Services
Free Phone Consultation
Are you concerned that your child may be falling behind in their speech or language skills when compared to same-age peers? Please give us a call and we can discuss your concerns and questions. The free brief phone consultation will give you the opportunity to share an overview of your child’s strengths and needs and discuss your family’s concerns. We will be able to learn about your child and ask initial questions, which will give us an idea on whether or not a screening or full assessment is warranted.
Therapy
Individual speech and/or language therapy sessions are scheduled for 30 or 45 minutes, depending on the child’s needs and family preferences. Therapy sessions may take place 1-3 times per week. During this time, children have the opportunity to work on their goals and learn strategies to enhance their communication skills. We believe in the importance of family involvement and provide weekly homework and communication to facilitate carry-over of skills. We strongly believe in a team approach and consult with parents, teachers, physical and occupational therapists, and other professionals in the therapy process when appropriate.
Evaluations
We offer evaluations and therapy to children ages birth-18. An evaluation is performed by a certified Speech-Language Pathologist to determine your child’s current strengths and weaknesses. Typically, both speech and language skills are assessed. Your child may demonstrate difficulty with speech only, language only, or both speech and language. You will receive a complete written evaluation report, complete with formal assessment results, informal observations, background information, and recommendations on whether or not services are warranted.
AAC Caregiver Consultation
Individual caregiver consultations are scheduled for 45 minutes. Did your child just get an AAC device and you’re struggling to help them navigate your part as his/her caregiver? I can help you learn how to be a good communication partner and foster natural-language learning with the use of the AAC device. These sessions can be virtual or in-office. It is advised to keep kids out of these sessions, to minimize distractions in order to learn and maintain skills to help facilitate, use, and be a great communication partner to your child. Resources are provided during sessions. Caregiver consultations are not covered by health insurance, so these sessions are at an out of pocket expense.
Meet Our SLP’s
Kristy Knutson, M.S., CCC-SLP
Kristy is a pediatric speech-language pathologist with more than 20 years of experience supporting children and families across a wide range of communication needs. She is passionate about helping children build meaningful, functional communication skills in ways that feel natural, motivating, and engaging.
Kristy uses a child-led, strengths-based approach to therapy, following each child’s interests to create positive and meaningful connections during sessions. She believes that strong relationships are the foundation for communication growth and loves helping children feel confident, understood, and successful. Kristy especially enjoys collaborating with families and values the important role caregivers play in supporting communication development outside of therapy sessions.
Kristy has extensive experience working with children with autism spectrum disorder, gestalt language processors, and children with speech sound disorders. She is highly skilled in supporting social communication, language development, AAC users, phonological disorders, literacy-based language needs, dyslexia, fluency, and voice.
She has completed advanced training in a variety of evidence-informed approaches and programs, including Meaningful Speech – Gestalt Language Processing, Lindamood Bell (Visualizing & Verbalizing, LiPS, and Seeing Stars), SCERTS, Zones of Regulation, Social Thinking, Peer Model Groups, Relationship Development Intervention (RDI), Floortime, Hanen, and Cycles Approach (Hodson). She also has extensive experience utilizing educational frameworks, scales, and rubric-based supports within therapy and school-based collaboration.
Outside of work, Kristy enjoys staying active, playing pickleball, and spending time cheering on her daughters in the activities they love most.
Kristy is proud to support children and families in our community by providing compassionate, individualized, and neurodiversity-affirming care.