Frequently Asked Questions about Speech Therapy
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Whether your child is a late talker, has difficulty with speech sounds, is navigating hearing loss, or faces another communication challenge, we provide a comprehensive speech and language evaluation to better understand your child’s strengths and needs. After the evaluation, we partner closely with parents to create a personalized speech therapy plan with meaningful, individualized goals.
At Talk in the Nest, therapy typically takes place in your home— the natural environment where young children learn and connect best. We offer in-home speech therapy for children throughout the Twin Cities, along with virtual and nature-based speech therapy options. Our neurodiversity-affirming approach helps children and families build confidence, connection, and communication skills together. -
At Talk in the Nest, we prioritize our partnerships with families. We know that children make the most progress in speech therapy when their parents understand their needs and feel empowered to support them. Our goal, if you decide to bring us onto your family’s support team, is to provide guidance in ways that feel authentic and meaningful.
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Working with a speech therapist who is a specialist in your child's specific area of need ensures that you receive the highest quality services. This results in the best outcomes for you child and your family.
We specialize in, and are passionate about, the following areas:Late talkers, including children with speech delays and language delays
Speech sounds, including articulation disorders and childhood apraxia of speech
Listening and spoken language development for children who are deaf or hard of hearing, also known as auditory-verbal therapy
Gestalt language processing and neurodiversity affirming care (including autism, ADHD, and twice exceptional learners)
Selective mutism
Auditory processing disorders
Empowering and coaching parents to advocate for their child at school
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Yes - Many families pursue private speech therapy in addition to services through their school district. Benefits of private speech therapy include the following:
One-on-one therapy as opposed to a group setting
Longer speech therapy sessions that include parent coaching time
Parents are invited to be active participants, which helps children make faster gains
Parents can choose a speech therapist who is a specialist so that therapy is tailored to the unique needs of their child and high outcomes are possible
Many families choose to add private speech therapy during the summer so that their child can continue to make progress while not in school
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Yes - Even if your child did not qualify for services through the school district, they can still receive speech-language therapy at Talk in the Nest, where our goal is to partner with parents to help children thrive.
FAQs about Payment
Our speech therapy services are private pay only. We understand that therapy can be an investment, so we aim to provide the highest level of care to help your child acquire the skills they need as quickly as possible. Contact us to inquire about pricing.
Speech therapy services may qualify for out-of-network reimbursement within your insurance plan. Please let us know in advance if you have out-of-network benefits, and we will provide you with a superbill to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.
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Yes - Staying independent from insurance companies provides the following potential benefits:
There is no need for a referral, prior authorization, medical diagnosis, or standardized test score to qualify for speech therapy at Talk in the Nest.
Our speech therapy is highly personalized, innovative, and responsive to the needs of your child because we are not constrained by insurance mandates.
Our energy is solely focused on helping your child achieve their speech therapy goals. We are not hindered by the administrative overhead of working with insurance companies.
Our time is also freed up to provide more collaborative care. We welcome and encourage collaboration with other providers (school speech therapists, occupational therapists, audiologists, teachers or mental health therapists).
When children have this level of concierge care, they make faster progress on their speech and language goals!
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Effective January 1, 2022, you have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost.
In accordance with the "No Surprises Act," health care providers need to give patients who do not have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services. The estimate is based upon what care is reasonably expected to be, at the time in which the estimate is issued. If there are significant changes to the plan of care due to changing circumstances, a new estimate may be issued. (This applies to individuals who are paying privately, unable to use their insurance benefit, or are uninsured. This does not apply to those who have and utilize their insurance benefits.) -
Yes – We offer a free, 30-minute consultation for new clients who may be interested in speech therapy for their child. During this phone call, you have the opportunity to tell us about your child and determine if we might be a good fit. Contact us today!
