At the first appointment we begin with a comprehensive evaluation to understand your strengths, your challenges, and your goals. An evaluation typically takes about an hour. Following the evaluation you will receive a personalized treatment plan that is practical, and tailored to your goals and daily life.
We travel to your home to provide personalized therapy for speech, language, mild-cognitive impairment, and augmentative and alternative communication. Our sessions are available in 45 or 60 minute options.
Accent modification is about increasing your speech intelligibility, not changing your identity.
We provide individualized training for adults who want to improve pronunciation, rhythm, and professional communication in English. This service is tailored to your personal and professional goals.
Coaching may include:
Correcting sounds that reduce intelligibility
Word stress, rhythm, and natural intonation patterns
Connected speech and flow of spoken English
Workplace or public-speaking practice
Clear speech is essential for communication, social confidence, and daily interactions. We help adults improve the accuracy of specific sounds, reduce mumbling, increase speech intelligibility, and build lifelong habits for effective communication.
Articulation therapy can:
Correct a lisp, /r/, /th/, or other speech sound error
Help you speak clearly
Build confidence when talking with others
Communication can take many forms. We help adults explore and use augmentative and alternative communication systems that increase independence, safety, and connection. The goal is to give every adult a dependable, functional way to express themselves.
We provide AAC support for:
Adults with autism spectrum disorders
degenerative conditions (ALS, Parkinson’s, MS)
Stroke survivors
Adults with limited speech due to injury, illness, or motor speech disorders
Individuals seeking more reliable communication options
Services include:
Comprehensive AAC evaluations
Low-tech and high-tech AAC options
Training for speech-generating devices
Coaching for families and caregivers
Ongoing support to ensure successful communication in daily life
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can affect memory, attention, problem solving, and the ability to manage daily activities. Using practical, personalized tasks therapy is designed to help adults stay independent, mentally sharp, and organized.
We support adults with:
Word finding challenges
Memory strategies
Attention and concentration
Planning, organization, and time management
Problem-solving skills
Communication during daily tasks
Expressive and Receptive Language difficulties can affect how you express yourself and how you understand the language you hear. Whether due to neurological changes, injury, or long-standing challenges, therapy focuses on strengthening communication in meaningful ways.
We support adults with:
Word finding difficulties
Trouble organizing thoughts to express ideas and tell stories
Understanding complex language
Social communication challenges
Virtual services are available throughout Virginia. Research supports the effectiveness of teletherapy in evaluating and treating a wide variety communication disorders.
Benefits to telepractice include: convenience, the prevention of illness, reduction of scheduling restrictions, and family engagement to increase carryover and generalization of skills.
Communicating Kids Speech & Language delivers virtual services through a secure web-based videoconferencing platform and sessions can be easily accessed using a desktop computer, laptop or tablet.