Birth to 18
Every age, every stage
Pediatric speech-language pathology
Every child has something to say. We help them say it.
Pediatric speech therapy for kids birth to 18. Built around your child, your family's schedule, and the way kids actually learn. Evidence-based methods, delivered in-person or virtual.
A licensed SLP answers within 1 to 2 business days. The call is free.
In-person and virtual
In-clinic, telehealth, or both
Evidence-based
Methods backed by research, applied to your kid
Superbills every session
Most plans reimburse 50 to 80% out-of-network
What we treat
Six things we treat. One plan, built around your kid.
Every plan starts with your child, not a worksheet. We use evidence-based methods, the kind that have been tested on real kids and held up, delivered in a way that looks a lot like play.
Articulation and speech sounds
For kids who are hard to understand. We work on the specific sound errors a parent hears every day, so your child is understood the first time, by classmates, grandparents, and the drive-thru.
Language development
Receptive and expressive language, the two sides of communication. Building the words and sentences your child needs to follow what is said, and to say what they mean.
Autism and communication
Functional communication, connection, and play built around how your child already communicates. Whether your child is a gestalt language processor, scripting, using AAC, or fully verbal, we meet them there.
Social communication
Conversation, turn-taking, perspective-taking, and the confidence to walk into a birthday party.
Early literacy and reading
Sound-letter mapping, phonological awareness, and the language groundwork that makes reading click.
Early intervention
First words, first signs, joint attention. Support in the birth-to-three window, when small things compound the most.
How it works
Four steps. Clinical and human, in that order.
From the first message to the first session, here is what actually happens. No mystery, no upsell.
You send us a message
Tell us a little about your child. About 90 seconds. Your message lands with the SLP, not a scheduler.
We hop on a free 15-minute call
We talk about what you are noticing and what you are hoping for. We ask the kind of questions a clinician asks. We answer every one of yours.
An evaluation, then a plan you helped write
A structured evaluation looking at speech, language, and communication strengths and gaps. From that, a plan with measurable goals you helped pick. We share it with you in plain English, with the clinical reasoning behind every goal.
Therapy your kid stays engaged in
Sessions built around the activities your child is already drawn to, so we get more reps without the meltdown. Specific strategies for home after every session. Progress data we share with you, not just keep in a folder.
One clinician through the whole journey. The SLP who picks up your first call is the SLP who runs the evaluation, writes the plan, runs every session, and signs the discharge note. No handoffs, no rotating therapists, no third-week stranger.
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Elizabeth TchurekowM.S., CCC-SLP · Founder
A real headshot is coming. For now, the monogram. We would rather show you Liz on the 15-minute call than rush a stock photo.
From the founder
I work with kids on a wide range of speech and language needs, building functional communication in an engaging and meaningful way. Firefly was built around one stubborn belief. Every kid deserves a plan made just for them, and a clinician who has the time and depth to make it.
I came up at Syracuse, earned my M.S. and my CCC, and built Firefly to do this work the way I always thought it should be done. Articulation, language, autism, early intervention. One kid at a time, with a real evaluation behind the plan and real conversations with the family.
If your child is hard to understand, slow to talk, getting lost in conversations, or somewhere on the spectrum, the 15-minute call is on us. Even if we are not the right fit, we will help you find someone who is.
Elizabeth Tchurekow, M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech-language pathologist and founder
- M.S., CCC-SLP
- Syracuse University
- Virginia-licensed SLP
From the families
What families say after a few weeks of work.
Firefly is newly launched. The quotes below are illustrative, the kind of thing families have told us in early conversations. As real Firefly stories come in, we will share them with permission and full names.
★★★★★
Sessions feel like playtime. We have watched our son's words bloom every week.
★★★★★
We never felt like a number. The strategies for home changed how we talk as a family.
★★★★★
Therapy was built around how he communicates, not how someone else thought he should. That changed everything.
What parents ask first
Three things parents ask before they ever call.
How do I know if my child actually needs speech therapy?
A few specific things to watch for. If your three-year-old has fewer than 50 words, if your child is hard to understand by people outside the family, or if a kindergartner struggles to rhyme. Those are worth a 15-minute call. The call is free. If we are not the right fit, we will say so and point you to someone who is.
Do you take insurance?
We are out of network on purpose. The trade is real attention instead of insurance-permitted minutes. After every session we send you a superbill, which most plans accept for partial reimbursement. Many families get 50 to 80% back. We walk you through how on the call.
In-person, virtual, or both?
Yes to all three. We offer in-person, virtual, and a blend, and we will help you decide which fits this kid, this season, this schedule.
First steps
Not sure where to start? The first call is on us, and the first call is real.
Tell us about your child. We listen. We ask the questions a clinician asks. We help you figure out the next step. With us, or with someone better suited. We will tell you, either way.