COMPREHENSIVE & INCLUSIVE SERVICES

We strive to provide social justice for those we serve regardless of setting, with particular focus on those individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

EVALUATION

We provide comprehensive speech and language evaluations in English and Spanish

Our bilingual or monolingual evaluations use both formal and informal testing measures, clinical/educational observations, play-based assessment as appropriate, and parent/caregiver interviews to gather information about each client. We strive to use reliable testing measures that will provide information that is accurate and representative of the client's communicative abilities.

We then can develop an appropriate therapy plan with goals tailored to the client's needs. For bilingual clients, analysis of their skills in both languages can provide a complete representation of the client's total communicative abilities. This can assist in distinguishing language difference versus language disorder or delay.

Free Consultation

We offer a complimentary 15-30 minute initial consultation via phone to discuss areas of concern and possible needs for evaluation/therapeutic services.


Contact Us
Fees & Payment
We are a private pay practice and therefore considered an out-of-network provider with all insurance companies. Your insurance company may still cover some/all services, so please call your insurance company to find out if you are eligible for out-of-network speech-language therapy and/or evaluation reimbursement. All of the necessary paperwork and documentation are available at your request, to submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement of your payments. Depending on your insurance plan, out-of-network benefits may be payable after your deductible is met. Payment for services is due at the time of your appointment to STAR via check, credit card, paypal, cash, or Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)/Health Savings Accounts (HSA).

PEDIATRIC THERAPY

We customize a therapeutic plan based on every child’s communication needs. We can provide early intervention services from the one to three year age range, as well as preschool and school aged populations. Our services can be provided in English and/or Spanish. Depending on your child’s needs, therapy can be provided within 30, 45, or 60 minute sessions.

Speech Therapy

Focusing on the production of developmentally appropriate sounds across speech tasks/contexts. We address articulation and phonological disorders, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, and motor speech planning delays / disorders.


Language Therapy

To maximize understanding of language and expressive abilities. This can include listening comprehension, receptive/expressive vocabulary, grammatical understanding and usage, sentence formulation, narrative skills, and overall functional communication.

Social Comm or Pragmatic Language Skills

Increase your child’s ability to appropriately engage with adults and same aged peers within various social settings/contexts. This can include therapy focusing on social-emotional awareness of themselves and others, turn taking, conversational skills, and communicative intent.

Executive Functioning

Strategies & interventions to increase attention, memory recall, problem solving, and planning/organization. This can lead to improvements in academic performance for older school-aged students.


Augmentative/Alternative Communication

Assist in the implementation of low/high technology systems to maximize functional communication across settings.

Other areas of expertise

Fluency Disorders or Stuttering, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, and Traumatic Brain Injury.

EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING

We meet the educational speech-language pathology needs for school districts across Colorado

This includes performing bilingual evaluations (Spanish/English), provision of direct therapy services, and consultative services to improve district processes and outcomes for emerging bilingual students.

STAR contracts with public, private, and charter schools to provide these services in accordance with each student's IEP or as part of the full and individualized evaluation process. Educational Consulting is a service that we offer to assist in developing and integrating best practices for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) students.

Develop sustainable processes for the correct identification of Emerging Bilingual students to reduce disproportionality.
Ensure district compliance with state and federal laws/guidelines (IDEA, OCR) for evaluations and Individualized Education Plans (IEP) when serving English language learners.
Assist in building capacity across district staff in order to differentiate language difference versus disorder.
Develop forms that can assist in front loading information that is critical when evaluating Emerging Bilingual students.
Provide support through targeted bilingual speech/language assessments. These services can also be provided remotely when needed through telepractice.
Provide support through targeted bilingual speech/language assessments. These services can also be provided remotely when needed through telepractice.
+ IEP Advocacy, Parent Training/Support, and Community Engagement
parallax background
ADULT SPEECH CONSULTING

We also work with adults with a wide range of disorders and needs

Provide comprehensive assessment and treatment of speech/language and cognitive-communication disorders for adults with stroke, traumatic brain injury, or any other neurological condition. We also treat clients with swallowing disorders (dysphagia) by providing skilled therapy services to improve quality of life and function.

Contact Us

Aphasia/Language Disorders

Dysarthria/Apraxia

(Motor Speech Disorders)

Cognitive-Communication Disorders / Dementia

Tracheostomy / Ventilator Communication

Passy Muir Swallowing and Speaking Valve™

Swallowing Disorders / Dysphagia

Other Communication Needs

Steven Arroyo

Speech Language Pathologist,
M.S., CCC-SLP

Steven Arroyo is a practicing bilingual Speech Language Pathologist licensed in the state of Colorado. He is a certified member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) who obtained his Masters of Science degree in Speech Language Pathology at Loyola University in Maryland. Steven has over 15 years of experience in a variety of medical, clinical, and educational settings. This includes acute and inpatient rehabilitation experience at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Upon moving to Denver, Steven transitioned to working in the educational field with various school districts in the metro area.

Over the years, he has been able to expand his professional knowledge base of communication disorders in both pediatric and adult populations. These experiences have led to leadership opportunities that have included mentorships, program development, professional development trainings, speaking engagements at conferences at the state level, and private consulting. Steven is bilingual and specializes in evaluation and treatment of clients in both English and Spanish. Additional licensure includes accreditations from DORA and Colorado Department of Education (CDE).

Español

Todos los servicios del habla y lenguaje se ofrecen en español para nuestros clientes pediátricas y adultos. Estos servicios incluyen consultación, evaluación, e intervenciones. Contamos con terapistas que hablan español e inglés para proveer el mejor servicio para su familia. Favor de comunicarse con nuestra oficina para recibir información adicional acerca de cómo empezar la terapia y para obtener más información acerca de nuestros servicios y los próximos pasos.

CONTACT US