I conduct therapy from a child-led, play based approach in order to encourage interest, child buy-in and to set sessions up for success. I place a great deal of importance on having a strong rapport built with your child. It is important for your child to trust their therapist and enjoy their interactions in order to have successful sessions regardless of their diagnosis, but this is of the utmost importance with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). Children with CAS know what they want to say but may not be able to verbalize or verbalize their words without a lot of effort. Speaking may already be a source of frustration, so having an SLP encouraging verbal productions repeatedly while correcting their movements requires a lot of interest and trust to not cause even more frustration. I also place heavy emphasis on other members of the team (school SLPs, ABA therapists, teachers, parents) being involved in our therapy progress and goals. Appropriate treatment for CAS involves understanding and practicing speech from a motor perspective with the Principles of Motor Learning guiding therapy. For motor movements to be acquired and retained, accurate repetition is important with the least amount of cueing. In an ideal situation, speech therapy for CAS would consist of 3-4 weekly sessions, 20-40 minutes in length. Due to a variety of reasons, this is difficult to schedule in private therapy. Parents and other team members practicing the same target words, using the same type/amount of cueing and practicing with the principles of motor learning in mind is important. I enjoy communicating with school speech therapists if possible, in order for the entire team to be working on the same word sets with the same cueing. This allows for the child to get more practice in weekly. I have a strong passion for helping kids with CAS and I believe this shows in my therapy sessions.