Therapy and Coaching for Adults, Families, and Caregivers
Adults
- Have you had a concussion and now can’t remember things at work?
- Can’t seem to pay attention?
- Do you keep forgetting things?
- Are you having trouble with your voice?
- Having difficulties finding words?
- Social language scenarios keep you guessing?
- Improve your memory and thinking
- Increase your overall attention
- Use your voice in a way that sounds healthy, strong, and like you want it to sound
- Find your words to say what to mean to say
- Navigate social language strategies
What do we treat?
Cognitive difficulties – such as memory loss, executive function difficulties, reduced attention, reduced problem solving, decreased speed of processing, thought organization and planning
Voice differences – such as voice disorders (i.e. vocal nodules, muscle tension dysphonia) and gender-affirming voice work
Articulation disorders – such as difficulty pronouncing certain sounds during speech
Swallowing difficulties – such as frequent coughing and choking when eating and drinking (this is only targeted following an instrumental evaluation)
Language difficulties – such as word-finding problems, difficulty following directions, and social language challenges
What Are The Benefits of Therapy for Adults?
Increased independence
Increased self-confidence
Improved personal communication skills
Improved job performance
Enhanced opportunities for career growth
My favorite adult story?
I have so many of them! One of my favorite stories has to be about a gentleman whose daughter was married on New Year’s Eve quite a few years ago. At the end of the evening, when he and his wife retired to their hotel room, he went to take his medications and when he took a drink of water, everything ran out of his mouth. Right at that moment, he had a stroke and lost his ability to swallow. He wasn’t even able to swallow his saliva. He went to the hospital for medical attention, a feeding tube was placed, and he was sent home to recover. When he came to see me as an outpatient, he still wasn’t able to swallow anything and I asked him what his goals were. He stated, “I want to take my bride of over 50 years out for Valentine’s Day dinner and have a Maker’s Mark Manhattan to celebrate life.” Well, we got his swallow back in time for his Valentine’s Day dinner with his wife and to this day, many years later, I celebrate the big and the small celebrations in my life with a Maker’s Mark Manhattan.
Children
- Your child just doesn’t talk as much as other kids
- You are the only one who really understands what your child is saying
- Your child is having meltdowns because she can’t tell you what she needs or wants
- You have a super picky eater and are not sure if there is a problem or not
- Your child has social language challenges
Learn how to:
- Support your child’s speech and language development
- Adjust to, manage, and reduce your child’s meltdowns as they relate to their communication challenges
- Increase your child’s eating skills
- Support the social language skills your child needs for personal and academic success
What do we treat?
Speech therapy – (articulation, Apraxia, stuttering, phonology)
Language therapy – (“late talkers”/ language delay, social language delay)
Executive Function difficulties – such as working memory, attention, organization, and planning
Early intervention – therapy for 0-3 years old
Reading Tutoring – (reading comprehension, fluency, and writing and grammar support)
Eating and swallowing difficulties – such as very picky eaters and limited intake
What Are The Benefits of Therapy for Children?
Improved communication confidence
Increased ability to express their wants, needs, and emotions with greater accuracy
Improved overall academic success
Decrease in disruptive behaviors
Clarity of speech and articulation
Improved ability to regulate social cues to self-regulate to their environment
Language therapy (“late talkers”/ language delay, social language delay)
My favorite child story?
Again, many years ago, I was working with a little kiddo who just wasn’t talking. We tried a variety of approaches and things were moving along so slowly. I thought that a communication box would be a good “missing link” to try and mom was on board as well so I scheduled a day for the representative from the communication board company to join our session. On the appointed day, this little kiddo arrived not with his mom, but with his dad, who I had never met. Now, his dad was a marine and a very impressive individual. We are talking thighs the size of a tree trunk, complete with a semper fi tattoo. No matter how strong he looked on the outside, however, you could see the pain in his eyes as he hurt for his child. Well, we got to work and in a matter of 20 minutes, this little one had learned how to communicate his wants and needs via the box! Whoo hoo! Who knew that he had so much to say? At the end of the evaluation, we were stunned when he pressed the buttons, “I’m bored. I want to go home.” Then he promptly laid down on the floor in an “I’m tired!” position, to further drive his point home. He looked just like a regular kiddo who was ready to go home and do other more exciting things. His dad, the strong marine, was crying, and I had tears, as well as the representative. I love what I do because I get to watch people transform and step into their full potential.
Caregivers
- Feeling stressed and burned out?
- Does someone in your family have trouble communicating their wants and needs?
- Not sure your family member is as safe as they can be?
- Confused with what they say or do?
- Unsure of where to turn for help?
- Effective communication strategies to understand what your family needs and wants
- Target and improve the practical aspects of caregiving
- Identify ways to keep your loved one as independent as possible
- Develop routines to minimize confusion and accidents
- Help you recognize things you are capable of handling and when you need extra help
Who is this for?
If you are a caregiver of someone who has communication, cognitive, voice, or swallowing difficulties, we are here to support you.
Common diagnoses
- Dementia
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Stroke
- Aneurysm
- ALS
- Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Post-COVID Long Haulers Syndrome
What Are The Benefits of Coaching for caregivers?
We find the resources you and your family member needs
We find answers to your questions and educated you on your journey
We relieve some of the burden and stress that you feel as a caregiver
My favorite caregiver story?
Quite a few years ago, I was consulting with a family whose father had dementia. Their father was in a memory care center and the family was frequently being called because the nursing staff was reporting that most mornings, their father was entering the rooms of the other patients’, standing over their beds for a few seconds, touching their arms and foreheads before moving on. He was at risk of being evicted from the facility because of the disturbance this was causing. The family had called me on as a consultant as a last effort. We looked at patterns and behaviors and possible reasons for why this gentleman was making his morning rounds. We then realized that he was indeed doing his morning rounds! He was a physician and he was visiting his patients. To resolve the problem, a nursing aid was assigned to “go on rounds with him” every morning and when they would approach a room, she would tell him, “Doctor, you have already seen this patient. Let’s move on to the next room.” and this would happen at each door. Soon the doctor was done with his rounds and went on to his breakfast, without a single room being entered. Success!
What is the difference between therapy and coaching?
Just the fact that you are here and looking means you are searching out resources to help you as an individual, a parent, or a caregiver. The model we offer here at You Got This! offers the best of both worlds. You can have one or the other or both. Read on!
Therapy
In very basic terms, therapy focuses on assessing, diagnosing, and treating a disorder, delay, or challenge. As a speech-language pathologist, I work with communication, voice, swallowing, or cognitive disorders. Therapy focuses 1:1 on the individual and can include elements of coaching but focus is on therapy.
Therapy is led by me and involves a comprehension evaluation and development of both short and long term goals that will be targeted in therapy. This can be a time intensive process when done thoroughly and is commonly referred to as a Plan of Care. Your input is highly encouraged in the entire therapy process.
Coaching
Still in basic terms, coaching focuses on identifying and describing current problems so that the individual, parent, or caregiver can modify them. Here, we work more together with a problem solving approach, seeking to understand how and when things are happening so we can address them.
Individual, parent, or caregiver coaching is a collaborative approach and we uncover the difficulties you and your family member are having and I work along side you, providing you with answers and resources, and guiding you in your decision making process. More of the focus is on you doing the work after our sessions.
Therapy and coaching are the perfect pairing, much like pairing a meal with the perfect wine!
In a nutshell, therapy focuses on the “why” problems are occurring and coaching works on “how” to work that towards a goal.
I offer
I offer therapy and coaching to individuals, parents, and caregivers and sessions can be done in addition to therapy, separate from therapy or consecutively. It all depends on your wants and needs.
Let’s connect and figure out the next best step to take you in the direction you need to go.
I will help you see the big picture so you can focus on the smaller, important decisions.
Are you looking for resources so you can help yourself or your loved one and just need to be pointed in the right direction?
Are you losing sleep because you just don’t know what to do?
Do you wish you had a friend with years of experience in the areas you are struggling?
Just someone to talk to and bounce ideas off of?
Let me be that friend!
coaching might be for you because every great individual and support team needs a firm foundation.
Coaching gives you that foundation!
How does therapy work?
Screening
Assessment
Intervention
During each session, the client will engage in activities that target specific goals and these sessions are highly individualized around each client.
Each session will include materials that are motivational and founded in research for optimal gains. Each session will also include home programming to boost the efficacy of the work we are doing!
How does coaching work?
Coaching for Individuals
Coaching for individuals: we focus on what you can do as an individual to target what you want to target.
Yeah, baby! This is all about you!
Individual coaching is for the individual who doesn’t need or want therapy but DEFINETLY has communication or voice challenges they want to work on with accountability.
Maybe you want to improve your singing voice.
Maybe you want to change your voice so it sounds more pleasant to your ear.
Any social language skills you want to brush up on?
The field is wide open and if it within my scope, I will certainly do my best.
Individual coaching is JUST FOR YOU!
Reach out and let’s chat and I’ll see what questions I can answer for you.
Coaching for Parents
Coaching for parents: we focus on how you can support yourself and your child with their challenges.
Parent Coaching
Without a parent coach, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and lost when trying to make sure you are doing everything possible to support your child.
Not feeling confident?
Are you still looking for answers?
Do you feel there has to be something more that you can do?
Parent coaching focuses on you, the partner in this journey, and teaches you how to come alongside and support both you and your child.
When you feel seen and heard and are able to name and pinpoint why you are feeling frustrated and what your ideal outcome is, the magic begins.
I can support you in the process by teaching you and modeling for you ways to understand and manage the challenges you are facing!
At coaching sessions, you will receive creative and functional ways to increase speech, language, voice, and eating development during activities that are already a part of your family’s routine.
Coaching for Caregivers
Coaching for caregivers: we focus on how you can support yourself and your loved one with their challenges.
Caregiver Coaching
Watching someone we love grow older and more vulnerable is a hard position to be in and it’s even harder when you feel unsure of where to turn for answers. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and lost when trying to make sure you are doing everything possible to support your partner or aging parent.
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Maybe your loved one has a diagnosis of dementia or Parkinson’s Disease or has had a stroke.
Wondering how to keep your loved one safe?
Afraid of what might be in store?
Unsure of your options or even where to begin?
Do you feel there has to be something more that you can do?
Caregiver coaching focuses on you, the partner in this journey, and teaches you how to come alongside and support yourself and your loved one.
These coaching sessions provide you with the strategies, tools, and resources you will need to succeed with your goals outside of therapy sessions. You will be stepping into your power as a caregiver.
Together, we unpack the challenges you are both facing and come up with an evidence-based approach for making life better.
Additional things to know about therapy
Each private therapy session is tailored to meet the specific needs of the client.
I can provide therapy to individuals to clients with mild speech, language, cognition, voice, and swallowing difficulties as well as those who may be at-risk for a disorder. I believe early intervention is critical for the development of strong communication and cognitive skills and academic/life success.
The intervention I provide can act as a supplement to public services. In fact, continuity of treatment and consultation with other professionals is highly encouraged. I play well in the sandbox with others.
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Immediate evaluations are available. You will not be put on a long waiting list to receive services.
Intensive therapy is available. Together we figure out what is needed, and using a multi-modality approach, we work together to reach identified goals.
Family members and caregivers, if appropriate, are encouraged to take an active role during therapy. Education and modeling of strategies and facilitation techniques are included in each session.
Consultation with educators, babysitters, siblings, coaches, playmates, companions, etc. can also be a part of the therapy process.
Service fees are covered by many health insurance plans.
Direct speech therapy is available only in Minnesota at this time due to licensing and is provided by a certified Speech Language Pathologist. Coaching and consulting are available nationwide.
Consultation and follow-up can also be provided to others in the client’s life to ensure that the newly-learned skills are being carried over into everyday activities, Follow-up consultation is also available after the client has completed a program to address additional concerns and answer any related questions.
Pricing & Packages for Therapy
Each program is customized to meet the needs of the client and cost will vary accordingly.
- Evaluations will Include a comprehensive assessment and detailed report for you to keep for your own records and share with teams accordingly.
- Each single session includes client-centered therapy targeting functioning goals using evidence-based skilled intervention.
Each therapy session will include:
- A review of success and challenges since the previous session.
- Targeting of identified goals and probes into additional goals as appropriate.
- Review of the session and successful strategies.
- Home programming and educational resources.
Therapy Sessions
Evaluations:
$335
/ session
Single:
$150
/ hour
Bundled:
($50 discount)
$400
/ 3 Hours
Getting Started is Easy
Pricing & Packages for Coaching
Each coaching session is about you. We will:
- Talk about what you want and need and how you are progressing towards your goals.
- Identify any resources you need.
- Target any areas needed for further education.
- Unpack any obstacles in your way to success
Coaching Sessions
Single:
$125
/ hour
Bundled:
($25 discount)
$350
/ 3 Hours
Getting Started is Easy
Diagnoses covered
- Stroke
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Voice Differences and Disorders
- Dysarthria and Apraxia
- Articulation Disorder
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Concussion
- Dementia
- Feeding and Swallowing Difficulties
- Speech Sound Disorder
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Social and Pragmatic Skills Disorder
- Language Delay and Disorder
At this time, You Got This! Speech Therapy, Coaching, and Consulting does not accept insurance and I do not bill insurance directly, however, service fees are reimbursable by many health insurance plans. The amount of coverage will depend on the individual’s plan. It is your responsibility to contact your insurance company directly to determine reimbursement rates.
However, even if services are not covered by your healthcare provider, speech and language therapy is usually eligible for reimbursement through Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Payment can be made prior to each session by cash, check, or credit card and a receipt will be issued after payment that can be submitted for reimbursement through an individual’s health plan.
Reasons for getting support
Communication Issues
To me, communication is vital. It’s how we connect and bond with one another. It is also one of the most difficult losses when you feel alone, or when it’s your child, aging partner, or parent. Knowing how to change how you communicate to match your own or your family member’s communication abilities is key to maximizing communication effectiveness. Think little ones here who cannot express what they want or need and meltdowns are frequent. Or think the older person who also cannot communicate their wants and needs and self-isolates.
Avoid Burnout & Stress
Maximize Independence & Dignity
Improve Practical Aspects
Create a Safe Environment
Gain Confidence & Knowledge
Minimize Disruptive Behaviors
Trauma-Informed Approach
Areas of experience
Communication Challenges
Memory Loss
Executive Function
Voicing Differences
Trouble Talking Loudly
Social Language Difficulties
Swallowing Difficulties
Behavior Difficulties
Academic Challenges
Eating Difficulties
Cognitive Difficulties
Gender Affirming Voice
There are 3 ways to make that initial FREE connection!
- Call me at 218-851-3050 and I will answer if I am free
- Schedule a time using this link: https://calendly.com/mattie-2/initial-chat-15
- Email me at mattiemurrey.tegels@gmail.com to schedule a time that works for you!
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