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Where will you see my child?

Services are delivered at your home or your child’s daycare or school. Virtual therapy sessions are also available for families living anywhere in the state of Maryland. Initial meetings will occur with the family present, but if services will be delivered in schools or daycares, we will send a detailed report of what we worked on and how to support your child at home. Therapist-family-school collaboration is very important for success!

Do you take insurance?

Hello Baltimore Speech and Language Services is a private pay, out-of-network provider for traditional/commercial insurance companies. I can provide your family with superbills to submit to your insurance for any reimbursement they might offer. Please contact your insurance company to ask about requirements for receiving reimbursement should you pay out-of-pocket for services.

I also accept Maryland Medicaid. We will cover this important question during a phone intake! Please contact me for more information. All Maryland Medicaid recipients MUST obtain/fax a medical referral for speech-language therapy from a pediatrician and submit a copy of your insurance card(s) upon intake to ensure eligibility.

FSA and HSA funds are also accepted.

What are your fees?

For private pay families:

Initial consultation with family or screener with client: complimentary

Speech-language evaluations or augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) evaluations: $320

Speech-language therapy/Initial consultations: $120/45 minutes*

Ongoing consultations, IEP Reviews, IEP Advocacy: $90/45 minutes*

*Virtual therapy and consultations available, but are determined case-by-case.

Does my child need a full evaluation speech-language evaluation before beginning speech therapy?

Formal evaluations are not required to begin therapy with Hello Baltimore Speech and Language Services, LLC. Initial “diagnostic therapy” sessions will suffice for learning more about your child’s strengths and needs, and target areas for therapy. In addition, I will review and integrate reports from previous evaluations. If you are seeking reimbursement from your insurance company utilizing superbills, it is possible that they will require test scores, therefore it is important that you contact your insurance company prior to initiating speech-language services to ask what their requirements are.

What does speech-language therapy look like?

Developing a strong therapeutic relationship with your child and family is the first step! We target speech and language skills through play, books, activities of daily living, games, music, movement, and art. Speech-language therapy is about connection and repeated practice, so we work hard to have fun while directly targeting skills!

Hello Baltimore Speech and Language Services, LLC delivers therapy in English, Spanish, or both depending on the child’s language background. Parent training can also be delivered in either language.

If your child uses augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), then we will incorporate that into therapy activities, as well as provide training and opportunities for caregivers to use AAC with their children.

How long are therapy sessions?

Therapy session are 45 minutes in length. Initial evaluations, diagnostic therapy sessions, or initial consultations may be 60 minutes or longer.