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"Valerie is the best Speech/Language Pathologist that I ever worked with in my whole career of teaching children. She is knowledgeable in communication disorders. When I walked in to her office, she always had the students engaged in fun activities. She wrote the most practical and realistic IEP goals for her students. I really look up to and trust my students with her. I am proud to call her a colleague." -- Mildred Nybo, Resource Teacher, Jordan & Tooele School Districts (Retired post 38 years of teaching).


Wednesday, January 20, 2016

We are open for business in Lehi, Utah

Life Skills Academy, LLC is located in East Lehi, UtahIt is great to be seeing students and helping them improve their communication abilities.  It is especially rewarding to have accomplished a long-time college dream by beginning this private practice after a decade of working for Primary Children's Medical Center and Jordan School District (5 years each).

At present, I charge $45 for a clinical half hour (25 minutes of therapy and 5 minutes for data analysis and reporting) or $90 for a clinical hour (50 minutes of therapy and 10 minutes of data analysis and reporting).  For patients paying for the month in advance (4 session minimum) I offer a 10% discount.  That is, for 4 half hour sessions at $180, with 10% discount the cost would be $162 or $40.50 per half hour session.  

Working from home allows me to attend to the needs of my family while also using my hard-earned master's degree to help others, keep my skills up, and be well rounded.


I, like many private clinicians have moved away from billing health insurances as many insurances do not cover speech/language therapy.  If your insurance does cover therapy, and your deductible or co-pay is more than my hourly rate, I would be happy to help.  I am always happy to answer questions.


I will be scheduling evaluations and therapy sessions during school hours so that I can continue to meet the needs of my children.  

The school system is required by law to provide speech/language therapy free of charge to children from birth through early adulthood.  Contact your neighborhood school for information for the developmental preschool in your area.  You might also consider therapy at a local university where students are supervised by a licensed SLP and prices are reduced.