The path to your child’s success at the PLTA Center!

About Us: How the PLTA Center Supports Your Child

The PLTA center is committed to supporting your family.

Our goal is to understand your child’s strengths, and then build on them.

We are a neurodiversity affirming center. Our approach is designed to empower neurodiverse individuals. We foster an environment of acceptance and understanding.

The PLTA Team

Speech Language Pathologist & Founder of PLTA

I founded PLTA as a small private practice in San Leandro at the start of the COVID pandemic. We have since grown into the East Bay’s premiere child development center, offering an array of services to the community.

I have been practicing as a pediatric speech language pathologist for fifteen years. Prior to opening PLTA, I worked for Oakland Unified School District and Kaiser Permanente. As a result, I have extensive experience assessing and supporting children’s communication from a functional, educational, and health-based perspective. I enjoy working with families of all backgrounds and specialize in bilingual and multicultural therapy, and family advocacy.

Additionally, as a former faculty member in the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Department at California State University, East Bay, PLTA welcomes student interns and volunteers who are training to become speech language pathologists.

Together, my team will work closely with your family to create a comprehensive treatment plan including direct intervention, home programs and parent coaching.

I look forward to meeting you!

Speech Language Pathologist & Director of Speech Therapy Services

Katie is the Director of Speech Services at PLTA. Katie’s core values include a curiosity for new learning, a desire to connect with others, and a love for having fun. Her bright affect and warm regard, paired with her natural leadership skills and love of teaching make her a wonderful director for our center.

Katie’s practice model embraces neurodiversity by honoring each client for who they are, promoting social emotional regulation, and making therapy fun and engaging. If a student is connected, regulated and engaged, they are available for learning and able to make tremendous gains in their speech and language.

Katie supervises our Speech Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs), our Clinical Fellowship Speech Therapists (CFYs), and our graduate student interns. She also runs our Play Pals Junior parent toddler early intervention group.

Prior to joining the PLTA team, Katie worked in San Ramon Valley Unified School District and for Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center. She loves helping families feel grounded and empowered as they learn about their communication differences. Her specialty is recognizing and honoring the unique communication style each child has and supporting functional communication.

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