Traditional Model
The therapist works directly with your child.
Useful for
- Targeted skill development
- Structured intervention
- Individual treatment goals
Family Coaching
You don’t need to turn your home into a therapy room.
We’ll show you how to build communication into the moments you’re already sharing: playtime, meals, bath time, books, errands, and bedtime.
1-on-1 Family Coaching with a licensed speech-language pathologist for parents and caregivers who want practical strategies they can actually use at home.
- ✓ Licensed Speech-Language Pathologists
- ✓ Bilingual & Multilingual Support
- ✓ Neurodiversity-Affirming
- ✓ In-Home & Virtual Options
- ✓ NYC + Long Island
No pressure. No commitment. Just an opportunity to talk with an SLP about your child’s communication and your family’s goals.
We Hear This Often
Maybe you’ve been wondering…
You are not the only parent asking these questions.
“Should my child be saying more by now?”
“Their therapist says they’re making progress, but I don’t know what to do between sessions.”
“I try to get them to talk, but sometimes it feels like I’m putting too much pressure on them.”
“My child communicates differently. I want to meet them where they are.”
“We’re raising our child bilingually and I don’t want to give up our home language.”
“Everyone keeps giving me advice. I just want to know what actually makes sense for my child.”
You shouldn’t have to become a speech therapist to support your child.
Family Coaching gives you practical strategies and the confidence to know when and how to use them.
Two Paths, One Goal
Speech therapy doesn’t only happen during a therapy session.
Family Coaching
We help you become more confident supporting communication throughout your child’s day.
Useful for
- Carryover between sessions
- Building communication into routines
- Reducing pressure around talking
- Supporting AAC
- Helping caregivers use consistent strategies
Sometimes children benefit from one. Sometimes they benefit from both. We’ll help you determine what makes sense for your family.
The Real Benefit
Imagine knowing what to do in the moment.
Before Coaching
- Wondering whether you’re helping “the right way”
- Constantly telling your child to “say ___”
- Searching online for strategies
- Trying activities that don’t fit your child
- Feeling unsure when your child becomes frustrated
- Not knowing how to help skills carry over
After Coaching
- Knowing how to model language without pressure
- Recognizing communication attempts
- Turning routines into language opportunities
- Knowing when to wait, model, expand, gesture, or use visuals
- Feeling more comfortable supporting AAC
- Helping other caregivers participate
- Having strategies chosen for your child
Show, Don’t Tell
Your child’s day is already full of opportunities to communicate.
Breakfast
Requesting, choosing, commenting, protesting, naming
Getting Dressed
Body parts, clothing, directions, choices, sequencing
Playtime
Turn-taking, imitation, vocabulary, joint engagement, pretend play
Books
Pointing, labeling, commenting, predicting, answering
Bath Time
Action words, body parts, routines, sensory language
Bedtime
Recalling the day, songs, books, predictable phrases
We help you discover communication opportunities that already exist inside your family’s routines.
What You’ll Learn
You’ll leave knowing how to…
Practical, low-pressure strategies chosen for your child, not a generic checklist.
- Follow your child’s lead
- Model words without demanding repetition
- Expand one-word communication
- Encourage gestures and pointing
- Create opportunities for requesting
- Use strategic pauses and wait time
- Offer meaningful choices
- Model AAC naturally
- Support early play skills
- Encourage communication during books
- Respond to communication breakdowns
- Help siblings and caregivers participate
- Support more than one language
- Recognize existing communication
We won’t teach you 20 strategies at once. We’ll identify the few most likely to make a meaningful difference for your child and help you use them confidently.
Is This For Us?
Family Coaching may be a good fit if…
Families we commonly support include children who are:
- Late talkers
- Toddlers with emerging language
- Minimally speaking children
- Autistic children
- Children who use AAC
- Children with developmental delays
- Children with Down syndrome
- Children with childhood apraxia of speech
- Bilingual and multilingual children
- Children already receiving speech therapy
- Children waiting for therapy or an evaluation
You do not need a formal diagnosis to begin Family Coaching.
Culturally Responsive Care
Your home language belongs in your child’s communication journey.
Families should never feel pressured to abandon the language that connects their child to parents, grandparents, culture, and community.
We coach families in the language they naturally use at home and offer guidance grounded in your family’s real linguistic experience, not an English-only lens.
Coaching LanguagesEnglish, Haitian Creole, and Spanish coaching may be available depending on current clinician availability. We’ll confirm language support during your consultation.
You do not need to speak only English to help your child communicate.
AAC Families
If your child uses AAC, you don’t have to figure it out alone.
Coaching helps the people around your child become confident, responsive communication partners at home, not just in session.
- Model AAC during ordinary activities
- Create opportunities without forcing device use
- Respond to multimodal communication
- Include AAC during play, books, meals, and outings
- Help the whole family become communication partners
- Build confidence using the system outside therapy
How It Works
Simple. Personal. Built around your family.
- 01
Let’s Talk
Schedule a complimentary 15-minute consultation. We’ll discuss your concerns, your child’s communication, and what you’re hoping to change.
- 02
We Get to Know Your Family
We observe your child’s strengths, communication, routines, and the interactions already happening in your home.
- 03
We Coach in Real Time
During a 60-minute session, we practice strategies together using activities that already matter to your child.
- 04
You Leave With an Individualized Home Program
A personalized plan built around your child’s communication, your family’s priorities, and your daily routines.
Your individualized home program
Personalized. Practical. Easy to follow. Built for real life. It may include:
- Personalized strategies
- Specific routines to target
- Language modeling examples
- AAC recommendations
- Suggested play or book activities
- Caregiver cues and reminders
- Functional communication targets
- Strategies for other caregivers
- Practical next steps
What It Feels Like
This isn’t a parenting class.
And we’re not coming into your home to judge you.
Family Coaching is collaborative. Your SLP may:
- Watch you and your child play
- Point out communication you’re already supporting
- Demonstrate a strategy
- Let you try it
- Adjust it with you
- Answer questions
- Help you decide what feels realistic
No grades. No perfect parenting. No overwhelming homework packets.Just practical coaching centered around your child, plus an individualized home program.
Family Stories
Small changes can transform everyday moments.
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What You Take Home
You’ll leave with more than advice.
You won’t leave trying to remember everything we talked about. You’ll leave with a personalized plan showing you what to focus on and how to carry the strategies into everyday life.
Your Family Coaching Session Includes
- 60-minute individualized coaching session
- Real-time coaching and strategy demonstration
- Strategies personalized to your child
- Guidance for everyday routines
- Support for questions and challenges
- An individualized home program
The individualized home program may include
- Communication goals
- Specific routines
- Modeling examples
- AAC strategies
- Visual supports
- Books, toys, or activities
- Caregiver reminders
- Functional targets
- Recommended next steps
FAQ
Questions parents ask before booking
What exactly is Family Coaching?
Family Coaching is 1-on-1 support for parents and caregivers with a licensed speech-language pathologist. We coach you in real time, during real routines, so communication support continues throughout your child’s day.
What is included in the session?
Each 60-minute session includes real-time coaching, strategy demonstration, guided practice, time for questions, and an individualized home program.
What is the individualized home program?
A personalized program based on your child’s needs, family priorities, and everyday routines, designed to carry strategies into daily life.
Does my child have to be in speech therapy?
No. Families may come while receiving therapy elsewhere, waiting for services, or simply looking for guidance.
Is Family Coaching a replacement for speech therapy?
Not necessarily. Some children benefit from coaching, some from direct therapy, and some from both.
Does my child need a diagnosis?
No. You do not need a formal diagnosis to begin Family Coaching.
Can other caregivers participate?
Yes. Grandparents, nannies, siblings, and other adults who spend meaningful time with your child are welcome.
Can you support multilingual families?
Yes. Support in languages other than English depends on clinician availability and will be confirmed during consultation.
Can you help if my child uses AAC?
Yes. Coaching can focus on modeling AAC during ordinary activities and helping the whole family become confident communication partners.
Investment
Family Coaching
A premium, personalized clinical service designed to build caregiver confidence and increase communication opportunities throughout everyday life.
$175
60-Minute Individualized Session
Individualized Home Program Included
- 1-on-1 caregiver coaching with a licensed SLP
- Real-time demonstrations and guided practice
- Strategies tailored to your child’s needs
- Guidance for everyday routines
- Opportunity to ask specific questions
- Individualized Home Program included
Private Pay
Private-pay, out-of-network practice.
HSA / FSA
Accepted for eligible services.
Superbills
Available on request.
The Value
One session. Strategies you can use all week.
Your Family Coaching session is designed to extend beyond the appointment itself.
Learn
Understand the strategies that best support your child’s communication.
Practice
Try them with your child while your SLP guides and adjusts them with you.
Carry It Home
Use your individualized home program throughout your family’s routines.
The goal isn’t to add another appointment to your calendar. It’s to make the moments already on your calendar more powerful.
You don’t have to have all the answers.
You already know your child better than anyone. We’ll bring the clinical expertise. You bring everything you already know about your child. Together, we’ll build communication into the life you’re already living.
Finding your voice is a journey we take hand in hand together.