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A 15-minute conversation to learn about your goals, answer your questions, and decide together whether Sarah's T.A.S.K. is the right fit. There's no commitment, no clinical evaluation, and no pressure — just a friendly conversation.

Most consultations cover: who the care is for, what concerns brought you here, your timeline, your insurance situation, and a quick overview of what working together would look like.

The fastest way is through our secure online booking system at sarah-bipath.clientsecure.me. You can also call us at 407-450-3418 or email admin@sarahstask.com.

If we agree that Sarah's T.A.S.K. is a good fit, we'll schedule a comprehensive evaluation. The evaluation lets us understand the client's strengths and challenges in detail and informs a personalized treatment plan.

From there, we set up a regular session schedule that works for your life — weekly is most common, but cadence is always tailored to the individual.

No — you can self-refer to our practice without a physician's referral.

Progress varies widely based on the goal, the client's age, the consistency of practice between sessions, and the underlying nature of the challenge. Some clients see meaningful change in 6–8 weeks; others work on goals over months or longer.

What we can promise: clear, measurable goals from day one, regular progress monitoring, and honest conversation about how things are going. Speech therapy is a partnership, not a quick fix.

We are a private-pay practice, meaning payment is collected at the time of service. However, we provide superbills you can submit to your insurance provider for potential out-of-network reimbursement.

We're also approved through the Step Up For Students scholarship program, which can fully cover services for eligible Florida families.

A superbill is an itemized receipt with the diagnosis codes, procedure codes, and provider information your insurance needs to consider reimbursement.

Reimbursement amounts vary widely based on your specific plan.

Step Up For Students is a Florida scholarship program that helps eligible families pay for educational services, including speech therapy. We're an approved provider, which means qualifying Florida families can use scholarship funds to cover sessions.

Eligibility, application, and approval all happen through Step Up For Students directly. Visit stepupforstudents.org to learn more.

Session pricing varies based on the type of service (evaluation, treatment, specialty service), session length, and whether it's in-person or virtual. We discuss specific pricing during your free consultation so you can make an informed decision.

We ask for at least 48 hours' notice for cancellations or reschedules so we can offer the slot to another family. Late cancellations and no-shows may be subject to a fee — full details are provided in your intake paperwork.

Most sessions are 30–60 minutes, depending on the client's age, attention span, and treatment plan. Younger children often start with 30-minute sessions; adults and older children typically do 45–60 minutes. We'll discuss the right length for you during your consultation.

Weekly is the most common cadence and provides the best continuity for skill-building. Some clients meet twice weekly for accelerated progress; others meet every other week for maintenance. Your treatment plan determines what's right.

Yes — and we strongly encourage it for pediatric clients. Parental involvement is one of the biggest predictors of long-term progress in speech therapy. We'll teach you the strategies and exercises so you can support your child between sessions.

For adult clients, we welcome a spouse, partner, adult child, or caregiver to be involved if it would help with practice and carryover at home.

For in-person sessions: yourself, any glasses or hearing aids you normally wear, and any specific items we've requested ahead of time (favorite toys for pediatric clients, recent medical reports, communication devices, etc.).

For virtual sessions: a quiet space, a charged device with a working camera and microphone, and a stable internet connection. We'll let you know ahead of time if we need any specific materials.

We collect data during sessions (accuracy on target sounds, words used spontaneously, comprehension of complex directions, etc.) and review it regularly. You'll get progress updates that show measurable change over time.

For longer-term clients, we conduct formal progress reviews every 3–6 months and adjust the treatment plan as needed.

Every child develops on their own timeline, but there are general milestones worth knowing. By 12 months, most babies say a word or two. By 18 months, many can say 10–20 words. By 24 months, vocabulary explodes and two-word phrases appear ("more milk," "go car").

If your child seems significantly behind these milestones — or you're just not sure — book a free consultation. Early support is one of the most effective tools in speech therapy.

Children gradually become more understandable as they grow. Strangers should typically understand 50% of what a 2-year-old says, 75% of a 3-year-old, and nearly all of a 4-year-old. If your child is significantly less intelligible than expected for their age, an evaluation is a good idea.

Articulation is how clearly speech sounds are produced — it's about the motor skills of speaking. A child who says "wabbit" for "rabbit" has an articulation challenge.

Language is the system of vocabulary, grammar, and meaning. A child who understands directions but struggles to put words into sentences may have a language challenge. Many children have one without the other; some have both.

Not unless you choose a daytime in-person slot. We offer after-school and evening times specifically because many families don't want school disruption. Virtual sessions also make it easy to fit therapy around school schedules.

Yes — and the evidence is strong. Speech-language pathologists are essential partners in stroke recovery, working on aphasia (language loss), apraxia (motor speech difficulty), cognitive-communication challenges (memory, attention, problem-solving), and swallowing.

Recovery is often faster in the first months but meaningful gains can continue for years. It's never too late to start.

Often yes. Voice fatigue, hoarseness, vocal strain, and reduced loudness can all be addressed through voice therapy — especially for professionals who use their voice heavily (teachers, public speakers, performers, attorneys).

Accent reduction (sometimes called accent modification) is voluntary work to soften or modify how someone pronounces certain sounds, rhythms, or stress patterns — typically for clearer professional or personal communication. There's no "right" or "wrong" accent. The goal is whatever the client wants for themselves.

It's a positive, skill-building service: we work on specific sounds, intonation patterns, and clarity, while honoring the client's identity and choice.

Medicare may cover speech-language pathology services that are medically necessary, but we are a private-pay practice and don't bill Medicare directly. Some clients use their Medicare benefits at other providers and work with us in addition for non-covered services like accent reduction or wellness-focused voice work.

OMT addresses the underlying muscle patterns and behaviors of the face, mouth, and tongue. It's used to help with persistent speech sound errors, tongue thrust, mouth breathing, feeding challenges, and the muscle changes that often accompany tongue and lip ties.

Treatment involves targeted exercises and behavioral coaching. It can be a game-changer when traditional therapy alone hasn't fully resolved a challenge.

Often yes. OMT is frequently used both before and after a frenectomy (tongue tie release) to prepare the muscles, support healing, and rebuild proper movement patterns. We also work alongside ENTs, dentists, and lactation specialists as part of a coordinated care team.

CFT is a gentle hands-on technique developed by Dr. Barry Gillespie that releases accumulated strain in the fascial tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The aim is to support optimal mobility and nervous system regulation, which can improve responsiveness to Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT).

It's used as a complement to traditional OMT therapy, not a replacement for it.

As a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist, Sarah supports families with positioning, latch, milk transfer, feeding duration, milk expression, and the oral-motor side of breastfeeding (especially when tongue ties or oral function are involved).

Lactation support pairs naturally with our pediatric feeding services for infants who need both kinds of help.

We use a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform. Before your session, you'll receive a link by email — click it to join. Sessions can be done from any device with a camera and stable internet: laptop, tablet, or phone.

Sarah is licensed in six states for virtual practice:

• Florida (statewide)
• New York (statewide)
• California (statewide)
• North Carolina (statewide)
• Missouri (statewide)
• Virginia (statewide)

If you're outside of these states, please reach out anyway — we may be able to suggest qualified providers in your area.

For many goals, research shows telehealth speech therapy is just as effective as in-person care. It's particularly well-suited for older children, teens, and adults who can engage with screen-based activities.

For very young children or for hands-on work like CFT, in-person is preferred. We'll advise on the best format during your consultation.

That's a really common concern. We have lots of strategies that work for younger or wigglier children — movement breaks, parent-coached play, hands-on activities away from the screen with parent guidance, and shorter session lengths.

Sometimes children surprise their parents and engage beautifully online. Other times, in-person is genuinely the better fit. We'll figure it out together.