Speak Life Therapy

08/18/2025

Speak Life Therapy's Owner/SLP Sarah McCollum is now certified to administer, score, and interpret the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA)!

Do you or a loved one have concerns about memory changes, problem-solving difficulties, or sustained attention to tasks? Give Speak Life Therapy a call to get the MOCA screening done! It only takes about 10 minutes.

Speak Life Therapy also offers more comprehensive testing for adults who are exhibiting language, executive functioning, and memory changes.

Speak Life Therapy is an enrolled Medicare and Medicare Advantage provider! Check your insurance and give Speak Life Therapy a call today at (269) 350-4212.

07/21/2025

Hey all! Happy summer!
Did you know that Speak Life Therapy takes private pay clients and a variety of insurances?

Here is the list!

Medicaid
United Health Care & Medicaid plans
-> Also UMR
Priority Health & Medicaid plans
-> Also Cigna
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Cross Complete
Medicare

If your insurance plan is not listed, Speak Life Therapy can also create superbills for you to send to your insurance companies to possibly get reimbursement, though this is not guaranteed. Please talk with your insurance companies to learn more about if they use this method for out of network providers.

What questions do you have?

Thank you!

05/10/2025

Hello all!
Summer is nearly here! If you are looking for summer speech therapy, call soon to reserve your spot! There are currently a few openings left on Mondays and a Friday spot left at 2pm.

Call now or email Sarah McCollum to get your spot for the summer!

(269) 350-4212
smccollum@speaklifetherapy.net

Insurances accepted: United Healthcare & UHC Medicaid, Priority Health & Priority Health Medicaid, straight Medicaid, UMR (does not cover certain speech therapy codes), BCBS, Blue Care Complete, Medicare & Medicare Advantage. Cigna is also accepted due to its partnership with Priority Health. HSA plans and private pay clients are also welcome!

Call now to connect with business.

03/17/2025

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope you are able to enjoy the sunshine! We had fun in speech today celebrating spring and all things green (and minty)! :)

Thank you Little Bee Speech for the great St. Patrick's Day theme!

03/10/2025

Hello all! Spring is here!

I wanted to share an update that I will be attending the Michigan Speech-Language & Hearing Conference in Kalamazoo later this week! I am so excited for this great opportunity so I can improve my skills and then offer the best speech therapy services possible!

This conference will provide me with additional training in dynamic assessment, English Learner literacy essentials, Parkinson's Disease topics, neuroplasticity for cognitive rehabilitation, stuttering, nasal emission/cleft palate, aphasia, anosognosia, and executive functioning for kids!

I will be sure to make a series of posts relating to what I have learned from this wonderful conference!

12/21/2024

Merry Christmas, everyone!
First, I (Sarah McCollum) wanted to thank all of you for following Speak Life Therapy's page this past year! It has been wonderful to start connecting with all of you who are new followers! I am excited for whatever 2025 brings-- to support you all in your family's goals to support your loved ones needing speech & language support.

For 2025, I am hoping to target speech therapy goals with a variety of themes and approaches that will meet the individual needs of your loved ones. I am also contemplating starting a podcast to discuss and ask questions of seasoned experts on different topics! If you were to listen to a podcast, what would you want to learn about?

Share in the comments below!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Speak Life Therapy will be closed for the holidays between December 23-Jan 3rd.

10/31/2024

Operation Christmas Child update: We will be aiming to fill 12 boxes to send around the world! Will you consider partnering with us to bless 12 precious 2-4 year olds? We are still in need of some "wow" items that could fit into a shoe box, such as new board books with good pictures, 4T clothes, and good toys for language development!

Thank you!

10/29/2024

Hello all! As you feel led, here is an Amazon list for choosing items for Operation Christmas Child! If you have questions about donations (must be new items), feel free to email Sarah McCollum at smccollum@speaklifetherapy.net or look at OCC's website for recommended items: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child?utm_source=Ggl&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=m_YGOC-B24V&utm_content=Pack_A_Shoebox&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7Py4BhCbARIsAMMx-_IYx3udc-hIdl8GXx-5tvtEkcro0Au6r6dIAzrDCh7IUjT8Ok4eH7QaAp9VEALw_wcB

Amazon list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3LKMXS4KVGE45?ref_=wl_share

10/17/2024

Hello all!
In my family, September is a big birthday month. My family talks a lot about being thankful for our blessings, and how we need to bless others. For the rest of the fall season, we discuss thankfulness and the joy of giving to others.

With that, I (Sarah McCollum/Owner/SLP) have felt motivated to share an opportunity for friends of Speak Life Therapy to partake in sharing God's many blessings with kids around the world who need encouragement. Will you partner with Speak Life Therapy to send 50 boxes around the world this Christmas?

If you are interested and willing, please bring any donations or box items to the Speak Life Therapy office before November 4th. Please also notify me (smccollum@speaklifetherapy.net) of your plans to participate!

Speak Life Therapy is so thankful for you!
--Sarah McCollum, M.S. CCC-SLP
Owner/SLP

Speak Life Therapy has a goal of collecting 50-53 boxes fo Operation Christmas Child! Will you bring items to bless a child and share Christ's love for them? Thank you!

08/08/2024

I love this! Study how your kids communicate with you- can you detect any patterns in how they use the same sounds to name the same things over and over? Support and celebrate those attempts!

Words don’t have to be said exactly to count as words! Thanks for this!

07/31/2024

Bilingual Story Champs is here! Speak Life Therapy exists to serve Kalamazoo, including offering speech therapy services in Spanish!

Happy Wednesday!

07/22/2024

We are having fun at Speak Life Therapy! Last week's and this week's theme is... ocean life!

It has been wonderful to start using books from my local library to help bring themes to my students- what are some of your favorite ways to utilize your local library?

Summer 2024 Themes:
July: Rainforests & Oceans
August: Olympics & Camping
September: Apples & Construction