Speech-language pathologist, CSUN trained, ASHA certified, California licensed. Her caseload covers late talking, unclear speech sounds, stuttering, understanding and using language, and social communication.
Pediatric Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy in Tarzana, CA
Pediatric Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy in Tarzana, CA
Tarzana families: screen or living room?
Tarzana is in our home-visit area, so families can choose a home visit or telehealth. This page is mostly about how to make that choice.
Dial (805) 702-3427 and talk it through with a licensed clinician. Free, roughly fifteen minutes, answered within one business day. Email works too.
No waiting list as of October 2026
As of October 2026, there is no waiting list here for in-home or telehealth therapy. Call (805) 702-3427 and we will tell you what is genuinely open.
Who treats your child
Your child is treated by one of two clinicians, and whoever evaluates your child is whoever treats your child.
Occupational therapist, USC trained, NBCOT certified, California licensed, with USC sensory integration training. Rachel covers handwriting and fine motor skill, sensory processing, coordination, dressing and feeding independence, and classroom readiness.
Both work in person in our home-visit area and by telehealth anywhere in California. Read their full bios.
Tarzana schools and what a district assessment tests
Public campuses here are Los Angeles Unified, including Tarzana Elementary.
A district assessment answers whether a difficulty affects education, a legal test. A private evaluation answers whether therapy would help, a clinical one. The two answers can differ, and the private report is yours to use.
A difficulty can first show up in the preschool years. A two year old whose words have stopped arriving. A three year old nobody outside the family can understand. A four year old who cannot tolerate the texture of paint or the noise of the yard. A preschool teacher may be the first person to say something out loud. If that has just happened to you, this is a good moment to ask a question rather than wait a year.
There is also a handoff worth knowing. Children under three who qualify can get Early Start through the regional center that serves your address. At the third birthday, responsibility shifts toward the district.
For school-age children in independent and parochial schools, federal law still requires each public school district to locate, identify, and evaluate children with disabilities whose parents enroll them in private schools in its area. A private evaluation is a separate choice. The question to ask is whether it would tell you something useful about your child.
The regional center that serves Tarzana is North Los Angeles County Regional Center in Chatsworth. Assignment follows health district rather than city line, so verify your address on the state DDS lookup. Important: we are a Tri-Counties Regional Center provider, and Tri-Counties covers Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties rather than Los Angeles County. That means families here use insurance through Village or pay privately with us. We would rather tell you this upfront than after an evaluation. See Regional Center and early intervention.
When each format wins
Articulation practice, vocabulary, sentence building, fluency. These can work well over video.
Hand strength, dressing, mealtime posture, balance. A camera cannot feel resistance or steady a wrist. In person wins and we will say so.
A plan may call for two sessions a week. On the free call, ask which mix of home and video visits fits your week.
Privacy matters at fourteen. An older child may engage more from their own room.
Your child must be physically in California during any session. That is licensure, not preference. How our telehealth works.
Fees and what we do not do
Insurance can be used through Village. You can also pay privately, and we give you a superbill. Payment options. Outside our practice: applied behavior analysis, complex swallowing problems, psychological care, adult clients. Those get referred to people who do them properly.
Tarzana questions
That depends on the days and times you need. You get a real answer on the free call, before committing.
It can work with a parent alongside. It depends on the child and the goal.
Yes. No diagnosis or referral is needed to start.
As of October 2026, in-home and telehealth therapy here have no waiting list. Call and we will tell you what is open.
Our Services
Therapy Clubhouse offers pediatric speech therapy, occupational therapy, Early Intervention support, in-home therapy and telehealth to families from Ventura and Oxnard through the Conejo Valley and much of the San Fernando Valley to Santa Monica and Burbank, with our Westlake Village clinic opening December 1, 2026.
Speech Sounds
Help your child produce sounds clearly and confidently through play-based therapy techniques.
Learn about speech sounds
Language Development
Build vocabulary, sentence structure, and comprehension skills through interactive learning.
Learn about language developmentSensory Integration
Help your child process sensory input so they can focus, self regulate, and take part in everyday activities.
Learn about sensory integration
Social Communication
Develop conversation skills, turn-taking, and social play in a warm environment.
Learn about social communication
Fine Motor and Handwriting
Build the hand strength, coordination, and control behind writing, buttoning, and self care.
Learn about fine motor and handwritingDaily Living Skills
Support independence with routines, self-care, regulation, and age-appropriate participation goals.
Learn about daily living skillsWork out the right format
(805) 702-3427 or a note. Also: speech therapy in Tarzana, occupational therapy in Tarzana.
Prefer online sessions, or outside our in-person area? We provide online speech and occupational therapy across California, by live video. As of October 2026, telehealth here has no waiting list.
