Our Services
Speech/Occupational Therapy in
Richmond, VA
Our Richmond team is a group of highly-trained and caring individuals whose primary concern is your child’s success. We specialize in building personalized Speech and Occupational therapy programs that help children with all diagnoses reach their fullest potential.
Speak With a Clinician | (804) 401-5038
Insurances We Accept
We are in-network with the following insurance providers. If you don’t see your provider listed below, please give our team a call and we will check if we are able to work with your plan.
Speech/Occupational Therapy
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health (Out-of-Network but potentially 100% covered with Prior Authorization)
- Anthem BCBS of VA
- Anthem HealthKeepers
- Anthem HealthKeepers Plus MCO Medicaid
- Cigna
- Humana Military TriCare (East)
- Optum/United HealthCare
- Virginia Medicaid (Coming Soon)
- Optima (Coming Soon)
- Virginia Premier
My child may need speech or OT services
Now What?
Our Speech-Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists accept clients with all diagnoses who are looking for just speech and occupational therapy in addition to working with clients who are also receiving ABA in our clinics for a fully personalized program. We can answer any questions you have and get you on the path to starting a personalized therapy program for your child. Below is a step-by-step guide of our speech and occupational therapy process at EAS.
Our Simple
4-Step Process
GIVE US A CALL.
Whether you’re ready to schedule an evaluation or just want to talk, we’re here. 804.401.5038
OUR STAFF WILL WORK WITH YOUR INSURANCE.
From insurance submission to communicating with your provider through authorization – our team will manage the entire process.
WE’LL PROVIDE AN EVALUATION AND CREATE A PERSONALIZED TREATMENT PLAN.
An SLP or an OT will provide a 1:1 evaluation. Our Therapist will engage with your child through play, observation, and conversation. This allows our Therapist to build a personalized program tailored to your child.
SPEECH/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES WILL BEGIN.
We’ll reassess periodically and collaborate with you to ensure the plan continues to address your child’s needs over time.
Center-based Speech
and Occupational Therapy
Early Autism Services is now enrolling at our Richmond therapy center located at 4906 Cutshaw Ave Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23230. We offer center-based ABA Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, and Occupational Therapy for children ages 18 months – 12 years old.
Our center-based therapy services include a balance of table-time learning and play-based learning. We work on areas such as Social Skills, Play Skills, Pre-Academic Skills, Fine & Gross Motor Skills, Language & Communications, and more!
Meet Our
Therapist
Alexandra Houlbrooke: Virginia Lead Speech-Language Pathologist
Alex Houlbrooke is the lead speech-language pathologist for Early Autism Services in the Richmond and Midlothian locations in Virginia. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in music performance and a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Virginia Tech in 2015. Alex completed her graduate studies at James Madison University and earned a Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology in 2018. She has earned and maintained her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) and is a licensed speech-language pathologist in the states of Virginia and South Carolina. Alex has provided pediatric speech-language therapy services for over 3 years with a wide range of diagnoses and in settings including outpatient clinics, community-based locations in homes and daycares, and the public school system.
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We offer speech and language therapy at our Richmond therapy center located at 4906 Cutshaw Ave Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23230. Speech and Language therapy is designed to help treat any and all communication disorders. This includes treatment for any language delays, teaching communication skills, and/or speech sound disorders.
Our programs can help your child:
- Develop functional communication through AAC
- Produce age-appropriate speech sounds
- Learn new social skills for stronger interactions with peers
- Develop novel language and reduce echolalia
- Learn to formulate sentences
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We offer Occupational Therapy (OT) at our Richmond therapy clinic located at 4906 Cutshaw Ave Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23230.
Our Occupational Therapists are highly trained healthcare professionals that can work with your child to help them participate in meaningful activities or “occupations” that are needed to conduct their daily routines and live their life to the fullest. Some areas our team can help with include:
- Fine motor skills
- Gross motor skills
- Motor planning skills
- Sensory processing difficulties
- Visual-motor and visual perceptual skills
- Self-care
- Decreased strength
- Social-emotional difficulties
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We offer center-based ABA therapy at our Richmond center located at:
4906 Cutshaw Ave Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23230.
We are currently now enrolling for both morning and afternoon hours. Our center-based programs focus on skills such as:
- Fine & Gross Motor
- School Readiness
- Pre-Academic
- Social skills
- Play skills
- Language & Communication
- Self-help
- Behavioral Planning
- And more!
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We offer in-home ABA therapy throughout the greater Richmond area. In-home services are generally for children between the ages 2-12 and are good for generalizing skills in a child’s natural environment. We focus on skills such as:
- Language & Communication
- Self-help
- Fine & Gross Motor
- Behavioral Planning
- Pre-Academic
- Social Skills
- And more!
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We offer Telehealth ABA therapy throughout the greater Richmond area, including areas that are outside of our in-home and center-based service areas. Remote therapy is typically recommended for children over the age of 6 years old, and who are able to maintain engagement through a virtual meeting. Telehealth is a great option for families who need a solution that is flexible. Our remote programs work on skills such as:
- Language & Communication
- Self-help
- Fine & Gross Motor
- Behavioral Planning
- Pre-Academic
- Social Skills
- And more!
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Our social skills groups offer children with autism the opportunity to practice social skills with a group of peers at the guidance of one of our trained clinicians. Groups typically meet in the evenings and on weekends either in person or via Zoom, and are geared for children ages 6-13. During our social skills groups we focus on skills such as:
- Peer play
- Conversation
- Turn taking
- Listening skills
- Cooperation
