​At The Speech Room, your experience is as unique as you are. Each individual's therapy journey begins with an assessment and an individualized treatment plan with clear goals, which is used as a starting point and a roadmap for therapy.
Therapy is dynamic and goals evolve as Kim gets to know each client both as a person and as a learner. Kim will continually tailor the therapy activities to match the interests and motivations for each person. Kim's approach is relationship-based and inclusive.
The Speech Room is a neurodiversity-affirming practice that supports all types of learners.
SERVICES
Little Kids
For the youngest learners, evaluations and therapy are highly play-based. Play is a language all children speak and it is how they learn, process their world, and grow. Services start with an evaluation to determine your child’s strengths and areas for growth. For children under three, the evaluation consists heavily of observation through play, parent interview and completion of parent questionnaires. Most children three and older will participate in some structured standardized testing in addition to play-based assessment activities. The results of your child’s evaluation will be used to develop a treatment plan which will outline goals to be worked on in your child’s therapy sessions.
Big Kids
For school-aged children, the process begins with a detailed evaluation which will identify your child’s communication strengths and areas for growth through intake questionnaires, standardized testing and other clinical assessment measures. The results of your child’s evaluation will be used to design recommendations and a treatment plan which outlines goals to be targeted in therapy. Sometimes therapy looks more like “work” and sometimes it looks more like “play”, but it is always goal-driven and individualized to your child’s specific needs and interests. We strive to make the sessions fun and motivating for students, because everyone learns better when they are having a good time!
Adults
Accent reduction classes are offered for adults in-person in Santa Barbara or on Zoom worldwide. While accent reduction is not therapy, it utilizes Kim’s deep knowledge of speech science and therapeutic techniques to support adults who have a personal goal of improving the clarity of their speech when using English as a second (or third!) language. Accent reduction courses focus on teaching learners to speak English in the American cultural style.
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