The Coleman Therapy Center
The Coleman Therapy Center (CTC) is mainly a pediatric therapy center that provides speech and language diagnostics and therapy. CTC therapists provide evaluations and therapy for children with varying disabilities and disorders ranging from apraxia and autism to syndromes and traumatic brain injuries. CTC therapists are trained in a variety of treatment approaches like PROMPT (Hayden), The Listening Program (ABT), and Floortime (Greenspan).
CTC is also happy to offer the Lindamood Bell, Wilson and Orton-Gillingham intensive reading programs for struggling readers.
Our Therapy Programs include individual therapy, group therapy, reading therapy, social skills groups, fabulous Fridays, NVTRP and CTC camp, hippotherapy and The Listening Program.
Individual Therapy: Most of our therapy program consists of either a 30 or 60 minute individual therapy session which follows an individualized treatment plan based on the strengths and needs of your child. Treatment plans are updated frequently to ensure that we are always targeting the appropriate objectives for your child.
Group Therapy: Group therapy may be available but depends on family interest. We always ensure that all group members complement each other in order to have a functional, successful group outcome. Please call to see if any groups are running currently. Group therapy may be available in our Reading Programs and/or therapy treatment programs.
Reading Therapy: CTC is proud to offer the Lindamood Bell LiPs, Seeing Stars and Visualizing/Verbalizing programs. These programs are typically offered in two, three and four hour sessions. Intensive reading therapy offered during school holidays and summer vacations.
Social Skills Groups: This group therapy is for children 4-12 years old. The Speech Pathologists at The Coleman Therapy Center will provide social skills instruction using the Michelle Garcia Winner curriculum target adapting to others, how to engage and play with peers, perspective-taking, social language and interaction.
Fabulous Fridays for Children with Down Syndrome: During this group therapy summer program the therapist provides three hours of intense instruction for children 4-10 years old with Down Syndrome.
NVTRP and CTC Camp: During the summer, the Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program (NVTRP) and The Coleman Therapy Center (CTC) pair up for an unforgettable camp experience, which includes therapeutic horseback riding, group speech therapy, and gross/motor sensory play.
Hippotherapy: In this therapy program, the speech-language pathologist uses horseback riding movement to facilitate the physiologic systems that support speech and language. When combined with other standard speech-language intervention strategies, the speech-language pathologist is able generate effective remediation of communication disorders and promote functional communication outcomes.
Bio
The Coleman Therapy Center (CTC) is owned and directed by Catherine B. Coleman, M.S. CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist. Catherine has owned SPEAC, LLC, Speech Pathology, Education and Consulting for over 10 years.
Catherine is a former George Washington University Clinical Supervisor and Adjunct Professor. Classes taught by Catherine were Voice and Diction, Language Disorders and Development, Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing, Augmentative and Alternative Communication methods and a weekly clinical seminar.
Catherine believes that families play a crucial role in the therapeutic process. Families are always encouraged to join in therapy sessions when appropriate and typically receive a full explanation why certain therapies are used and how these can be reinforced in the home environment. Our clinic therapy rooms all have one way mirrors so parents can observe therapy whenever they choose to do so.
All of the CTC therapists attend continuing education programs on the therapies which are supported by research and evidence-based practice. All therapy treatment plans are individualized to meet the needs of each child and typically contain a family/home plan to ensure skill generalization
Payments Accepted
Cash, checks and credit cards
Cost/Session
$90
License:VA 2202002982
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Practice Areas/Issues Treated
 Speech / Language / Hearing
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Motor Speech Disorders
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Apraxia
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Raspy Voice / Muscle Tension Dysphonia
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Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Speech Sound Disorders
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Child Speech/Language Disorders
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Stuttering
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Developmental Delays
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Swallowing Difficulties / Dysphagia
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Language-Based Learning Disabilities
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Vocal Coaching for Singing and Performing
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Learning Disabilities
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Voice Disorders
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Licenses/Certifications
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ASHA Certified Speech-Language Pathologist (CCC-SLP)
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Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (State)
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