Telepractice Today

Martha Somes is a speech language pathologist, private practice owner, and TpT/Boom Cards entrepreneur. She is the owner of Martha Speech, LLC, a private practice in Maine that specializes in pediatric teletherapy. Martha creates TpT/Boom Cards for SLPs and teachers and shares therapy tips and materials on social media. She has a passion for working with children who stutter and creating engaging fluency materials. Martha has a background in education and has earned three Masters of Education degrees.

Dave is the creator of many beloved materials for children with hearing loss, including Listening Games for Littles and the Cochlear Implant Auditory Training Guide. Dave is known for inventive and effective games that work on both listening, speech and language, and his lighthearted illustrations are loved by both parents and children around the world. He is the developer of TheListeningRoom.com, Speechtee.ca, Listeningtree.ca, and  is now adapting his work for telepractice on boomlearning.com and Teachers Pay Teachers. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Hearing Science at Western University.

My name is Paige Rosano and I’m a pediatric speech-language pathologist in East Bay Area, CA. I’m currently working with preschool aged children on the autism spectrum, which is the population that provides me with the most professional satisfaction. I have a passion for providing fun and functional play based therapy to my clients. I share tips and information on working with toddlers & preschoolers on my IG page @thespeechypaige.

Abbie Hickling is a speech language pathologist, private practice owner, and digital content creator. She founded GoGo Speech with the goal to provide SLPs and other professionals with incredibly interactive and versatile digital materials that can be used with green screen technology. GoGo Speech has evolved to appeal to a variety of settings and a mix of delivery methods which makes for easy transitioning between virtual and face-to-face therapy. Abbie provides easy-to-follow demonstrations to go along with each activity released and she strives to help make sessions more fun and therapist-student connections stronger!

Kirany Bennett received her master’s degree from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, in Speech Language Therapy Practice. Upon returning to the US, she began work with the Weber School District (UT) in the elementary and junior high school settings. She worked with students with speech, language, and social communication difficulties. She then transitioned to Utah State University’s Up to 3 Early Intervention Program to complete her Clinical Fellowship year and has been working in this capacity since. She enjoys working with families and little kiddos! On the side, she sees private clients, both in person and virtually, and helps with a variety of difficulties including food aversions, language delay, speech sound disorders, and social communication delays. Please contact Kirany for more information at [email protected] or find her on Instagram @kiranyb_slp

Dani is a pediatric speech-language pathologist in South Bend, IN who is currently working in an elementary school. She is pursuing her clinical doctorate at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions.  She is the writer of the blog, The Messy SLP as well as the creator of @themessyslp Instagram.

Jeremy Glauser is the founder and CEO of eLuma. With a background in education, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a passion for helping people in need, he founded eLuma to help solve the growing shortage problems in special education. In so doing, the company has become the nation's leading teletherapy solution provider for K12 schools and districts.  To date, the company has provided nearly one million hours of therapy (speech, school psych, OT, PT, and mental health/counseling services) to over 18,000 students throughout the United States.  His passion is for high-impact accessible education using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in fully online environments.

Anna Vagin, PhD, a licensed SLP, provides social learning individual and group therapy for children and young adults. She consults to parents and schools, and frequently speaks in the US and Canada. She is the author of Movie Time Social Learning (2013) and YouCue Feelings: Using Online Videos for Social Learning, (2015), and creator of Conversation Paths Pack (2020).     Visit her website at www.socialtime.org.

Amy Graham is a speech-language pathologist and owner of Graham Speech Therapy, a private practice in Colorado Springs that specializes in pediatric speech sound disorders. Amy is the creator of the Graham Speech Therapy Oral-Facial Exam and the Bjorem Speech Sound Cues Deck for Lateralization. She has a particular interest in supporting and equipping SLPs to help them provide evidence-based treatment by posting frequent therapy videos and practical therapy tips on social media.

Courtney is a Speech Language Pathologist and Auditory Verbal Practitioner at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. She works on the Cochlear Implant Team and provides services to children with hearing loss and their families, as well as adults. Like many SLPs during the COVID-19 crisis, she became a telepractitioner overnight. However, she had prior experience with telepractice in graduate school to help her jump in with confidence.