Alli Platter is the mom of two adorable little girls, her experience as a Mom has helped to shape and grow her practice as a speech-language pathologist. Alli has 14 years of experience practicing as a speech-language pathologist. Alli provides services in both English and Spanish. Alli’s sessions are extremely enjoyable for children resulting in increased child participation and more significant gains towards achieving the child’s communication goals. Alli is passionate and energetic about empowering all individuals to communicate effectively.
CLINICAL APPROACH
Alli utilizes a trauma informed “whole body” approach to her feeding sessions. She focuses on neurological functioning, to foster neuroplasticity and support the muscles to function properly. This results in clients to achieve safer and more efficient chewing and swallowing skills. Alli provides functional solutions specific to each child and their specific cultural norms surrounding food and eating.
Alli is skilled at helping children and their families to develop early language skills to assist children to self-regulate and decrease frustration if they currently do not have a mode of communication.
Alli specializes in treating individuals on the Autism Spectrum. She identifies what the child’s passions/interests are. She then uses the child’s interests to foster motivation to develop more functional communication skills.
Alli is skilled in developing and implementing augmentative alternative communication devices based on each individual’s needs and strengths.
Alli is skilled at supporting non-verbal children and their families to develop early language skills to assist children to self-regulate and decrease frustration
Alli, her clients, and their families, have had wonderful success with the coaching approach to therapy. Caregivers are empowered to engage with children during daily activities through strategies practiced in therapy.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
Master’s degree of Communication Disorders from University of Kansas
Licensed by the Board of NC for Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech- language Hearing Association,
Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder specialist
Certified neurological approaches for self-regulation specialist
Pediatric feeding specialist
Certified master clinical instructor and mentors graduate students from surrounding universities on a regular basis.
Tawnya Coates is the the mom of two adorable little boys, her experience as a Mom has helped to shape and grow her practice as a speech-language pathologist. Tawnya’s sessions are extremely enjoyable for children resulting in increased child participation and more significant gains towards achieving the child’s communication goals. Tawnya is passionate and energetic about empowering all individuals to communicate effectively.
CLINICAL APPROACH
Tawnya is skilled in treatment for articulation she implements the treatments based on each individual’s needs and strengths.
Tawnya specializes in treating early pre-verbal language delays. She identifies what the child’s passions/interests are. She then uses the child’s interests to foster more functional communication skills.
Tawnya has extensive clinical knowledge in the use of sign language to foster verbal language as well as trains for use for no-verbal children as a primary mode of communication.
Tawnya, her clients, and their families, have had wonderful success with the coaching approach to therapy. Caregivers are empowered to engage with children during daily activities through strategies practiced in therapy.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
Master’s degree of Communication Disorders from Brigham Young University
Licensed by the Board of NC for Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech- Language Hearing Association.
Peyton Fox is a Speech-Language Pathologist with extensive pediatric experience. Peyton provides services in English, some Spanish, and often implements sign language for further communication opportunities. Peyton’s sessions are tailored to individual needs and are always exciting for the child. Peyton is enthusiastic, energetic, and passionate about achieving optimal communication results for each child.
CLINICAL APPROACH
Peyton has considerable experience treating individuals with autism. She ensures specific needs of each child are directly targeted with each therapy session and uses strategies to decrease frustration by increasing the child’s communication skills. Peyton focuses on building close relationships with the child and his/her family by getting to know individual interests and goals for therapy.
Peyton is passionate about serving individuals who are dysfluent. She has significant experience in this area and has had great success with her clients managing their dysfluency.
Peyton focuses not only on improving the child’s level of communication, but also on teaching the caregiver strategies to use with the child, outside of therapy. This intervention method allows for quicker results across many settings.
Peyton is experienced with treating children through play-therapy in functional environments which allows the child to have fun while improving communication skills.
Peyton, her clients, and their families, have had wonderful success with the coaching approach to therapy. Caregivers are empowered to engage with children during daily activities through strategies practiced in therapy.
Peyton has experience with supporting her pediatric clients achieve safer and more efficient chewing and swallowing skills.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
Master’s degree of Communication Disorders from North Carolina Central University
Licensed by the Board of NC for Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association.
Ana Polanco Bachman, M.A. ITFS, CBRS is a mother of 2 adorable little boys. She has extensive pediatric experience personally and professionally. Ana has always had a passion to help and a love for children, which led her in to the field of psychology and later on into the world of special needs and developmental delays/disabilities. As an undergraduate student, Ana met her very first teenage friend on the Autism spectrum; the relationship was truly special and opened her eyes into a world she knew little about. This friend became an inspiration to Ana, and taught her more than she could ever thank him for. After school, Ana was fortunate enough to start her professional career as a service coordinator within the Early Intervention Program in Wake County. Ana's work within this State agency provided her with the opportunity to acquire a wealth of knowledge in the world of developmental delays/disabilities. Ana takes pride in having worked with a diverse group of families and being able to guide them in the process of finding the best care and services for their little ones. Ana is known for being a great advocate for the families in her care, and is happy to help empower them to reach their children's potential regardless of their specific needs.
Although case management is a big part of her skill set, Ana truly enjoys working one-on-one with young children. Ana is a certified developmental therapist and has worked in both individual and group settings giving her best to all the litte ones she's been lucky to interact with. Ana is described by friends as someone who has never met a stranger and would love the opportunity to develop more enriching and therapeutic relationships with new children and their families.
CLINICAL APPROACH
Ana has considerable experience working individuals on the Autism Spectrum. She ensures the specific needs of each child are directly targeted with each session and uses strategies to decrease frustration by focusing on the child’s strength to work on areas they need more support.
Ana focuses on building close relationships with the child and his/her family by getting to know individual interests and goals for the sessions.
Ana focuses not only on improving the child’s needs, but also on teaching the caregiver strategies to use with the child, outside of the sessions; this allows for quicker results across many settings.
Ana is experienced with provided services with children in functional environments and activities which allows the child to have fun while improving communication skills.
Ana’s personality is a unique combination of calm/centered as well as fun and energetic. This results in children staying motivated and attentive while feeling relaxed and regulated.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
Associate of Arts from Bronx Community College
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from North Carolina State University
Certification of Infant and Toddler Family Specialist (ITFS)
Certified Developmental Therapist (CBRS)