Speech · Language · Literacy · AAC

Sound and Story Therapy

Working with children and their families from early intervention through elementary school—making speech, language, and literacy feel like the things they love.

Eileen Bianamara, speech-language pathologist at Sound and Story Therapy, smiling in a professional portrait.
Eileen Bianamara, M.A., Speech-Language Pathologist

How language takes root

Connection first. Then the words follow.

Children do not learn language in isolation. They learn it in songs they want to sing again, in stories they lean toward, and in the back-and-forth of being truly heard. Music gives language a pulse. Story gives it a place to live.

Music

Rhythm that children can feel

Melody, beat, and play make speech and language feel natural. Songs offer a structure children can lean on—and a reason to try the next sound, word, or turn.

Storytelling

Language that belongs to them

Stories invite children into language that is rich and meaningful. Listening, telling, and retelling build vocabulary, comprehension, and the confidence to share their own ideas.

Community

Children and their families

Accompanying kids and the people who love them as they grow toward clearer speech, richer language, and a more satisfying sense of being understood. The work reaches toward emerging connection to self and one another—from the building blocks of sound to the stories built together.

Services

Support that can meet children at school, at daycare, or at home.

Offering consultation, screening, evaluation, evaluation reports, referrals, and both in-person therapy and teletherapy.

How to begin

  • Consultation
  • Screening
  • Evaluation
  • Evaluation reports
  • Referrals
  • In-person therapy
  • Teletherapy

Areas of support

  • Speech
  • Language
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Reading intervention
  • Writing support

Where sessions happen

Mobile services across Northeast Seattle.

Coming to the places children already belong.

Schools

Montessori and independent schools.

Daycare

Familiar rooms, familiar caregivers, familiar play.

Homes

Northeast Seattle homes, with family close at hand.

Trusted by

Professional and community roots.

Start a conversation

Glad to hear about a child.

Email to book a free 15-minute consultation, or with questions about services, timing, or whether Sound and Story Therapy is a fit.

Eileen Bianamara, M.A.

Sound and Story Therapy

eileen@soundandstorytherapy.com

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