Our Philosophy
Our therapy practices are strengths-based. We implement child-led therapy while incorporating the passions & interests of the child to design our sessions. We also include family goals to drive our therapy while focusing on parent coaching in order to support a child’s overall access to total communication across various environments. At Speech & Sensory, we pride ourselves on being linguistically & culturally competent as we strive to provide responsive therapy. We consider all dynamic factors that play a part in a child’s life, including cultural background and linguistic differences.
Our Strategies
We implement sensory strategies to support the child in reaching their optimal level of regulation or “ready to learn” state for them to climb the “language staircase” in order to access higher-level skills. We focus on connection-based therapy where trust and rapport are at the forefront for both child and caregiver. Strategies include play-based therapy using the child’s interests, explorative play, movement activities, making adjustments/accommodations to the environment, providing language opportunities in their natural environment in order to help the child thrive. We also include parents/caregivers in therapy for optimal carryover and generalization. Our assessment process determines the child’s sensation pattern, which will help us develop our treatment strategies.