Speech Therapy Beverly Hills

In some cases, you may need a physician’s referral or prescription to receive therapy if you plan on submitting a superbill to your provider. Private-pay clients do not require a physician’s referral or prescription, however, our therapists may ask for one to keep on file.

We do not accept insurance directly. Each family should check with their insurance provider and review their policy coverage and restrictions to see if your plan covers out of network speech therapy. Many insurance companies do reimburse payment for speech and language therapy services. While 1to1 Kid Talk is not a provider for any insurance company, we will provide a detailed monthly superbill that you may use to request reimbursement from your insurance company.

All parents want their child to start off kindergarten with the best possible chance of success. 1to1 Kid Talk will work with your child to improve their communication. We can also help with the transition to kindergarten by consulting with your child’s teacher.

“The longer a child with Autism goes without intervention, the harder they are to reach.” (Byron, T. 2009)

The core deficits of autism are communication and social interaction. Speech-language pathologists earn a masters degree in communication disorders and are also specially trained to develop spoken and written language. Our therapists target these two areas to improve your child’s ability to connect and communicate with those around them. By utilizing advanced training from the PECS, Hanen Center and Social Thinking, our clinicians have the knowledge to provide your child with the best opportunity to improve. While every child with autism is an individual, the field of autism intervention has grown tremendously over the past 20-30 years, and if one treatment intervention does not work well for your child, there are many more available to try. For example, most children with Autism go through a stage of echolalia in their language development. Most children with Autism enjoy kinesthetic movement and music. Many are gestalt learners and learn new information such as the alphabet and numbers in chunks. We also know that the recommended amount of time of intervention for children with autism is 20 hours a week. For this reason, 1to1 Kid Talk works closely with parents to use strategies that will work at home and therefore generalize to time between sessions. Our goal at 1to1 Kid Talk is to help you connect and communicate better with your child. We also use the latest treatment approaches such as video modeling, naturalistic intervention, and AAC.

Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a motor planning speech disorder. This can cause the child difficulty when planning the complex movements of the jaw, lips, tongue, and breath in order to speak. It can be difficult as a parent to watch your child struggle through these movements. It is just as difficult to find a professional who will fit into your and your child’s routine. We provide speech therapy in an environment that fits the easiest into your lifestyle, whether that be in-home sessions, daycare or school appointments, or online therapy. My treatment approach draws upon my masters degrees in communication disorders as well as additional trainings in CAS from experts in the field, such as Edythe Strand. Every child is different. That’s why we have experience working with children with multiple diagnosis, such as Autism and CAS. It’s important to me that I can help your child no matter what their diagnosis. 1to1 Kid Talk’s treatment sessions are highly focused and fun! They begin with maximum cues/prompts that fade as the child improves. As a parent, you are involved in the treatment process too. Parents and I work together to select target words each week. An effort is made to select target words that are socially powerful, such as “Hi”, “bye” and “More” in order to intrinsically motivate your child to communicate. I also follow ASHA best practice guidelines and encourage frequent practice for best results.