How to Confidently Coach Parents in Therapy (Even If It Feels Intimidating)

Parent coaching is one of the most important parts of what we do as SLPs.

And also… one of the hardest.

It’s so much easier to take a child back to the therapy room, run a great session, and then bring them back out 30 mi...

Early in my career, I had a client who would jump up into my arms every time I walked in for a home session.

She was excited to see me. She felt safe with me.

One day, I was co-treating with her 1:1 aide.

I opened the door to the family’s apartment and after the little girl jumped into my arms, h...

Routines-based intervention is one of the most commonly recommended approaches in early intervention. 

Most of us were trained to use routines to support communication because, in theory, they create predictability, repetition, and natural opportunities for language.

And to be clear, routines can ...

There’s a persistent myth in our field that “sensory” and “speech” live in separate lanes.

That regulation belongs to OT and communication belongs to us. And that if we start thinking about the nervous system, we’re somehow stepping outside our role.

But in real-life therapy?

How a child processe...

If you’ve felt confused, overwhelmed, or even a little frustrated by the way Gestalt Language Processing (GLP) is being talked about lately – you’re not alone.

I hear it from clinicians all the time.

Different definitions. Conflicting summaries. Strong opinions shared without much context. And a g...