Exciting News...
The Pediatric Place is very excited to announce that our new clinic in Knob Noster, MO, is OPEN!! We are currently taking new patients for occupational, physical, and speech therapies! Click the link below for more information and pictures of our journey!
Always Growing
Undergraduate and Graduate Off-site Placements
Undergraduate and Graduate Off-site Placements
Undergraduate and Graduate Off-site Placements
The Pediatric Place works with universities by hosting undergraduate and graduate OT, PT, and ST students each semester. We enjoy mentoring students from MU, UCM, Rockhurst, etc. Please contact us if you are interested in observing and/or semester placements.
Meet our new staff members!
Undergraduate and Graduate Off-site Placements
Undergraduate and Graduate Off-site Placements
We are happy to welcome our newest members to our therapy family, Kirsten Orndoff, M.S. CF-SLP and Carolyn Johnston, LPC. Please click below to read about Kirsten and Carolyn!
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
Undergraduate and Graduate Off-site Placements
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
Emily Stocking, LPC has recently completed training for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR helps let go of past experiences and updates them to a healthier present perspective. Organizing negative and positive feelings, emotions, and thoughts through specific eye movements and tapping can help children work throug
Emily Stocking, LPC has recently completed training for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR helps let go of past experiences and updates them to a healthier present perspective. Organizing negative and positive feelings, emotions, and thoughts through specific eye movements and tapping can help children work through disturbing memories. We are so excited for Emily to bring this new treatment approach to the Pediatric Place. Please call our office for more information.
Jessi Frencken, MPT
AAC therapy- Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP)
AAC therapy- Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP)
Jessi Frencken, MPT attended a course on therapeutic interventions for toe walking. In this course, Jessi learned the newest evidence-based practice for treating idiopathic toe walking. She now has advanced skills in taping, bracing, and neuromuscular re-education to facilitate improved posture and gait.
AAC therapy- Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP)
AAC therapy- Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP)
AAC therapy- Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP)
Katelee Miller, M.S. CCC-SLP, advanced her knowledge of AAC therapy by attending a LAMP (Language Aquisition through Motor Planning) workshop. The workshop was held in St. Louis, MO March 12-13th.
"Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) is a therapeutic approach based on neurological and motor learning principles. The goal is
Katelee Miller, M.S. CCC-SLP, advanced her knowledge of AAC therapy by attending a LAMP (Language Aquisition through Motor Planning) workshop. The workshop was held in St. Louis, MO March 12-13th.
"Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) is a therapeutic approach based on neurological and motor learning principles. The goal is to give individuals who are nonverbal or have limited verbal abilities a method of independently and spontaneously expressing themselves in any setting."
Orofacial Myology: Making the Connection
AAC therapy- Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP)
Orofacial Myology: Making the Connection
Megan Hilsabeck, M.S. CCC-SLP, Courtney Siebert, M.S. CCC-SLP, and Katelee Miller, M.S. CCC-SLP, just completed their 28-hour introductory course in the world of orofacial myology! There are now 6 Chatterbox speech-language pathologists who are trained to work with myofunctional disorders. We are excited to continue to offer this specia
Megan Hilsabeck, M.S. CCC-SLP, Courtney Siebert, M.S. CCC-SLP, and Katelee Miller, M.S. CCC-SLP, just completed their 28-hour introductory course in the world of orofacial myology! There are now 6 Chatterbox speech-language pathologists who are trained to work with myofunctional disorders. We are excited to continue to offer this specialized treatment to the pediatric population! Click on the link below to learn more about orofacial myofunctional disorders.