Re: Recommendations for DIR/Floortime therapist in Houston area

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Here’s one

http://memorialpediatric.com/speech_therapy.html

Marilyn

[Guest guest]

Sharon Duval at the Monarch school. She is the only one I know who is certified in the Houston area. She is an SLP, and she is great.

Recommendations for DIR/Floortime therapist in Houston area

Hi, friends:

I am looking for recommendations for DIR/Floortime therapists in the Houston/Katy area. I am also looking for speech, OT and PT providers with a DIR approach. You can email me directly or in the group, whichever you prefer. Thank you!

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These are some I have heard of:

Some local providers:

Sharon Duval, M.A., Speech Language Pathology, DIR® Certificate Candidate, Level III

Contact Information: Monarch School, 2815 Rosefield Drive, Houston, TX 77080. Phone: . E-Mail: sduval@..., http://www.monarchschool.org/DiagnosticClinic.html

Chan-Felcman, M.A. C.C.C./S.L.P., DIR® Certificate Candidate, Level III

Contact Information: Bridges Program, Texas Children's Hospital, 4219 Richmond Avenue, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77027. Phone: . E-Mail: vwchan@... & vfelcman@...

Von Hofwegen, SLP, speech pathologist, DIR® Certificate Candidate, Level III

· Phone:

, MS, Occupational Therapy, DIR® Certificate Candidate, Level III

Contact Information: 4219 Richmond Ave. #118, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone: . E-mail: mlreed@...

Christene Schwarzbach, PT, MS, PCS, Physical Therapy, DIR® Certificate Candidate, Level III

Contact Information: Bridges Program, Texas Children's Hospital, 4219 Richmond Avenue, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77027. Phone: . E-Mail: crschwar@...

Communication Circles

Betsy Furler, CCC-SLP

Email: bfurler@...

http://communicationcircles.com/

Ms. Furler is a speech pathologist with 19 years of experience. She is also a PLAY Project consultant and licensed to provide autism consulting services using the DIR®/Floortime™ Model methods. She provides feeding and speech/language therapy utilizing the DIR®/Floortime™ approach developed by Stanley Greenspan and Serena Weider. She provides training for shadows and coordination for school issues. P.L.A.Y. Project Agency consultant for the Houston and Austin areas.

Memorial Pediatric Therapy Associates, PC

Dawn M. Forsmith, MPTA Director, OTR

7880 San Felipe, Suite 110

Houston, TX 77063

713) 787-6600

Email: info@...

http://memorialpediatric.com/

Speech, OT and Employs DIR® (Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based) FloortimeTM Model.

DIR®/Floortime™ Model of Therapy:

The DIR®/Floortime™ Model usually involves an interdisciplinary team approach, incorporated within speech therapy, occupational therapy and educational programs. The DIR®/Floortime™ Model also emphasizes the critical role of parents and other family members because of the importance of their emotional relationships with the child.

R.

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As far as I know, the Bridges program at Texas Children's Hospital is no longer

in existence.

G.

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> These are some I have heard of:

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> Some local providers:

> Sharon Duval, M.A., Speech Language Pathology, DIR® Certificate Candidate,

Level III

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> Contact Information: Monarch School, 2815 Rosefield Drive, Houston, TX 77080.

Phone: . E-Mail: sduval@...,

http://www.monarchschool.org/DiagnosticClinic.html

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> Chan-Felcman, M.A. C.C.C./S.L.P., DIR® Certificate Candidate, Level

III

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> Contact Information: Bridges Program, Texas Children's Hospital, 4219 Richmond

Avenue, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77027. Phone: . E-Mail: vwchan@... &

vfelcman@...

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> Von Hofwegen, SLP, speech pathologist, DIR® Certificate Candidate, Level

III

> · Phone:

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> , MS, Occupational Therapy, DIR® Certificate Candidate, Level

III

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> Contact Information: 4219 Richmond Ave. #118, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone:

. E-mail: mlreed@...

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> Christene Schwarzbach, PT, MS, PCS, Physical Therapy, DIR® Certificate

Candidate, Level III

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> Contact Information: Bridges Program, Texas Children's Hospital, 4219 Richmond

Avenue, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77027. Phone: . E-Mail: crschwar@...

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> Communication Circles

> Betsy Furler, CCC-SLP

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> Email: bfurler@...

> http://communicationcircles.com/

> Ms. Furler is a speech pathologist with 19 years of experience. She is also a

PLAY Project consultant and licensed to provide autism consulting services using

the DIR®/Floortime™ Model methods. She provides feeding and speech/language

therapy utilizing the DIR®/Floortime™ approach developed by Stanley Greenspan

and Serena Weider. She provides training for shadows and coordination for school

issues. P.L.A.Y. Project Agency consultant for the Houston and Austin areas.

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> Memorial Pediatric Therapy Associates, PC

> Dawn M. Forsmith, MPTA Director, OTR

> 7880 San Felipe, Suite 110

> Houston, TX 77063

> 713) 787-6600

> Email: info@...

> http://memorialpediatric.com/

> Speech, OT and Employs DIR® (Developmental, Individual-Difference,

Relationship-Based) FloortimeTM Model.

>

> DIR®/Floortime™ Model of Therapy:

> The DIR®/Floortime™ Model usually involves an interdisciplinary team

approach, incorporated within speech therapy, occupational therapy and

educational programs. The DIR®/Floortime™ Model also emphasizes the critical

role of parents and other family members because of the importance of their

emotional relationships with the child.

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> R.

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