We provide diagnostic evaluations and therapy intervention that are personalized to the individual client using various assessment/evaluative tools for ages 18 months to 18 years. These assessments are scheduled based on child’s age, communication difficulties, and taking into consideration past evaluations. The length of our evaluations is between one to three hours and can be scheduled for one to two sessions depending on age and attention factors. Our talented and caring speech-language pathologists are dedicated to working collaboratively with family members to ensure their children learn and progress to their full communicative potential.

Brain Training and Speech-Language Pathology Services The Brain Trainer works with clients as early as preschool, all the way to seniors. We believe that EVERYONE can have a better brain, regardless of their age. Our clients consist of school aged children who are struggling in the areas of math and reading or those who are excelling in school and want to be pushed to the next level. Clients who have an ADD/ADHD, Autism, Aspergers, Dyslexia or a speech and language diagnosis will also make huge changes while enrolled in one of our customized programs. Our adult clients include those who want to gain a competitive edge at work or stay sharp in retirement. We also serve adults with ADD/ ADHD, dyslexia or following a stroke or brain injury. The process begins with an assessment, administered by our director, Vicki Parker, Ph.D., to determine a client’s strengths and weaknesses. After the assessment, she will design, a customized training program. Clients will then begin to work with their own personal brain trainer, to strengthen weak cognitive skill areas. This is not tutoring —it is training that actually improves the brain from now and for years to come. The customized programs will be filled with activities and tasks that feel like games. You will gain fascinating insights into how the mind functions and how nearly everyone can think more quickly, clearly and creatively. It’s fun and it works. Speech Services Dr. Vicki Parker, the director of The Brain Trainer and a Speech Language Pathologist for the past 30 years, provides Speech Therapy at our facility. A speech language pathologist, evaluates and treats cognitive and communication disorders. Here at The Brain Trainer, we work on Cognition—the building blocks of how we think, and Communication Skills—the ability to convey our messages to others. Speech and Language Services greatly benefit those who have difficulty with listening, following directions, coming up with words or putting words together to create sentences or clarity of speech. We now offer Cog-Med and Interactive Metronome services, to learn more contact our office.

Carolina Speech Connections is a private speech therapy practice with offices in Charlotte and Monroe, NC. Our team is made up of passionate speech-language pathologists with a wide range of experiences including workin with patients with speech, language, voice, cognition, orofacial myofunctional, and feeding disorders, across a wide range of diagnoses. Our speech pathologists provide personalized, high quality speech therapy, tailored specifically to the needs of our patients and their families. In addition to our offices, we also provide patients with the option of being seen in their home, or via tele therapy, when appropriate! Our therapists truly love what they do and take great pride in offering support for a variety of disorders, delays, neurological damage, and other concerns that make communication challenging. Because no patient is ever the same, we perform thorough and comprehensive evaluations, develop goals with input from the parents, families, and caregivers, and provide individualized therapy aiming to meet those goals. Additionally, we ensure that referring providers are kept in the loop about patient diagnosis, goals, and progress. We look forward to working with you!

Julia is a licensed speech language pathologist who is dedicated to helping each client discover ways to express themselves and interact with the important people in their lives most effectively. Successful and meaningful communication can come in many different forms (facial expressions, gestures, spoken words, written language, and/or augmentative technology). Julia emphasizes close collaboration with other professionals working with each client in order to support the needs of communication in all areas of her client’s life. Family members are encouraged to be active participants in the therapy process in order to support carryover of treatment goals. Over the last 11 years in the field of speech and language, Julia has gained extensive experience and training in working with pediatrics and teens. She actively seeks out ongoing continuing education in the field in order to provide quality services to her clients.