Our Services

Feeding Therapy

Includes concerns with:

  • Bottle Feeding

    • Difficulty latching

    • Choking/coughing

    • Oral motor concerns

    • Aversion to bottle

    • Prolonged feedings (30+ minutes)

  • Starting Solids

    • Difficulty transitioning to solid food

    • Picky eaters/sensory aversions

      • gagging, food refusal, small food repertoire, difficulty with mealtime routines

    • Chewing skills - safe mealtimes and decrease coughing/choking at mealtimes.

    • Cup/straw drinking

    • Transitioning to oral feedings from tube feeding.

Speech & Language Therapy

Includes concerns with:

  • Articulation: Difficulty with saying certain sounds or words

    • Motor and coordination skills of the lips and tongue are involved.

  • Phonology: Difficulty with patterns of sounds.

    • For example: omitting the ending sounds in words (saying “do" for “dog”).

  • Receptive Language: Difficulty understanding words and language.

    • Understanding daily routines.

    • Sequencing ideas/retelling events or stories.

    • Difficulty with answering questions.

    • Communicating with peers

    • Understanding concepts

  • Expressive Language: Difficulty using words and expressing ideas verbally.

    • Limited vocabulary

    • Difficulty putting words together/formulating sentences (grammar)

    • Telling a story and/or describing

Payment

North Shore Speech and Feeding Therapy currently accepts private pay only. Payment in the form of credit/debit card, cash, and/or check is due at the time of service. Upon request, we can provide you with an itemized superbill. The superbill can be submitted to your insurance provider for possible reimbursement. We recommend that you contact your insurance company to find out reimbursement eligibility specific to your insurance plan.

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