Pediatric speech & language therapy
Unlocking your child's potential with expertise and compassion.
Personalized, engaging speech therapy for children of all ages, from a certified speech-language pathologist with more than a decade of experience. Sessions in my welcoming home office in Belmont or by telehealth.
- ASHA certified since 2011
- 10+ years of experience
- In network with BCBS & Harvard Pilgrim
How I can help
Therapy is built around each child's strengths and needs. Most children start with an evaluation, unless a recent one already gives us what we need.
Evaluations
Standardized and informal assessments that give you a clear picture of your child's strengths and areas of need.
Learn more →Early intervention
Support for infants and toddlers with early communication delays, with coaching so families can build language into everyday routines.
Learn more →Speech sound disorders
Lisps, phonological errors, and motor speech disorders such as apraxia and dysarthria.
Learn more →Stuttering
Strategies to ease tension and reduce disfluencies, while building confidence as a speaker.
Learn more →Spoken language
Longer sentences, richer vocabulary, correct grammar, and telling a clear story.
Learn more →Social communication
Reading social cues, navigating social situations, and joining conversations with ease.
Learn more →Autism
Individualized support for autistic children's communication, from early language to conversation skills.
Learn more →AAC
Guidance and explicit instruction in the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for children with limited verbal speech.
Learn more →Getting started is simple
Free consultation
Tell me about your child and your concerns. We'll talk through whether I'm the right fit.
Evaluation, if needed
Most children start with a speech and language evaluation. If your child already has a recent one, we may be able to skip straight to therapy.
Therapy & family coaching
Lively, personalized sessions, plus guidance so new skills carry over at home, at school and during daily routines.
Meet your therapist
Hi, I'm Jessica.
I've spent more than ten years helping children with stuttering, apraxia, autism and a wide range of speech and language needs, in schools and private practice. I've also worked with adults in skilled nursing facilities. I love building strong relationships with the kids I work with, and I partner closely with families so progress is visible outside the therapy room.
- M.S., Communication Disorders & Sciences, Cal State Northridge
- Certified member of ASHA since 2011
- Licensed speech-language pathologist in Massachusetts
- Experience at a stuttering-focused private practice; proficient in AAC
Insurance accepted
In network with Blue Cross Blue Shield and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Have a different plan? Reach out and I'll help you explore your options.
Where we meet
Sessions take place in my warm home office in Belmont, MA, a welcoming space where kids feel comfortable. Telehealth is available for families in Massachusetts.
Let's talk about your child.
Send a note to book your free consultation. I reply within 2 days.
Prefer to call? 669-250-7260
Or email info@jessicalaketherapy.com
Sessions in my home office in Belmont or by telehealth.