A note for the whole family: These tools aren't just for the child in therapy. Parents, siblings, and the whole family unit can benefit from these modalities. When the people around a child are regulated and balanced, it creates a calmer, more connected home environment — and that makes everything easier. I warmly welcome families who want to explore this work together.
Holistic regulation support
Sometimes a child needs more than traditional therapy to feel truly settled, regulated, and ready to grow. These services support that deeper layer.
At Holistically Speaking, I believe communication is inseparable from a child's overall sense of balance and well-being. When a child's nervous system is overwhelmed — whether from stress, sensory challenges, or emotional patterns they haven't been able to release — speech and language development can stall, no matter how skilled the therapy.
In addition to traditional speech therapy, I offer three holistic modalities that support regulation, emotional balance, and the body's natural capacity to heal and grow. These services can be offered alongside speech therapy or as a standalone support.
Bioenergetic wellness assessment
The AO Scanner is a non-invasive, frequency-based technology that provides insight into the body's energetic patterns. It works by measuring subtle bioelectric signals and comparing them against a library of optimal frequency ranges.
For children, this can be a gentle way to identify areas of the body that may be experiencing stress or imbalance — without needles, pressure, or discomfort. The results offer a starting point for understanding what the body may need to feel more balanced and regulated.
A note for the whole family: These tools aren't just for the child in therapy. Parents, siblings, and the whole family unit can benefit from these modalities. When the people around a child are regulated and balanced, it creates a calmer, more connected home environment — and that makes everything easier. I warmly welcome families who want to explore this work together.
Emotional pattern release
The Emotion Code is a gentle technique used to identify and release trapped emotional energies — feelings that may have become "stuck" in the body due to past experiences, stress, or overwhelm.
For children who seem anxious, shut down, easily triggered, or emotionally stuck, these unresolved patterns can create an invisible barrier to connection and communication. Releasing them can help a child feel lighter, calmer, and more open to learning and relating.
Sessions are calm, non-invasive, and child-friendly — many children don't even realize something has shifted until they (or their parents) notice the change.
Great for the whole family. Emotional patterns can run through families — a parent's unprocessed stress or a sibling's anxiety can ripple through the whole household. Emotion Code sessions for parents and siblings can be a powerful complement to a child's therapy, helping the entire family feel more connected and at ease.
Nervous system & energetic support
Energy balancing is a gentle, whole-body approach that works to restore a sense of calm and equilibrium to the nervous system. It draws on the understanding that the body holds both physical and energetic patterns — and that when those patterns are in harmony, regulation, learning, and connection come more naturally.
This is especially helpful for children who are chronically dysregulated, hyperactive, or struggling to feel settled regardless of the environment. Many families notice improvements in sleep, emotional reactivity, and overall ease after just a few sessions.
Great for the whole family. Children co-regulate with the adults around them — which means a parent's own nervous system state has a direct impact on their child's. Energy balancing for parents and siblings helps create a calmer, more regulated environment at home, one where your child's growth can truly take root.
Not sure where to start?
Every child — and every family — is different. If you're curious whether holistic regulation support might be right for your child, yourself, or your whole family, I'd love to talk it through with you.