I primarily treat children who are early intervention age (0-3 years old), preschool age (3-4 years old), and school age (5-21 years old). Feel free to reach out, regardless of your child’s age!

Most children would benefit from private speech therapy services! Some examples of children who would benefit are, but not limited to: children who did not qualify for early intervention programs, but parents are concerned and want supplemental support for development; children who have articulation errors; children who have concerns outside of what their current services receive; children who are homeschooled, but speech services were recommended by your district or pediatrician.

I treat a variety of delays and disorders. Here’s a list of some (but not all) areas I can work on: pre-language skills, joint attention, feeding and expanding restrictive food repertoires, receptive language, expressive language, communication modalities (AAC), social skills and pragmatic language, articulation and sound errors, phonology and phonetic skills, behavior management as a result from communication deficits, and parent coaching.

Unfortunately no- I will only see clients from my school district if you are not a student on my school caseload!

I absolutely love my school job and the students I work with, but seeing a student from my school caseload and in my private practice can be seen as a conflict of interest. If you transition to my school caseload where I need to make recommendations for your school services, I will connect you with some other amazing SLPs in the area to continue your private journey.

This often happens to our clients! Private speech services are a great option to address any needs or concerns that are present. If your child does not meet the criteria for early intervention or school services, they may still have a delay or benefit from services. I can often work with your most recent evaluation to help create an individual treatment plan, unique to your child and their needs!

I currently provide services in the client’s home and throughout the community in Rhode Island. Providing services in your home allows me to target skills in the child’s natural environment, giving the greatest opportunity for functional therapy and generalization. By providing services in your home, not only is the child comfortable in their environment, but you/your family can be involved in the therapy process, which supports carryover skills and, ideally, faster progress.

Speech-language therapy sessions are usually scheduled for 30 minutes. This includes direct treatment (time the therapist is working with the child) and communication/training with parents or caregivers. Sessions may be considered for a longer duration (45-60 mins) if appropriate, but I find that most children are tired after a full day of daycare or school, making 30 minutes the perfect amount of time! Parent coaching sessions are scheduled in 15 minute intervals, depending on your family’s wants/needs.

Sessions can be scheduled around your family’s schedule and your child’s school hours! Additionally, a limited number of Saturday sessions are available for my clients. I will help you create a schedule that works for you and your family when you first start!

I am working on becoming credentialed with BCBSRI, but currently am a private pay practice or an “out of network” provider for insurance companies. This assures that all therapeutic decisions for your child are made based solely on professional expertise and not on health insurance policies. Being a private pay provider means that you pay my rate at the time of service and then have the option to submit documentation, called a “superbill”, to your insurance company for reimbursement. Since I do not deal with insurance companies directly, I always recommend that you contact your insurance company directly to determine what is covered and what exclusions may apply.

I offer a variety of payment options, including credit, debit, cash, and checks. Most travel expenses are inclusive in the cost of therapy; however, additional travel fees may apply for homes outside of my service radius. I will go over all of these options with you when beginning services.

Please reach out for a copy of my inquiry guide for specific pricing and service information!

Your sessions are very important to me. Not only is this time reserved specifically for you, but clients and families must participate in scheduled sessions in order to make progress. However, I understand that sometimes schedule adjustments are necessary and respectfully request at least 24 hour notice prior to your scheduled appointment time for cancellations or rescheduling. Late cancellations and “no shows” are subject to a fee for the scheduled time. The cancellation policy and all other policies in your initial intake paperwork should you have more questions.

If you don’t see your question here, feel free to text or call me at (401) 284 - 7027 or email me at rebecca@homesweetspeech.com. I am happy to answer any and all questions you may have!