Our Services

Pediatric Speech and Occupational Therapy

At Senses Therapies we believe in treating the whole child. That means we look beyond a narrow definition of success and strive to create long-term, meaningful accomplishments that results in happy and healthy children.  By creating therapeutic activities that focus on the whole child we make sure your child is healthy, safe, engaged, supported and challenged. We believe children learn best when engaged in play and movement, which is why we always strive to engage your child’s senses. It’s more than just a belief for us, it’s the driving philosophy behind our treatment plans. 

Because we are dual specialty practice, we are able to co-treat, allowing your child to receive both speech and occupational therapy. Speech and occupational therapy should support one another, and by co-treating with Senses Therapies you can ensure a seamless treatment plan.

We are a private therapy practice, meaning your child receives 1:1 instruction with their therapist.  Flexible scheduling allows our therapists to visit your child at home or at school, whichever is more convenient.  For your convenience, we provide detailed billing statements so you may individually file with your insurance company.

What is Speech Therapy? 

Speech therapy focuses on improving your child’s speech and their ability to understand and express language, including nonverbal language. We will help your child create a functional communication system that generalizes across all environments.  Speech therapy is provided by a Speech and Language Pathologist or SLP.  Common speech diagnoses we treat include: 

If your child has a speech diagnosis that’s not on the above list, please reach out to us! With over 20 years of experience, we’ve treated many wonderful children who are as unique as their speech.  We’d love to discuss how we can help your child.   

Our Speech and Language Team

Our speech practice is overseen by Jenny Gandee, M.Ed., CCC-SLP,  who also provides speech and language therapy.  With over 20 years of experience, Jenny treats disorders in the areas of articulation, apraxia, fluency and language. Jenny also has a teenage daughter with autism.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Jenny has extensive experience working with augmentative communication and treating nonverbal children using both high and low tech assistive technology.

Our Occupational Therapy Team

Tiffany Higgins oversees our occupational therapy practice. Tiffany is an occupational therapist with 18 years of experience and has worked in pediatric rehabilitation, early intervention and the school system. Tiffany has two amazing children. 

What is sensory processing disorder?

Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a condition in which the brain has trouble receiving and responding to information that comes in through the senses. Some people with SPD are oversensitive to things in their environment. For example, common sounds may be painful or overwhelming. SPD occurs within a broad spectrum of severity. While most of us have occasional difficulties processing sensory information, for those with SPD, these difficulties are chronic and can significantly disrupt everyday life.