About Us

We are a collective of individual private practitioners with different areas of interest and expertise and a shared passion in our work to support children and their families.

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Alice Stroutsos, M.S., CCC-SLP

Alice Stroutsos, M.S., CCC-SLP, has over 30 years of clinical experience in the Boston and Seattle area at acute and rehabilitative hospital and outpatient clinics. She has been in private practice since 1996. Her caseload consists of children diagnosed with a range of disabilities including Childhood Apraxia of Speech, ASD, Dysarthria, Down Syndrome, Developmental Delay, and Sensory Integration Disorder. Family training and a team approach are an integral part of every treatment plan. Alice is certified in PROMPT and has been a PROMPT Instructor since 1999. Alice is Recognized by Apraxia Kids for Advanced Training & Clinical Expertise in Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Alice completed and is certified in the Hanen "It Takes Two to Talk" training.

 

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Sarah Franklin, M.A., CCC-SLP

Sarah Franklin M.A., CCC-SLP, a graduate with a Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology from Western Washington University, has worked in a private practice setting since 2005.  She primarily serves children 2 to 18-years-old with a variety of disorders including: ASD, literacy, phonological awareness, fluency, receptive/expressive language, social pragmatic, motor speech, and articulation. She is a Bridging trained PROMPT therapist and utilizes PROMPT techniques in her therapy. Sarah is trained in the introductory and intermediate course levels of Wired for Reading and applies a multisensory approach for spelling, reading, and writing support. She is trained in SCERTS and has developed a special interest in social communication and social thinking implementing Michelle Garcia Winner’s curriculum. Sarah has experience in teletherapy platforms. She provides individual speech-language therapy services and also facilitates social skills groups.

 

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Alice San Martino, M.S., CCC-SLP

Alice San Martino, M.S., CCC-SLP became certified in 1986 and has clinical experience in the Boston, LA and Seattle areas working at acute and rehabilitative hospitals, home health agencies and outpatient clinics. She enjoyed a 6 year hiatus to be at home with her 6 children. She has worked in the private practice setting since 1999 working with children ages 2-18 with motor speech disorders, articulation and language delays, ASD and literacy. She is PROMPT trained and Hanen certified.

 

Kris Marion, M.S., CCC-SLP, IMH-E®

Kris Marion, M.S., CCC-SLP, IMH-E®

Kris Marion, M.S., CCC-SLP, IMH-E® has worked in the Seattle area for over 20 years, starting her career in the public schools and personal private practice while raising her 3 young children. Kris has provided services within a transdisciplinary team, held a therapy supervisor role, and provided ASHA mentorship to multiple clinical fellows. Areas of focus include the birth-to-three population treating disorders involving receptive & expressive language, articulation & phonology, oral-motor skills, speech sound disorders, AAC (PECS, core boards), autism spectrum disorders, social pragmatic language, multi-lingual language learning, Down syndrome, and other genetic disorders. As a Hanen-trained therapist, Kris has led many parent education classes (More Than Words, It Takes Two To Talk). Other trainings include Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), DIR/Floortime (Greenspan), Promoting First Relationships (PFR), The Play Project (Solomon), Social Thinking (Garcia Winner), and Reciprocal Imitation Training (RIT). In addition, Kris is a PROMPT trained therapist. Kris has learned and utilized telehealth platforms since 2020. She is passionate about using a holistic approach to therapy by prioritizing family goals, generalizing skills in naturalistic ways, and offering a child-centered approach to therapy.

Molly Whipple, M.A., CCC-SLP

Molly Whipple, M.A., CCC-SLP

Molly Whipple, M.A., CCC-SLP graduated with a Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology from Western Washington University in 2018. For 2 years, she provided diagnostic and communication therapy services to children and adults at WWU’s Outpatient Clinic. Molly has 3 years of SLP experience in the public schools, where she served preschool and elementary students in groups, 1:1, and whole class lessons. She has developed and implemented treatment plans for children with a variety of medical diagnoses and communication needs (e.g., Autism, Hearing and Vision Impairment, Down Syndrome, craniofacial anomalies, Mitochondrial Disease, Cerebral Palsy, Apraxia, speech sound disorders, receptive/expressive language delays, social pragmatic language deficits, AAC, voice and fluency disorders). In addition, Molly is a PROMPT trained therapist. Molly quickly gained experience with virtual platforms and teletherapy services during the 2020-2021 year. Molly values team collaboration and strongly believes that parent/caregiver understanding and involvement plays an important role in each child’s individual treatment plan. Primary areas of interest include phonological impairments, speech sound disorders, developmental language delays, social pragmatic language, and AAC.

Julie Martina, M.A., CCC-SLP

Julie Martina, M.A. CCC-SLP

Julie Martina, M.A., CCC-SLP, graduated with her Masters of Speech-Language Pathology from University of Colorado at Boulder in 2008. Julie has worked in schools, private practice, community clinics, and hospital settings. She has experience treating a wide variety of medical and developmental diagnoses (childhood apraxia of speech, speech and language disorders, Down Syndrome, 22Q Deletion Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Cleft Lip and Palate, and voice disorders) and ages (2-18+ years old). Julie is PROMPT Level 1 trained and recently completed the Advanced Training in Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC). She is listed in the Apraxia Kids SLP Directory and the Once Upon a Time Foundation SLP Directory. She loves evaluating and treating children who have apraxia and other speech sound disorders. Julie believes that everyone deserves to communicate effectively and uses a family-centered approach by tailoring therapy to the individual’s needs.