Kid Talk PLC

Carie owns Kid Talk, PLC. She joined forces with Authentic Health LLC in the fall of 2022 and is a fabulous addition to our community. Carie is a pediatric speech language pathologist with over 24 years experience. She received her master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Tennessee. She is licensed in Virginia and is certified by the American Speech Language and Hearing Association. Carie has experience in private practice, early intervention, and the public school settings. She is a PROMPT certified clinician. 

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Carie's training includes, but is not limited to, Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonemic Targets (PROMPT), Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), motor speech disorders, articulation delays, phonological disorders, expressive language delays and disorders, receptive language delays and disorders, phonemic awareness, early reading, Barton System for Reading and Spelling, oral motor skills, feeding therapy, sensory processing challenges, Pragmatic Organization Dynamic Display (PODD), family centered practices, early intervention, Autism, hearing impairment, and Down Syndrome. 

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Carie recognizes that the wisdom and skills she possesses are gifts from God. She gives Him all the glory for blessing her practice and the families He sends her way. She thanks Him for the gift of her calling as a speech and language practitioner, and continues to seek His help with all aspects of her practice and service as she works to support all children in reaching their own God-given potential.