OUR PROGRAMS

Three specialist-led programs

All programs are delivered one-on-one by a trained specialist via secure video. Each is designed around a specific life stage and daily life goal — and documented with progress notes after every session.

Program 01

Ages 5–13 (All abilities)

Storytelling & Social Participation

Creative, play-based sessions that help children build confidence sharing ideas, describing what they imagine, and participating in conversation

Focus areas:

Confidence

Communication

Social Interaction

Program 02

Ages 13+ (Teens and adults)

Self-Advocacy & Communication Skills

Practicing real conversations — requests, appointments, introductions — until speaking up feels like second nature

Focus areas:

Self Advocacy

Conversation skills

Confidence

Program 03

Adults 18+

Independent Living Skills

Building the communication confidence needed to handle everyday situations — at home, at work, and out in the world

Focus areas:

Daily living

Community

Workplace Communication

Program 01 · Ages 5–13 · All abilities

Storytelling & Social Participation

Children communicate best when they have something vivid to share. This program uses structured storytelling, imagination games, and guided picture-based activities to help children build confidence describing, sharing, and participating in back-and-forth conversation.

Sessions feel like a creative class. No reading or writing involved. Open to all learners regardless of ability or learning style. Every session is one-on-one — so every moment belongs to that child.

What children experience in sessions

Building vivid mental pictures from story prompts, images, and imagination games
Describing what they picture — in their own words, at their own pace
Creating and sharing stories with a beginning, middle, and end
Practicing back-and-forth conversation in a relaxed, supportive setting
Expressing preferences, reactions, and ideas out loud with growing confidence

How sessions work

Sessions are 50 minutes, weekly, delivered via secure video. The specialist works through a structured sequence of activities tailored to each child — adapting pace, prompts, and challenge level as the child grows. Progress is documented after every session.

Sample goal language

"[Name] will participate in structured storytelling and social participation activities, including the ability to describe a scene using 3 or more specific details and share a personal story in a clear sequence with minimal prompting."

This program may be accessible through existing California funding for individuals with developmental disabilities. Reach out to learn more about your options.

PROGRAMS 02 · AGES 13+ · TEENS AND ADULTS

Self-Advocacy & Communication Skills

Speaking up for yourself is a skill. This program works through real situations the participant needs to navigate — making a request, handling an appointment, expressing a disagreement, preparing for a planning meeting — until speaking clearly and confidently becomes a reliable habit.

For teens (13–17), sessions focus on social participation in everyday settings. For adults (18+), sessions focus on self-determination — workplace, community, and planning contexts.

A consistent method for organizing what they want to say before speaking
Confidence introducing themselves and expressing needs to unfamiliar people
Practiced responses for real-world situations: appointments, interviews, planning meetings
The ability to handle a conversation that goes off-script
A growing sense of ownership over how they communicate and how they are received

What participants develop

How sessions work

Sessions are 50 minutes, weekly, delivered via secure video. Each session works through one or two real scenarios and builds from there. Progress is documented after every session. Available for teens 13+ and adults.

Sample goal language — teens

"[Name] will develop communication participation skills, including the ability to state a personal preference or request to an unfamiliar adult and sustain a back-and-forth exchange for a minimum of 3 turns, with minimal prompting."

Sample goal language — adults

"[Name] will develop self-advocacy skills, including the ability to present a personal need clearly to an unfamiliar adult and apply a practiced communication approach in at least 2 real-world scenarios, with minimal prompting."

This program may be accessible through existing California funding for individuals with developmental disabilities. Reach out to learn more about your options.

Program 03 · Adults 18+

Independent Living Skills

Getting through the day involves a lot of language. A voicemail from the doctor. Instructions from a supervisor. A form to fill out. A conversation that did not go as expected. This program builds the ability to understand and respond to the everyday language of independent life — clearly, calmly, and without needing support each time.

Each session focuses on a specific daily life situation tied to the participant's own goals. Practical, grounded, and paced to how that person learns.

What participants build

Following multi-step verbal instructions at home, at work, and out in the community
Understanding what someone said and forming a clear, organized response
Planning daily routines — meals, appointments, errands, schedules
Navigating written language in real settings: signs, forms, labels, notices
Asking for help or clarification in a way that actually gets results
Greater confidence handling language-heavy situations independently

How sessions work

Sessions are 50 minutes, weekly, delivered via secure video. Each session is built around a specific goal from the participant's independent living plan and documented with progress notes. Available for adults 18+.

Sample goal language

"[Name] will develop daily life communication skills, including the ability to follow a 3-step verbal instruction and initiate a communication exchange relevant to a personal independent living goal, with minimal support."

This program may be accessible through existing California funding for individuals with developmental disabilities. Reach out to learn more about your options.