Telehealth is a well-established model for providing remote occupational and speech-language therapy through live video. Our HIPAA-compliant platform allows clients to easily connect with their therapist using a phone, tablet, or computer.

Insurance providers generally cover teletherapy at the same benefit tier as in-person sessions. We will contact your insurance carrier directly and notify you if there are any specific limitations to your teletherapy coverage.

Teletherapy offers a unique opportunity to address a wide range of Speech and Occupational Therapy skills. Our therapists often find this format extremely beneficial, as it allows them to observe children in their natural home environment. Telehealth is a great fit for clients who have limited access to healthcare services, live outside of city centers, face transportation barriers, or have busy family schedules. Additionally, because therapy occurs in your natural environment, telehealth provides an excellent opportunity to strengthen carryover and build lasting routines at home.

By seeing the actual setting and materials your child uses daily, our providers can offer more accurate and tailored recommendations to help achieve specific goals.

Here are example goal areas our therapists can address via teletherapy:

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   Speech-Language Pathology:

• Articulation

• Feeding

• Social Skills

• Voice

• Stuttering

• Expressive and Receptive Language

• Literacy

• Executive Functioning

Occupational Therapy

• Activities of Daily Living (ie: getting dressed, bathing, toileting, mealtime participation)

• Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (Ie: meal preparation, chores, money management, community mobility)

• Social Skills

• Gross motor skills

• Fine motor skills

• Emotional Regulation

• Bilateral Coordination

• Executive Functioning​

When you complete our New Client Intake form, let us know that you’re interested in telehealth. We’ll schedule your sessions during the intake process.

Telehealth sessions take place via Zoom. You will receive a unique link for your appointment upon scheduling, which you can join through your computer browser or the Zoom app on your phone or tablet.

You will also receive appointment reminders from our electronic medical record platform, Ensora, as well as from Google Calendar.

• A stable internet connection and a device with a webcam (laptop, tablet, or smartphone)

• A quiet, well-lit space where you and/or your child can be easily seen

• Your therapist may also suggest gathering common household items for activities. ​

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No special equipment is required for teletherapy. Our therapists are creative and can help you adapt what you already have at home to meet your child's goals. We often use the toys your child enjoys most, and can be creative such as using furniture to create obstacle courses or novel challenges to keep your child engaged.

For example, your Occupational Therapist may help you make a "blanket swing" to rock your child or pull them along the floor to support a vestibular goal. Your Speech Language Pathologist may work on articulation by helping identify items at home that target a new sound, support understanding of language and following directions during a pretend play activity, or facilitate using new words by adding sign language or pictures to your daily routines.

• Log in a few minutes early to check your connection

• Have headphones available for focused, table-top work if needed

• For pediatric clients, pull out a few favorite toys or items to help build connection

• Caregivers should be nearby and ready to participate—many families tell us that telehealth helps them feel more confident and empowered in supporting therapy goals

​We will begin our session by talking through your concerns and goals, then introduce activities or assessment tools. At the end, we will review our observations, answer any questions, and make a plan for next steps.

For children, sessions often involve play and exploration with familiar items from home. Please do not worry about messes, pets, or siblings—we appreciate and respect that we are guests in your home.

Telehealth regulations require therapists to be licensed in the state where the client is located. If you’ll be out of Washington State during a scheduled session, please let us know so we can help reschedule or explore options.