Therapy that fits your week.
Evidence-based, creative, and shaped around the person in front of me.
Meaningful progress is founded on genuine connection. My approach is personalized, evidence-based, and functional to real life. Three words for how I work: compassionate, creative, curious.
Compassionate
The first job of a therapist is to listen. To meet you where you are, not where a textbook says you should be. Whatever you're working through, the work starts with understanding what life actually looks like for you right now.
Creative
I love bringing your real life into sessions. Working on memory or naming? Send me pictures of your loved ones and your most-used items. We'll use those. Want to get back to work? Share what your job looks like and I'll do the research to bring it into therapy. I believe working on soft skills can matter as much as objective skills, and that the whole picture is what makes the difference for a client.
Curious
Speech-language pathology keeps moving. I do too. I'm committed to evidence-based practice and to staying curious enough to integrate new research, tools, and approaches as they prove themselves. Your treatment plan reflects what we know works today.
What a session actually looks like
All sessions are virtual, on Zoom. You'll get a link by email before we meet. You need a quiet, comfortable space, a stable internet connection, and a pen and paper. Anything beyond that I'll send to you ahead of time so you're set up before we start.
Your first session
Open the laptop, click the link, and we meet. We spend the session getting to know each other: what you're working on, what you want from therapy, how we'll shape the work to fit your life. By the end you'll know what to expect next time, and we'll confirm timing.
Mid-treatment sessions
We work on whatever your goals require. Expressive language, receptive language, voice, cognitive-communication, swallowing. I check in regularly to see if you need breaks or extra explanations. I want the work to feel productive, not exhausting.
Materials and tools
I keep it simple. Most materials are virtual and I screen-share what we need. If we'll use physical worksheets or props, you'll have them before the session. I also recommend apps, games, or outside tools when they fit what we're working on and what you actually enjoy.
Working with your people
When it helps, I love bringing families and caregivers into the work. That could mean teaching effective prompts for speech and language, learning how to redirect for memory needs, or building strategies that help skills generalize beyond the session. I want everyone in the support system to feel like a teammate, not a bystander.
Homework, if you want it
Homework is optional. If you want it, I love assigning practice that mirrors what we do together. We review how to complete it, and you can send it back to me or bring it to the next session with your reflections. If you don't want homework, the in-session work still moves things forward. No guilt, no pressure.
How we measure progress
I run progress checks every 12–16 sessions (sometimes insurance-driven). I use a mix of formal and informal measures along with how you're feeling about the work. I share the data with you directly. You should know whether the work is paying off, and what we're doing about it if something isn't.
How therapy ends
When we're approaching the end of insurance coverage or you're hitting your goals, we don't stop cold turkey. We taper. Session frequency decreases to periodic check-ins, then we graduate when we both feel confident. You'll leave with strategies for maintaining what you've built.
How working together typically goes.
Every plan is custom. The general arc looks like this:
- 01
Free Consultation
A 15-minute phone call. We talk through what's going on, your goals, and any questions about insurance or logistics. No commitment, no paperwork.
- 02
Evaluation
A comprehensive speech and language evaluation, typically about an hour. We identify strengths and the areas we'll work on. This guides your treatment plan.
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Therapy Sessions
One-on-one 30-minute sessions over Zoom. We find a frequency and schedule that fits your life, then get to work.
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Progress Checks
Every 12–16 sessions, we step back and look at the data along with how you're feeling. Plans get adjusted based on what's actually working.
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Graduation
When goals are met or insurance coverage ends, we taper. Sessions become check-ins, then we graduate. You leave with strategies for staying where you've gotten to.
Let's take the first step.
A free 15-minute consultation is the easiest way to know if we're a good fit. No paperwork, no commitment.