Background
My name is Katie and I am a pediatric speech-language pathologist, a wife and a mother of two boys. I firmly believe in treating each child as a whole. Goals are determined with one question in mind – will this help the child be a happier, more effective communicator?
I come from an extended family steeped in education and children. Speech pathology perfectly combines my love for teaching with my desire to help children reach their full potential. I have experience working in early intervention, private schools and collaborative private practice settings. After years of experience, I launched my private practice.
My specialties include: motor speech, early speech/language developmental, articulation, receptive and expressive language development, language processing, pre-literacy, social-emotional intelligence, tongue thrust, family coaching and more. I draw techniques from training and resources such as: Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT), dynamic tactile temporal cueing (DTTC), Floortime, Hanen Program, Social Thinking and more.
Specialties
Delayed play skills (e.g. pretend - functional)
Oral habits (e.g. pacifier use - thumb or digit sucking habits - blanket sucking)
Limited social interaction with peers
Speech milestones
Oral-motor hypotonia (e.g. - weak jaw - open mouth posture)
Difficulty with transitions or routines
Neurodivergence (e.g. ASD - ADHD)
Motor planning difficulties (dyspraxia)
Sensory or motor dysregulation
Difficulty with attention and engagement
Social communication
Language milestones
Sensory Issues (hypersensitivity - hyposensitivity)
Education & Training
MS, CCC-SLP
Insurance
Superbill for reimbursement
Out-of-network
Languages
English
Contact
Service Areas
Valley Village, CA
Popular Courses
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