Speech therapy that honors who you are.

Strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming care for authentic communication, connection, and self-advocacy.

We meet you where you are (both physically and emotionally) with mobile speech-language therapy in Washington, DC and Northern Virginia, and teletherapy in DC, Virginia, and Vermont.

Together, we build meaningful goals around your strengths, interests, communication preferences, and everyday life.

Now welcoming clients for virtual voice therapy, vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) support, and gender-affirming voice care in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and Florida.

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Now hiring pediatric SLPs • Part-time opportunities in DC & Northern Virginia • Join our neurodiversity-affirming team • Learn more & apply →

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Communication support that starts with connection

You deserve care that listens to you. We welcome spoken language, scripts, gestures, AAC, and other ways of communicating. Therapy supports expressing needs, sharing ideas, building relationships, and participating in the moments that matter to you.

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Teletherapy in DC, Virginia & Vermont

Connect online for individualized speech-language support. We will help you explore whether teletherapy fits your communication goals and needs.

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Mobile therapy in DC & Northern Virginia

We come to you—at home or in an agreed community setting, such as a library or park. Location options depend on clinician fit and availability.

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Our Services

You belong here

Choose Kind Therapy is LGBTQ+-inclusive and identity-affirming. We respect your name, pronouns, autonomy, sensory needs, and lived experience. Our work supports authentic expression rather than pressure to mask or conform.

A clear first step

Start with a free 20-minute phone consultation. We will listen to what brings you here and discuss whether an evaluation or another service is the right next step.

Individual therapy: $190 for 50 minutes
Evaluations: $380

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Testimonials

  • "We are just so grateful for you and the work you do with our child. It is amazing watching his progress, but more importantly I feel so grateful to have someone who is so neurodiversity affirming and attuned to him. Thank you so much for all that you do!"

    — Julia A.

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  • "Ms. Rachel is such an amazing speech therapist. She helped my son a lot. Her professionalism is superb. Helping us getting a talker for my son was a breeze, she let us know what we need to do and updated us with all the process. She provided us an exceptional service and I would highly recommend her!"

    — Anna C.

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  • “I’m seeing an awesome improvement in my son. He is repeating everything every word and when he learns a new word he says "yayyy" even he is so happy learning. He is getting more and more confident each day. I’m so blessed to have Rachel. Rachel has been an amazing guidance. You can’t imagine how happy I feel when I hear words coming from his mouth. Yesterday he was done with his dinner and he said “all done bye bye." I was so happy. My son wasn’t communicating with words he hardly knew 50 words or less but since we joined these therapy sessions, I’m seeing a tremendous change now he knows 150 -200 or more words.”

    — Sidra Z.

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  • “We have worked with Rachel over the last year. She has been wonderful. She goes beyond what any other speech therapist has ever done for my son. She is a wealth of knowledge and resources. Most of all, she saw my son as a whole person and not just another appointment.”

    — Sabrina B.

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  • "Rachel is a very responsible and helpful speech therapist. She knows very well how to communicate with kids and attract their attention. She used a variety of interesting resources to make each session pleasant and interesting. She is also very patient and easy-going. My kid is eager to see her each time. Highly recommend her to everyone!"

    — Betty Z.

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ASHA Accredited Speech Therapist/Speech-Language Pathologist, M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist/Speech Therapist certified in Virginia
Speech-Language Pathologist/Speech Therapist certified in Washington DC