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Virtual Speech Therapy Services

Provider: HomeSpeechHome

Richard Lucas "Luke" Barber, M.S., CCC-SLP
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Luke is licensed to provide Speech and Language therapy services in the state of Florida, certified through the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), and an approved provider for the Florida Step Up for Students Scholarship program and provides services in accordance with their guidelines.

Home Speech Home offers individualized online speech-language therapy services for school-age children (grades K-12) who qualify for speech-language intervention. Therapy is provided virtually through secure video conferencing, allowing students to receive services from home while participating in engaging, evidence-based activities.

Virtual speech therapy sessions are customized to each student's strengths, needs, goals, and learning style. Services may address a variety of communication areas, including:

  • Articulation and speech sound disorders
  • Phonological disorders
  • Language delays
  • Receptive language
  • Expressive language
  • Vocabulary development
  • Grammar and sentence formulation
  • Listening comprehension
  • Pragmatic (social) language
  • Early literacy and phonological awareness
  • Parent education and home practice strategies

Each session includes individualized instruction, guided practice, feedback, and recommendations for continued practice between sessions when appropriate.

Session Information

  • Individual one-on-one virtual therapy
  • 30-minute sessions
  • Rate: $40 student/half hour

  • Group virtual therapy (3 student maximum)
  • 30-minute sessions
  • Rate: $25 student/half hour

  • Conducted online using a secure teletherapy platform
  • Parent participation is encouraged for younger learners when appropriate
  • Scheduling is based on provider availability

Services begin following completion of required intake paperwork and determination that virtual services are appropriate for the student's needs.

Families may schedule single sessions or ongoing therapy based on educational goals and availability.

Speech-language therapy services are educational and therapeutic in nature and are provided within the scope of the provider's Florida speech-language pathology license and applicable laws and regulations.