Walnut Creek Speech Therapy
1250 Pine St., Suite 106, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Serving Concord, Lafayette, Pleaseant Hill, Walnut Creek
Services
Screenings
Screenings typically are for 45mins to 1hr. At the end of the screening, the clinician will discuss the findings and any recommendations. Diagnosis are not given during a screening; however, a complete evaluation may give a diagnosis. If the clinician is recommending a full evaluation, 50% of the screening fee will be applied to the total evaluation rate. Usually a phone conversation can determine if a screening or full evaluation is necessary..
Evaluations
We have a variety of evaluations available depending on the needs of your child. We offer the following types of evaluations:
- Speech (standardized articulation test and report - approximately 2 ½ hours total time spent)
- Language only (includes a few standardized tests along with a language sample and report – approximately 4.5 hours total time spent)
- Speech and Language (both of the above – approximately 5 hours total time spent)
- Apraxia of Speech (standardized test along with a language sample – approximately 3 hours total time spent)
We also offer a Dynamic Assessment. This is for children who are unable to take standardized tests. Children with Downs Syndrome or autism are examples of children who would likely be good candidates for a Dynamic Assessment. The Dynamic Assessment may take up to 6 one-hour sessions to determine appropriate recommendations and goals. A Dynamic Assessment is also known as diagnostic therapy and includes observations of the child’s spontaneous communication, interactions with their parent and the clinician.
Therapy
We do both individual therapy or small group therapy (Social Communication). The individual therapy sessions are generally an hour, 50 minutes of therapy time and 10 minutes to discuss how the therapy session went. Individual therapy is also provided in 45 minute sessions with 35 minutes of therapy and 10 minutes of follow up. In addition you can choose 30 minute sessions with 25 minutes of therapy and 5 minutes with parents.
Weekly homework is provided to parents to practice skills outside of the therapy room. Parents are always welcome to attend the therapy session, as long as the child is able to attend to the activities. Group therapy will be no more than 2 children per group. The groups will be created, depending on a child’s language level and/or abilities to be a part of a group. If you’re interested in group therapy, please talk to a clinician.
Specialies
- Apraxia/Dyspraxia
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
- Articulation (Speech Delays)
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Bilingual/Bicultural Delays
- Central Auditory Processing Disorders
- Down Syndrome
- Expressive and Receptive Language Delays
- Fluency (Stuttering)
- Oral Motor Disorders
- Phonological Disorders
- Pragmatics/Social Language
- Selective Mutism
Our Speech Therapist
Laura Reedy M.A., SLP-CCC
Laura holds a Masters Degree from San Jose State University in Speech Pathology and a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Laura has worked in a variety of settings including the public school system, county system, and home-based therapy services. She has taught both group and individual therapy and has worked with all levels of delay ranging from non-intense to severely delayed populations. While in the school district she taught both a non-intense speech and language class to preschool children and provided therapy to children in the special day classes on-site. She also gained additional experience with children from kindergarten to middle school providing small group therapy services.