Trust yourself, trust your feelings, find out If your child is a late bloomer, or if your child truly does need speech Help is available We understand the frustration of not knowing how to help your child, as moms and therapists we team together to help you and your family overcome difficult obstacles from the comfort of your own home. My aim is to provide a compassionate and professional approach to therapy centered around partnering with children and their families. Tina is a Speech-Language Pathologist with over 9 years of hands-on experience with both children and adults. She earned her BA and her MA in Speech Pathology at St. Ambrose University . Tina is a compassionate mother of 3 children, one of which has special needs. Tina has worked in multiple settings centered around children with delays and exceptional needs. Tina believes in a play-based approach to therapy by following the child’s lead, and building connections through play.

I have been working in the field of Speech-Language Pathology since 1997. I completed my undergraduate degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of Washington in August 1996. I graduated with honors from Northern Arizona University in December 2000 with my Masters degree. I worked in the public school system for five years before moving into private practice in 2002. My experience includes working with a variety of pediatric populations to treat and assess articulation/phonological delays, receptive and expressive language delays, autism spectrum disorders, including working with behavior challenges, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication intervention and support. I am Level 2 PROMPT technique trained and have attended multiple Verbal Behavior and ABA conferences to assist in supporting ABA therapy techniques. I enjoy working in a team approach with other members of the client's team, such as school, ABA, OT, PT and other SLP providers. I enjoy spending time with my husband and family and I am active in my church. I also enjoy all types of crafts and cooking.

MS, Laura S. Smith of Talk SLP LLC is an IAOM certified Orofacial Myologist and licensed speech-language pathologist in Seattle and Mercer Island, WA. Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Accent Modification • Aphasia • Apraxia • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Augmentative Alternative Communication • Aural (re)habilitation • Autism • Cognitive-Communication Disorders • Communication Improvement and Public Speaking • Fluency and fluency disorders • Language acquisition disorders • Learning disabilities • Multilingualism • Neurogenic Communication Disorders • Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders • Phonology Disorders • SLP developmental disabilities • Speech-Language Research • Speech Therapy • Swallowing disorders • Voice Disorders and Transgender Voice Screenings The first step toward better communication is to detect any communication difficulties that might require more in-depth evaluation. Evaluation An extensive assessment of an individual’s speech, language, communication, and swallowing abilities will reveal strengths and weakness and leads to the creation of an effective intervention plan. Treatment Therapy with TALK providers is tailored to your unique needs and goals in a comfortable environment that is interactive and fun. Consultation Services We collaborate with teachers, psychologists, counselors, vocational coaches, and healthcare/rehabilitative professionals. This team approach allows us to develop and integrate programs and monitor their progress across settings such as daycare, schools, vocational settings, and medical facilities. Guidance and Instruction TALK therapists counsel individuals and families about communication development and disorders. We can help with the stress and misunderstanding that often come with communication disorders. We teach individuals and families to spot and change patterns that may slow communication and treatment progress, and we develop communication techniques you can use at home.

I am a doctoral student, researcher, and speech-language pathologist (SLP) with experience in cognitive disorders and rehabilitation, assistive technology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), language and literacy, early childhood development, speech disorders, dysphagia, aphasia and apraxia, neurodegenerative disease, counseling, and supervision. My clinical philosophy centers on promoting a holistic, patient-centered approach alongside an emphasis on mixed-methods research to fully enhance patient accessibility and independence.

MS, Laura S. Smith of Talk SLP LLC is an IAOM certified Orofacial Myologist and licensed speech-language pathologist in Seattle and Mercer Island, WA. Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Accent Modification • Aphasia • Apraxia • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Augmentative Alternative Communication • Aural (re)habilitation • Autism • Cognitive-Communication Disorders • Communication Improvement and Public Speaking • Fluency and fluency disorders • Language acquisition disorders • Learning disabilities • Multilingualism • Neurogenic Communication Disorders • Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders • Phonology Disorders • SLP developmental disabilities • Speech-Language Research • Speech Therapy • Swallowing disorders • Voice Disorders and Transgender Voice Screenings The first step toward better communication is to detect any communication difficulties that might require more in-depth evaluation. Evaluation An extensive assessment of an individual’s speech, language, communication, and swallowing abilities will reveal strengths and weakness and leads to the creation of an effective intervention plan. Treatment Therapy with TALK providers is tailored to your unique needs and goals in a comfortable environment that is interactive and fun. Consultation Services We collaborate with teachers, psychologists, counselors, vocational coaches, and healthcare/rehabilitative professionals. This team approach allows us to develop and integrate programs and monitor their progress across settings such as daycare, schools, vocational settings, and medical facilities. Guidance and Instruction TALK therapists counsel individuals and families about communication development and disorders. We can help with the stress and misunderstanding that often come with communication disorders. We teach individuals and families to spot and change patterns that may slow communication and treatment progress, and we develop communication techniques you can use at home.

Mobile SLP services to your home in King and Snohomish counties. Evaluation and treatment for a wide range of disabilities including voice, vocal cord disorder, augmentative/alternative communication, help with programming AAC devices, ASD, learning disabilities, corporate communication, stroke and TBI. Please contact me to make an appointment.

Paula founded CLASS, Inc. in 1998 in order to provide functional, meaningful and life enhancing speech therapy services to children and adults. Her passion for children is supported by an extensive background and experience in child development and speech-language-communication disorders, with in-depth training in apraxia of speech and autism spectrum disorders. Paula has worked as a special education preschool teacher, school-based speech language pathologist, and international consultant to families of children with autism spectrum disorders. Paula has extensive training and experience in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders including: ABA, SCERTS, RDI, sensory integration and advanced FloorTime Training at the International Council for Learning Disabilities with Stanley Greenspan in Virginia. Over the last 30 years as a speech-language pathologist, Paula has also enjoyed success with feeding therapy, that CLASS, Inc. offers to children both individually and in small groups. She has developed ways to make feeding therapy fun and successful for even the most sensory sensitive children. Paula received FEAT, Washington's "Reach for the Stars Educator of the Year" award. She has contracted with school districts locally and nationally to provide in-service training and expert support for staff working with children on the autism spectrum as well as direct services to children for whom successful therapy is especially challenging within the school district setting. Paula received the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association's Speech-Language Professional of the Year. Working with many children and adults who are non-verbal or minimally verbal spurred Paula to develop expertise in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Paula began her work in sophisticated computerized AAC systems in 1987, when the concept was in its infancy, and she continues to remain at the cutting edge of AAC research, assessment, and application. At CLASS, Inc., Paula provides both diagnostic assessments and therapy for children and adults who benefit from AAC in the form of picture boards, iPads and computerized speech generating devices. Paula shares her expertise world-wide as an international conference presenter and trainer. Paula's work in AAC naturally led her to become interested in complex communication disorders across the lifespan. She is committed motivating, age-appropriate and meaningful activities that result in successful functional improvement in communication skills across home, community school and workplace. Paula has served as the speech-language pathologist for the ASTAR Center, under the medical direction of neurologist Gary Stobbe, where she provided diagnostics, individualized therapy and social skills development groups for people with Autism. She has served on numerous professionally related boards, including the ASTAR scientific advisory board, and was a founding member and past president of the Pacific Northwest Augmentative Communication Society. Paula was a 2013 Women's Business Owner of the year finalist. More recently, Paula has been enjoying presenting at prestigious national conferences including: GTBank National Autism Conference in Nigeria, The International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Cancun, 2022; Australia, 2018 and Canada, 2015, the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) annual convention, the Assistive Technology Industry Association annual conference and Closing the Gap yearly conference.

SPARC Health focuses on providing specialized speech, swallowing, voice and cognitive therapy. Urvi Solanki, M.S., CCC-SLP began SPARC Health after gaining extensive experience working with people with language delays, articulation and phonological errors, strokes, Parkinson's disease, dementia, swallowing impairments etc. SPARC Health provides therapy to residents of King County (Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Seattle etc.) and virtual therapy services (teletherapy) services all across the state of Washington. Medicare, private payment plans and most commercial insurances are accepted. The focus and mission at our practice is to provide convenient, affordable and specialized speech, swallowing, voice and cognitive therapy virtually or in person at our Bellevue clinic. Typically , we complete a screening over the phone and next steps normally involve a more detailed comprehensive assessment and the development of a treatment plan that takes into account a variety of factors like age, education, financial limitations, caregiver availability etc. Learn more about our services: Speech and Language Disorders: These encompass a wide range of conditions and all age groups. Speech disorders occur when the sounds or words we say are unclear and people struggle to understand what we say. Language disorders indicate an impairment with understanding, reading, writing or essentially the words we choose to use to communicate. Common complaints include: I’m stuttering People can’t understand what I’m saying I’m embarrassed to speak I can’t say sounds or words clearly I can’t get the right words out I can’t understand what others are saying I’m struggling to have a conversation I’m frustrated with the way I speak Swallowing disorders: Difficulty or pain while swallowing, may or may not be a cause of an underlying condition. Often includes difficulty with chewing, food getting “stuck”, coughing while eating or drinking or transmitting the food from your mouth to esophagus and finally to the stomach. Common complaints include: It hurts to swallow. I’m scared of choking I cough when I eat or drink. Food is getting “stuck” in my throat I am constantly belching It’s taking me too long to chew Cognitive-Linguistic Impairments: Often a result of brain injury or age related cognitive decline. Attention, memory, problem solving, processing information, speed of processing information, reasoning, interpreting language etc. are commonly affected thus affecting communication as well as activities of daily living like managing medications, finances, appointments etc. Common complaints include: I can’t remember where I put things. I’m losing my mind! I can’t seem to organize my thoughts. I forget to be safe/ have frequent falls. Voice Disorders: This may be a result of an impairment in physical structure, like vocal nodules, paralysis of the vocal cords, cancer of the head, neck or throat or simply age related changes to the vocal structures. However, sometimes voice disorders may be a result of ineffective or improper use of the vocal mechanism. This may mean putting too much strain on our vocal cords, improper breathing and voice coordination, unresolved psychological conflict etc. These are some common complaints: My voice sounds different. Why can’t people hear me? Why am I running out of breath while speaking? People make fun of my voice. My throat hurts when I speak! I sound nasal or high-pitched. I’m losing my voice! Help is available. Contact us today for more information.