Social communication services for Children & adults

Child and Adolescent Services

Individual, Group, and Parent-based Work

Does your child...?

Have difficulty with flexible thinking when plans change?
Struggle with problem solving in social or emotional situations?
Have trouble controlling impulses in conversations or conflicts?
Find it hard to organize thoughts, initiate tasks, or follow through socially?
Become emotionally overwhelmed and not know how to reset?

In social situations, does your child...?

Have trouble reading body language, facial expressions, or tone of voice?
Miss unspoken social rules or struggle with “reading the room”?
Find it hard to start conversations, keep them going, or switch topics naturally?
Struggle to make new friends or maintain friendships?
Have difficulty seeing others’ perspectives?
Misunderstand sarcasm, humor, or figurative language?
Become stuck in conflicts and not know how to resolve them?
Get overwhelmed with emotions during social interactions?

In school, does your child...?

Struggle to adjust how they communicate with peers vs. teachers?
Have difficulty participating in group work or class discussions?
Feel socially lost in the classroom, lunchroom, or on school campus?

Adult Services

Individual and Group

Internally, do you...?

Feel stuck in rigid thinking during conflicts or social situations?
Struggle to regulate emotions when conversations don’t go as expected?
Have difficulty planning, initiating, or staying organized in social or work situations?

In social situations, do you...?

Feel unsure how to communicate differently with friends, coworkers, or supervisors?

Feel lonely?
Struggle with workplace or college social expectations?
Find professional or academic social situations hard to navigate?

In school or work situations, do you...?

Feel unsure how to communicate differently with friends, coworkers, or supervisors?
Struggle with workplace or college social expectations?
Find professional or academic social situations hard to navigate?

therapy is focused on where these challenges show up most.

better communication. meaningful relationships. calmer home life. more confident school days.

Beginning Spring 2026, Riding the Wave Center will offer specialized speech, language, and social communication individual and group therapy services for children, teens, and adults.

These highly individualized sessions focus on building clear communication, stronger understanding, and practical social skills for real-world situations. Therapy may include structured skill-building, visual supports, real-life practice, and guided role-play to help clients apply what they learn in meaningful everyday settings. Families and clients are active partners in the process, with practical strategies and home practice designed to support lasting progress beyond the therapy room.

Our speech and language pathologist (SLP) facilitates thoughtful group work as well, creating meaningful opportunities to practice social communication in real-life situations. Participants strengthen their skills through guided peer interaction in a supportive and encouraging environment. These groups are designed to help participants increase confidence, generalize skills beyond therapy sessions, and navigate interpersonal situations more successfully in everyday life.

slp services are tailored to the specific situations where you or your child feel stuck.

While these services are coming soon, you can join our speech and language pathologist's waitlist now to receive services this Spring 2026.

Schedule a speech, language, and/or social communication evaluation

SLP SERVICES - Frequently Asked Questions

Please contact us if you cannot find an answer to your question.

What services does Riding the Wave Center offer?

In addition to our psychological services, beginning Spring 2026, Riding the Wave Center will offer specialized individual and group speech, language, and social communication services.

How are speech, language, and social communication goal areas selected?

A collaborative, team-based approach in addition to a comprehensive SLP evaluation can highlight meaningful goals. Communication with the client's family often occurs to discuss areas of perceived interpersonal difficulty and target goal areas. Collaboration with outside providers is offered and recommended to ensure that goals are aligned with the client’s overall needs across all settings.

What skills can be worked on in a speech therapy session?

Pronouncing sounds correctly
Speaking clearly and being understood by others
Improving fluency (e.g., stuttering) during presentations or work meetings
Using an appropriate voice volume and quality
Building confidence in academic and social settings

What skills can be worked on in a language therapy session?

Understanding directions and questions in the classroom setting and at home
Comprehension of grade-level text
Expanding vocabulary
Forming sentences and using correct grammar
Answering questions, retelling stories, and expressing ideas
Higher level language skills such as inferencing and predicting
Explaining opinions, reasoning, and perspectives

What skills can be worked on in a social (pragmatic) therapy session?

Perspective taking skills
Reading and understanding nonverbal communication (e.g., body language, facial expressions, tone of voice)
Reading the room
Adjusting communication for different settings (e.g., friends, teachers, employers)
Friendships (e.g., meeting new people, initiating conversations, maintaining friendships)
Conversation skills (e.g., selecting appropriate topics, initiating conversations, participating in back and forth conversations, switching topics)
Problem solving
Flexible thinking
Conflict resolution
Emotion regulation skills
Higher-level language skills such as sarcasm, humor, and figurative language
Executive functioning challenges as they relate to social/emotional challenges (e.g., initiation, cognitive flexibility, working memory, planning/organization, inhibitory control)
Dating skills
**All of these target areas can be catered to the context that the client struggles with (e.g., school-based social situation with peers, workplace challenges, employee/employer relationship, challenges navigating social interactions on a college campus, etc.)

Are parents involved in the therapy process?

Of course -- we believe that greater parental involvement, the stronger the outcomes!

Recommendations and strategies related to what was addressed in the session are clearly shared with parents to facilitate carryover and generalization of taught skills. Parents and caregivers can model effective skills in everyday settings, practice skills at home and in a variety of sessions, and encourage independence and confidence to use taught skills in different environments.

What are the fees for therapy sessions at Riding the Wave Center?

Please contact us for more information about our fees and payment options.