Who we are
At Eat & Chat, our goal is that clients leave each session feeling relief and hopeful about what we will accomplish together. We do this by building a relationship with our clients to create individual therapy plans that reflect their goals.
In our sessions, we use a child-led approach, using the child’s interests and strengths to build a connection between them and their therapist. We achieve all goals in a creative way by disguising our goals in play.
Therapy can be either direct or indirect. A direct approach describes the clinician working directly with the child, while an indirect approach focuses on coaching the child’s caregiver on strategies to use at home. At Eat & Chat, we use a combination of both approaches to ensure the family is well-supported.
Meet the Owner
Alexis is an American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) certified speech-language pathologist who is passionate about supporting clients and their families. She is originally from the Southeast where she graduated from the University of West Georgia with her bachelor’s in Speech-Language Pathology and Georgia State University with her master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. A fellowship position in the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center (CDRC) at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) brought Alexis to Portland, OR, where she fell in love with the Pacific Northwest.
Alexis also has professional international experience as she spent 6 months in Antigua, Guatemala, working on her Spanish-speaking skills by taking Spanish classes and volunteering speech and feeding services at a local children’s program and hospital. She is proud to offer services in Spanish to clients who are primarily Spanish-speaking.
In her free time, Alexis enjoys playing music, cooking, salsa dancing, and playing with her pup, Oakley.
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