviation below the mean on standarized assessment. Often, we receive calls from parents explaining that their child did not qualify for speech, but that their performance on assessment was still considered “below average.” Simply put…YES. Some children who do not qualify for school-based services may still definitely benefit from private speech-language therapy.

CC SLP is a private-pay practice and does not bill insurance directly. However, some families choose to submit for out-of-network reimbursement through their insurance plan. Upon request, we're happy to provide the documentation needed, including superbills, to assist with that process.

We encourage families to contact their insurance provider directly to learn more about their out-of-network speech-language therapy benefits.

CC SLP is a private-pay practice, which means we do not accept insurance. We use Square to securely process payments and send electronic invoices during the week your services are provided. Invoices can be paid online using a credit card, debit card, or eligible HSA/FSA card.

If you plan to seek out-of-network insurance reimbursement, need documentation for a settlement agreement, or require records for tax purposes, we're happy to provide superbills or master invoices upon request, at the end of the month.