speech-language pathologist
Therapist
Misako Suzuki
ASHA-Certified Speech-Language Pathologist
Nationally Licensed Speech-Language-Hearing Therapist of Japan
Welcome!
Hi, I am Misako Suzuki, a bilingual pediatric speech-language pathologist with over 20 years clinical experience in the U.S.A. and Japan. I am specialized in helping children from birth to 15 years with the following difficulties:
【Target area】
＊Articulation problems: Making errors in speech sounds and having trouble speaking clearly.
＊Fluency problems: Trouble speaking fluently.
＊Language problems: Having difficulty understanding what they hear (receptive language) and using words to express their ideas and thoughts (expressive language).
＊Literacy difficulties: Having trouble reading, spelling, and writing.
＊Social communication problems: Having trouble communicating with others in ways that are socially appropriate.
Services
Parent Consultation
A comprehensive specialized consultations and recommendations regarding your child’s development.
Evaluation
An individualized assessment to determine if there are any difficulties in the areas of speech, language, and communication.
Speech Therapy
An intervention service that focuses on improving your child’s speech, language, and/or communication abilities.
Teletherapy
Speech therapy provided by the certified and highly qualified therapist via a secure video connection
Therapy Settings
Online
Engaging and interactive teletherapy sessions
School
Individual face-to-face therapy sessions at the school that your child attends
Office
Individual face-to-face therapy sessions at Suzuki Speech Therapy Office
Speech Therapy Process
medical questionnaire
You will be asked to fill out an intake form to provide the necessary information for an initial evaluation.
evaluation
The therapist will conduct informal and/or formal assessments to identify your child’s strengths and needs.
Result explanation
The therapist will analyze the evaluation results and share them with you.
Therapy begins
Therapy sessions will start according to the evaluation results. Therapy sessions can be conducted in the office, via teletherapy or at school.
Frequently Asked Questions
Unfortunately, they are not. However, I can provide you with an invoice with the necessary information (e.g., diagnosis, description of services provided, fees paid) to submit to your company or you insurance company. You will also be provided with evaluation and therapy progress reports to submit to your company or your insurance company with the invoice.
About a week subsequent to the evaluation date you will receive a comprehensive speech-language evaluation report including your child’s performance on the evaluation tasks, his/her strengths and weaknesses, recommendations, and treatment goals and objectives.
Teletherapy has been approved by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) as an effective method of service delivery and the therapist is highly trained and experienced in the area of teletherapy. However, the therapist can also provide in-person therapy if you feel that teletherapy is not a good fit for your child.
Every child is unique and a number of factors will contribute to the therapy duration that your child needs such as type and level of difficulties, existence of additional support, family involvement, and child’s motivation. The therapist will provide you a therapy progress report in every 10 therapy sessions. Then, the family and the therapist will discuss the progress and determine if your child will continue to receive the therapy services.
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