Speech Sound Disorders
SLPs can help your child speak more clearly and confidently. Jess has experience treating a wide range of speech sound challenges, including articulation, phonological disorders, and oral motor concerns.
Therapy may include:
Learning how to make sounds correctly
Practicing sounds in words and sentences
Learning to hear and fix errors
Jess also provides myofunctional therapy to address oral habits like tongue thrust or mouth breathing that may impact speech development.
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Language Disorders
We can have trouble with speech, language, or both. Having trouble understanding what others say is a receptive language disorder. Having problems sharing our thoughts, ideas, and feelings is an expressive language disorder. It is possible to have both a receptive and an expressive language problem.
Language therapy is a very broad label for many types of SLP therapies. It may include:
- listening and following directions
- answering questions
- adding word endings (e.g., past tense -ed)
- forming complete sentences
- vocabulary knowledge and use
- literacy and storytelling
- social language skills
Fluency / Stuttering
Stuttering refers to getting stuck on certain words or sounds. It can also include behaviors, feelings, and attitudes about stuttering. SLPs provide direct and indirect treatments for stuttering.
Jess is trained in the Lidcombe Program, Solutions Focused Brief Therapy, the Oakville Program, and dozens more hours of stuttering assessment and treatment education.
Jess is a recognized Ally of Stuttering. This Ally of Stuttering Seal recognizes Jess has a special interest in stuttering and has received intentional training beyond graduate school. The seal also recognizes that the Ally of Stuttering™ SLP is committed to ongoing training and professional development in the area of fluency disorders at regular intervals.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Neurodiversity
SLPs play an important role in autism treatment. They can help the person with autism build communication and social skills in different settings like home, school, and work.
Jess has immense experience in neurodiversity and ASD, along with additional specialized trainings. Certifications include Hanen Talkability, Hanen More Than Words, the Inside Out Sensory Certificate Program for SLPs, and Learn Play Thrive Approach to Autism.
Hanen More Than Words and Talkability Parent Coaching Groups
This small-group training program is for parents of children 7 and under with ASD or social communication difficulties. This naturalistic, family-centered approach helps you support your child’s communication during everyday interactions. It gives you the tools to foster your child’s social communication, play, and imitation skills.
Talkability® — The Hanen Program® for Parents of Verbal Children on the Autism Spectrum
This small-group training program is for parents of children 3-7 with social communication difficulties. It teaches parents practical ways to help their child learn people skills.
More Therapy Types
Myofunctional Therapy
Jess offers pediatric myofunctional therapy to support proper oral habits, including tongue posture, nasal breathing, and coordination of the muscles used for speech, breathing, and swallowing. Therapy may address concerns like tongue thrust, mouth breathing, and oral motor patterns that impact speech and feeding.
Summer Therapy
Speaktacular offers individualized summer speech therapy, including compensatory services for students who qualify through their IEP or have missed services during the school year. Summer is a great time to make progress with fewer academic demands.
Supplemental Therapy
Sometimes a little extra support makes all the difference—supplemental therapy gives your child added time, focus, and encouragement to grow.
Therapy for Children who Don't Qualify for an IEP
If your child has speech or communication needs but doesn’t qualify for school-based services, private therapy can help bridge the gap.
Above Services are Currently Offered Online in California, Oregon, & Washington.
In-Person Services Offered at our NW Portland Clinic.
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