What is Teletherapy?

Our clinic has decided to initiate Teletherapy due to COVID-19 sooner than we originally planned.  We have already implemented this platform and all therapists will be treating from their home. 

Teletherapy is an online speech, occupational, and physical therapy tool. Therapy is provided through a secure app or website on your computers similar to skype, facetime or zoom.  We are transitioning to our EMR’s secure video conferencing tool.

Teletherapy has been used successfully since the late 1990s for hundreds of thousands of therapy sessions across the United States. It is considered an effective and appropriate therapeutic delivery mode based on 20 years of research by over 40 academic published studies.

All you need is a computer or tablet with built-in or external webcam and microphone, an email address, and a reliable internet connection. We also recommend good lighting, and a quiet environment to get the most out of your session.

Our therapist may provide activities or request the child use an item from your home during therapy.

Your speech therapist may use flashcards to target your articulation goals or your child’s own book, toy, or game to target language goals.

Your occupational therapist may work on ADL’s (tooth brushing, dressing, eating) or fine or gross motor activities for motor planning.

We encourage you to participate with your child to help you generalize skills from clinic to home.

We appreciate your support, dedication, and patience as we go through this learning process together.

Please call our office if you are interested in scheduling a teletherapy session.