Please contact Melissa Cober for more information regarding the rates. Evaluation and treatment sessions vary in type, duration, and frequency based on your child's needs.

Melissa currently provides evaluations and treatment sessions in the home, school (with their permission first), and in the community in South and Central Whidbey, and virtual sessions to any child in Washington state. This will be determined within the initial evaluation, based on what the family and clinician feels is best.

The term telepractice is defined as using technology to deliver speech-language evaluations and treatment. You may also hear telepractice referred to as “telehealth,” "teletherapy," and "online speech therapy." It is a well established way to provide remote health care services. Not only is telepractice convenient for you, it is interactive and meaningful, and can help reach people where travel distance, limited access to services, or physical limitations are a hinderance. Our HIPAA-compliant platform allows us to meet with you and your child from your phone, tablet, or computer.

At Everbloom Therapy, we strongly believe that the best mode of treatment (online or in-person) differs greatly for each individual. We take into account the skills of the child, the ease and accessibility of services, and personal preferences, among other considerations. We have experience working with a range of clients, and utilize a range of techniques and software to make therapy both engaging and relevant to your child. Telepractice empowers caregivers to partner with a speech language pathologist to support their child wherever is most comfortable and convenient for them, whether it be home, school, after school facility, or more.

As an out-of-network provider, Everbloom Therapy does not accept any form of insurance, and therefore all services are self-pay. Self-pay is a benefit to the client, as the clinician and family are together able to make decisions regarding services that are not contingent upon insurance 'approval'. We will gladly provide you with a monthly invoice, called a “Superbill”, that you can submit to your insurance company for potential out-of-network reimbursement.

We aim to prioritize the needs of the child and family first. Often, insurance companies will dictate how many sessions of therapy a child is allowed to receive, how often those sessions need to occur, and when assessments need to occur. By not participating with insurance, we are able to schedule sessions to fit your needs; putting you in control of your healthcare decisions. Additionally, you know the cost of each session and service up front, without any surprise bills from insurance companies months later.

Since we are private pay only, we are unable to see clients for direct therapy services who have Medicaid. It is against regulations to accept private payment (ex. cash, check, credit card, etc.) from clients with Medicaid coverage for services that are covered under your Medicaid plan. These regulations are designed for your protection, to prevent you from paying out-of-pocket for services that you are entitled to.

We require payment at the time of service. We utilize automatic billing through our electronic medical record system and require a credit card to be on file. We then charge for services rendered after each session, and provide you with an invoice outlining the services rendered and the amount charged.

We are also able to provide you with a Superbill to take to your insurance for potential reimbursement or for documentation for the use of HSA/FSA funds. Please check with your insurance provider for further information about “out-of-network” providers. We are happy to support you in this process!

Yes, an evaluation is required before beginning therapy services. This ensures that sessions can target specific goals we determine together as a team and help the child progress.

Melissa is licensed as a Speech Language Pathologist in the state of Washington and has her Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

We ask that you play an active role in your child’s speech and language therapy, although that may look different for different clients. Ways that parents have engaged in their child’s therapy in the past include: getting on the floor and playing with your child alongside the speech-language pathologist, actively observing and trying strategies used in the session at home, helping their child to play speech “games” at home that have been discussed and played during therapy. If it works out best for your family to have therapy provided at a school or daycare setting, we will put a plan in place to have open communication about strategies used during each session.