Individual Therapy

We are currently available for in-clinic sessions, in-home sessions, community based sessions or via Telehealth on Zoom.

We bill insurance (benefit check included) or offer private pay rates.

Individual Sessions Pricing- Private Pay Rates

Developmental Therapy – $60 per session

Speech Therapy – $90 per session

Physical Therapy – $100 per session

Feeding Therapy/Nutrition – $100 per session

Package Rates Available for Individual Therapy! Discounted Sessions!

Packages must be prepaid monthly. Payment for the first month is due at registration.

Package Cost for Weekly Sessions (4 sessions per month)

• Speech Therapy – $300 per month
• Developmental Therapy – $200 per month
• Due to discounted rates, rescheduling of sessions is not guaranteed. Missed sessions are forfeited. Sessions cancelled by therapist WILL be rescheduled.
• No refunds available for this program.

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Groups! A great way for kids to learn.

Group offerings run for 8 weeks. Payment in full due at registration. A $25 registration fee covers materials and extra cost of COVID cleaning protocols. Current COVID protocols from CDC/State of Illinois will be followed during classes.

Help My Toddler Talk: A Caregiver-Child Communication Group

A caregiver-child partnered approach that fosters natural connections that lead to effective communication. You will learn how to be your child’s main language facilitator! Class meets once/week for 8 weeks, 60-minute sessions, September 27- November 19. One caregiver per child allowed at this time due to COVID restrictions.

COST: $25/week = $200 for session. Payment below holds your spot in the group.

GROUP MEETS: Tuesdays at 4:45, Wednesdays at 10:00, Thursdays at 9:00, Fridays at 10:30

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Speech Sprouts: A speech sound group for 3-5 year olds

Is your child’s speech difficult to understand? Would you like them to get some extra speech sound practice this summer, while socializing with their peers? Join us for an 8 week session for extra practice. Class meets once/week for 45 minutes.

COST: $30/week = $240. Payment below holds your spot in the group.

GROUP MEETS: Ages 3-4 Wednesdays at 10:30am.
Ages 4-5 Wednesdays at 4:30 PM

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Speech Therapy

Developmental Therapy

Feeding/Nutrition

Your child may have been referred for an oral motor/feeding evaluation secondary to concerns that your child is refusing to eat or has difficulty chewing or swallowing. Frequent concerns that warrant a feeding evaluation are as follows:

• Limited or poor oral intake
• Slow or inadequate weight gain
• Difficulty chewing certain textures
• Coughing, choking or gagging with liquids or solids
• Oral motor or chewing difficulty
• Oral sensitivity and difficulty with textures
• Difficulty transitioning to table foods
• Frequent refusal to eat or drink
• “Picky” eaters or food refusals
• Fear or anxiety related to eating

During the feeding evaluation, Shine feeding specialists will take a thorough medical and feeding history. Your child will further be observed with a feeding in order to fully assess your child’s oral musculature and feeding skills during a meal.  Our experienced feeding team looks at the whole child during the evaluation in order to fully address the feeding concerns. Following the feeding evaluation, feeding therapy may be recommended.  Shine therapists are experienced with a range of ages and feeding concerns including infant feedings, transitioning children to an age appropriate diet level, as well as addressing picky feeding.  Our feeding team specialists work when necessary with other providers in the area, including pediatric gastroenterologists, dieticians, and a wide range of medical specialists following the evaluation to help families and their children who are struggling to have successful mealtimes.

What is Pediatric Occupational Therapy? 

Occupational Therapy (OT) is a health profession that provides skilled treatment to help individuals achieve and maintain independence in all aspects of their lives. The primary goal of OT is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life. Pediatric OT focuses on the child’s independence in their occupations, such as daily living skills, play exploration and participation, education, leisure, social participation, and sleep. 

Why Might My Child Need to See an Occupational Therapist?

• Delays in fine motor skills 

• Help developing visual motor skills – tracking an object, hand-eye coordination

• Cognitive delays including problem-solving skills, memory, and attention

• Children with sensory integration or body regulation difficulties 

• Delays in play and social interaction skills

• Help with learning basic self-care tasks, such as getting dressed

• Difficulty with bilateral coordination/upper extremity coordination

• Behavioral concerns impacting child’s ability to participate in daily activities

• Handwriting difficulties

Fine motor skills: are the ability to make movements using the small muscles in our hands and wrists. These may include:

• Academic skills including: pencil skills (scribbling, coloring, drawing, writing), scissor skills (manipulation/strength for cutting)

• Play: construction skills (using legos, duplos, train tracks), playing with small toy pieces

• Self care: dressing (zips, buttons, tying), eating (manipulating cutlery), opening/closing packages

Visual motor skills: are essential to coordinated and efficient use of the hands and eyes. Visual Motor Skills enable an individual to process information around them including the ability to observe and recognize visual information about forms, shapes, figures, and objects. These may include:

• Academic skills including: writing and cutting 

• Play skills including: puzzles, sports (playing catch), stacking blocks, games such as light bright, legos or Jenga, word finds or dot-to-dots

• Self-care including: Pouring liquid from container to container, self-feeding

Sensory processing skills: Children with sensory processing difficulty cannot properly process sensory stimulation from the outside world. The bodies major sensory systems include the following: proprioceptive (body position) input, vestibular (movement) input, auditory (hearing) input, visual (sight) input, tactile (touch) input, gustatory (taste) inputSigns and symptoms of sensory regulation difficulties. These signs/symptoms vary based on the age of the child and the child’s unique sensory response, but may include: 

• Either be in constant motion or fatigue easily.

• Withdraw when touched.

• Refuse to eat certain foods because of how the foods feel, taste, smell, or visually appear.

• Be oversensitive to odors.

• Be sensitive to certain fabrics and only wear clothes that are soft or that they find pleasing.

• Dislike getting his or her hands dirty.

• Dislike daily living skills such as nail clipping, hair cutting, hair brushing, or bathing.

• Be uncomfortable with some movements, such as swinging, sliding, or going down ramps or other inclines. Your young child may have trouble learning to climb, go down stairs, or ride an escalator.

• Have difficulty calming after exercise or after becoming upset.

• Jump, swing, and spin excessively.

• Appear clumsy, trip easily, or have poor balance.

• Have odd posture.

• Have difficulty handling small objects such as buttons or snaps.

• Be overly sensitive to sound. Vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers, hair dryers, leaf blowers, or sirens may be upsetting.

• Lack creativity and variety in play. For instance, your child may play with the same toys in the same manner over and over or prefer only to watch TV or videos.

Children who are experiencing any of these signs or symptoms may benefit from an occupational therapy evaluation. Please speak with your pediatrician about your concerns and contact us at Shine Therapy Services to learn more information.

Physical Therapy

Physical therapy offered in the clinic or in the child’s home environment to improve gross motor, balance or mobility skills after a delay has been identified. The goal is to enhance development, minimize the potential for developmental delay and help families to meet the special needs of their children. Frequency of services are determined at the IFSP team meeting if the child is involved in Early Intervention, or following a formal assessment. Typical frequencies of services range from monthly, twice monthly or weekly. Sessions generally last 45 minutes to one hour depending upon the child’s needs and tolerance of therapy.

Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT)

PLAY Project 

Screenings

We offer 2 types of screening options at Shine; you choose the one that works best for you!

Time Required: 20-30 minutes 

Cost: $25 due at the time of sign up in order to hold your chosen time.

1.) Online Parent Consultation through Zoom or via phone call: 

• You will be connected with our developmental specialist/speech-language pathologist & owner of Shine, Sarah Ziemba. Sarah has worked with children age birth-5 throughout her 20+ year career. 
• Your child does NOT have to be present for this option (but are certainly welcome!) 
• We will discuss your concerns about your child. Sarah will then offer possible options to help. 
• Options may include a referral for services provided at Shine, but if we don’t have what’s needed then we will gladly refer you to other local resources. 
• Times available are more flexible than in-person screenings below.

2.) In person screening at our clinic in Peoria:

• Screening will be conducted by Allie Zuercher, Shine speech-language pathologist. Allie has been working with children birth-10 years of age since 2015. 
• Allie will complete a formal or informal screening (whichever is most appropriate) 
• You will discuss your current concerns
• Allie will provide helpful options for possible services 
• Options may include a referral for services provided at Shine, but if we don’t have what’s needed then we will gladly refer you to other local resources.
• Allie typically conducts these screenings on Fridays.