Centered Speech Services, Inc.

About Centered Speech Services, Inc.

Centered Speech Services is a New York City speech-language pathology practice led by Sarah Van Auken, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD. The practice is based at 412 6th Avenue, Suite 502, New York, NY 10011 and offers services in the office as well as through teletherapy. Centered Speech Services works with children, adolescents, and adults, providing comprehensive speech and language evaluations and treatment. Areas addressed on the website include language difficulties, speech sound and phonological disorders, stuttering, voice disorders, swallowing problems, social communication, motor speech disorders, cognitive-linguistic challenges, accent modification, and communication support for public speaking, acting, and singing. The practice also notes individual and group treatment options, along with school consultation services for students.

Sarah Van Auken states that she has experience serving both pediatric and adult clients across school, medical, and clinical settings. Her listed training includes a Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from The University of the Arts. The site also highlights her background in acting and singing, which connects with her work in voice therapy, vocal performance, and speech coaching. Centered Speech Services describes its care as evidence-based and person-centered, with an emphasis on working collaboratively with patients and their loved ones to support individualized communication goals. The website also describes teletherapy as a secure video-based option for evaluations and treatment, with digital materials sent by email to help with practice between sessions. In addition to direct treatment, the practice offers school consultation support that can include classroom observation, team collaboration, and strategies tailored to a student’s academic needs.

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