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John, M.S., CCC-SLP
Owner, Lead Therapist at the Social Skills Laboratory

Certified: PROMPT Level 1, SCERTS Model, Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) Level 1, Pro-ACT, Non-Violent Crisis Prevention (CPI), LSVT, Youth Mental Health First Aid, Positive Discipline, LiPS by Lindamood Bell, Positive Discipline Certified Educator

Experience: John has extensive experience working with children across a wide age range with a variety of communication-related challenges. Previously, he worked at Lakeside Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment (now I-CAN) and at Children’s Institute for Learning Differences (CHILD) before starting his own private practice.

He is originally from Washington State and got his master’s degree in Clinical Speech-Language Pathology from Northern Arizona University before moving back to the Pacific Northwest. He also has his Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech-Hearing Association (ASHA).

John is located in Renton and provides home visits and social group opportunities to students in the eastside/Seattle/south Puget Sound as well as across Washington state virtually.

He is passionate about working with students who have social skills challenges, social anxiety as well as other speech and language-related difficulties!

*John is in-network with Premera insurance