UA-236245042-1 Meet Brittany | Practical Speech Therapy
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MEET BRITTANY

ASHA Certified Speech-Language Pathologist & Owner

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BRITTANY AVERA

Speech Language Pathologist & Owner

Practical Speech Therapy is a private pay speech/language clinic

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Brittany is a neurodiversity-affirming therapist and has been practicing Speech-Language Pathology since 2010 in a variety of settings including skilled nursing facilities, Early Intervention, private practice, and Fulton County Public Schools. She has extensive experience and training working with autistic individuals of all ages, individuals with complex communication needs, Executive functioning (difficulty planning, organizing, and executing everyday and academic tasks), pragmatic (social) language, AAC (Augmentative & Alternative Communication for nonspeaking individuals), literacy, articulation/phonology, and in providing family coaching. She is trained in Natural Language Acquisition (gestalt language processing) and Hanen's It Takes Two to Talk.

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Brittany specializes in collaborating with parents, caregivers, and other vital team members to deliver therapy that addresses meaningful goals that produce measured results while celebrating each child's strengths and achievements. She uses child-led, meta-cognitive and critical-thinking based strategies to improve ownership and carryover of speech/language skills. She incorporates movement, music, and multi-sensory strategies. Brittany emphasizes the importance of parent and family roles in the client's progress in each session by empowering them with practical tools to support continued improvements at home and in the community.

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During her spare time, Brittany enjoys going hiking with her husband and daughter, yoga, and finding shopping deals!

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