Hi there :) I’m Kasha (they/she), and I have been working as a pediatric speech-language pathologist in outpatient and early intervention (home and community based) settings since 2009. I enjoy working with clients and families with complex communication needs and sensory processing differences. I work with families to address functional communication goals from a strengths-based perspective. I strongly believe in presuming competence and helping clients communicate and advocate for themselves more independently. I have experience with trialing and procuring Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) devices to support communication access. Another professional interest is supporting Gestalt Language Processors; Gestalt Language Processors learn to speak in chunks or phrases, using echolalia (repetition of phrases or units of meaning) prior to learning to break up those chunks into single words that may be combined into more traditional grammar. Authentic Communication is a Human Right!

A speech therapy practice that specializes in helping kids, preschool to teens, grow their communication skills and reach their full potential. When a child or teen is having fun, they are learning and growing more! Melissa Eich M.S. CCC-SLP is Virginia-based SLP who has more than a decade of public-school experience. She is eager to incorporate literature and games into her creative therapy sessions. Melissa has experience treating speech sound disorders, receptive & expressive language delays, stuttering, social-language skills and facilitating the use of AAC (Alternative and Assistive Communication). Offering in-home therapy sessions near the Charlottesville, VA area or teletherapy sessions across the state of Virginia.