Evaluation and Speech Therapy Services for Children in Pittsfield, MA
meeting your child’s unique needs
Our Approach to Therapy
At Say Play Therapy, we use a play-based, neurodiversity-affirming, and child-centered approach to therapy. We will follow your child's lead, match their speech, and meet them where they are each session—providing them with multi-sensory experiences to help their communication soar.
Collaboration is at the heart of what we do. Parents, caregivers, and other important adults are encouraged to take an active role in supporting growth in everyday life, outside of therapy sessions.
Understanding your child’s communication skills
Evaluations
We will begin with an initial evaluation to determine your child’s communication strengths and specific areas of need. Using the information we gain from the evaluation, we will create meaningful therapy goals and monitor progress over time.
During the evaluation process, we will conduct a parent interview, observe how your child interacts with us and the world around them, and complete standardized testing if appropriate.
Language Therapy
Receptive Language ~ Expressive Language ~ Early Literacy Skills
Our language therapy sessions will help your child learn age-appropriate vocabulary, grammar, and literacy skills while they play! Each session will focus on your child’s unique needs to help them reach their goals and meet the next developmental milestone.
Your child will gain strategies that will help them communicate, read, and write with confidence in daily life— at home, school, and in the community.
Speech Therapy
Articulation ~ Phonology ~ Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Our play-based speech therapy sessions will help your child speak clearly and master their speech sounds. We will use games and activities that they love to practice words that are meaningful to them, making the hard work of practice feel like fun.
Your child will walk away from speech therapy with the skills they need to speak confidently, fluently, and in a way that others can understand them!
Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC)
For non-speaking & Minimally-speaking children
All forms of communication are honored and supported at Say Play Therapy. Our AAC therapy sessions will equip your child with ways to communicate beyond spoken words.
Whether your child uses sign language, typing, gestures, or a speech-generating device, we will give them the tools they need to share their voice with the world!
Gestalt Language Processing
Scripting ~ Delayed Echolalia ~ Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy
Does your child have a hard time using new words, but they can repeat lines they have heard from songs, videos, or movies? They may be a gestalt language processor (GLP)!
We support gestalt language processors who learn language in chunks or scripts. We will take a neurodiversity-affirming approach to guide your child’s journey, from using memorized gestalts to creating their own unique sentences.
