Parenting, by far, is the most difficult, yet awesome journey. Recognize its challenges and accept that it is an imperfect process. We all make mistakes, second guess ourselves, and lose our patience.

This moment may be causing you to worry and wonder. Approaching this adventure with a child’s sense of curiosity will indeed make it more pleasant.

You are not alone in this process. You now have another player on your team. While it may take time, energy, and more head-scratching, you will come to recognize that YOU ARE the most important figure in your child’s life.

Best,

Cortney Brummond, M.S. CCC-SLP

“I’m not a parenting expert. In fact, I’m not sure that I even believe in the idea of ‘parenting experts.’ I’m an engaged, imperfect parent and a passionate researcher. I’m an experienced mapmaker and a stumbling traveler. Like many of you, parenting is by far my boldest and most daring adventure.”

— Brene Brown

Referral Form

Initial evaluation

Through our *Intake* and initial assessment, we aim to gather a detailed developmental, medical, and treatment background.
We facilitate discussion regarding strengths, or rather, under what **conditions does your child thrive?**
What motivates your child? What’s frustrating?
We intentionally create situations through play, structured conversations, and observation. We want to better understand how your child thinks, problem solves, expresses themselves, and how they engage with their world.

Establishing a Plan of Care

Together, you and your provider will develop a plan of care—length of each session, frequency, duration, and follow up.

Evidence-based practice is the core of decision making, along with how a child’s needs impact their caregivers.

Goals will be developed to fit your family’s values and unique routines at the guidance of your clinician to make the most growth in the shortest amount of time.

We schedule our patients by considering multiple factors, ensuring success for child, family, and to capitalize on carryover skills beyond the therapeutic setting.

Based on the impacts of a child’s neurological profile, we may suggest home visits if warranted to optimize outcomes for our most high-needs patients.

Clinical sessions tend to be scheduled for 30-60 minutes; evaluation often take 60-90 minutes.

A plan of care runs anywhere from 2 to 6-months.
1 -4 sessions may be scheduled in a week.

We offer telehealth sessions.
- Utilizing a virtual session for modification and programming for a child’s speech-generating device (SGD) can functionally support therapy gains.
- Quick telehealth visits (10-15 mins.) offer a solution for aligning with best practice for implementation of a “Speedy Speech” program. This framework accelerates growth towards articulation and phonological disorders.
  - More visits, for less time, and no travel!

A Progress Note ends our plan of care or current cycle.

We determine if a break is necessary to practice and maintain skills. We may make changes to goals, treatment area, frequency, duration, etc.