GromKo. Voice Provides Speech-Language Pathology Services for Adults
People (and even doctors) sometimes don’t realize how much speech-language pathologists can help with:
- Voice: GromKo. Voice focuses on singing and speaking voices of those not just for gender-affirmation, but also for professional voice users like teachers, singers, preachers, and anyone else whose voice might become injured by overuse, injury, or medical conditions. GromKo. Voice specializes in maintaining and improving voice in Parkinson’s disease.
- Neurological conditions: Another focus of GromKo. Voice is helping people regain their voice, speech, and language after stroke, or traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Cognitive-communication impairments: Memory, attention, or problem-solving challenges can come from acquired brain injuries. These may occur from long-COVID, concussion, stroke, or other progressive diseases such as Parkinson’s disease. As an identity-affirming clinic, GromKo. Voice understands the silent frustrations people with brain fog experience.
- Swallowing issues: Known as dysphagia, swallowing drinks and foods can become a challenge with age or medical conditions such as Parkinson’s disease. GromKo. Voice gives exercises and education to people who may be losing their strength in swallow, resulting in coughing when the drink liquids, for example.
GromKo. Voice accepts insurance for covered medical diagnoses. All of our services are usually covered except some singing lessons and accent reduction. Please note, Medicaid does not cover adult services provided in private practice.
We also welcome self-pay, which may be more affordable than out-of-network costs. We provide paperwork to submit to your insurance to ensure your self-payments also apply to your insurance deductible.
We are in-network with:
- Aetna
- Anthem/BCBS
- Cigna
- ConnectiCare
- Medicare
- Managed Medicare
- Medicare Advantage
GromKo. Voice offers both in-person and telehealth sessions for speech and language therapy. Many people find they got the most out of voice therapy when they have sessions in person, but we are able to accommodate voice therapy via telehealth, as well. Our online sessions are always conducted over HIPAA-compliant, private and secure servers.
Please reach out if you have a request for telehealth in a state other than Connecticut and New York.
- Request an appointment here.
- Choose one the available days and times and whether you prefer in-person or via Telehealth.
- You will be prompted for your insurance/payment preferences.
- Once your appointment is approved, you will receive an email to log in to our HIPAA-compliant portal to complete paperwork online. Through the portal, you can communicate directly with your therapist.
- Please check back regularly for important communications, or ensure you allow us to text, call, and/or email you for important messages. Only highly-important information will be communicated this way.
GromKo. Voice’s speech, language, and voice treatments are individualized. We work together to meet your needs while still respecting your schedule.
Insurance coverage requires treatments to be medically necessary. For some people with mild deficits, that can be 4-6 weekly sessions. For others with more severe impairments such as aphasia, their treatment may need to be multiple times a week for 3-6 months at a time, returning for follow-ups semi-annually or quarterly.
Evaluations with GromKo. Voice can be anywhere from 45-90 minutes, depending on the diagnosis. Speech-language pathology treatment sessions are generally 45 minutes.
Initial voice evaluations with GromKo. Voice are usually 45-60 minutes. Individual voice therapy sessions are 30-45 minutes.
GromKo. Voice is located in downtown New Haven, CT, with weekday parking and easy access from the highway. Directions provided once appointment confirmed. We also offer secure sessions online. Please let us know if you would like online sessions and are located outside New York or Connecticut.
GromKo. Voice treat adults 18+ with acquired brain injuries, voice issues, accent reduction, and being neurodivergent in a neurotypical world. Rare exceptions are made for younger clients after an initial virtual consultation.
“Children with autism” grow into Autistic adults. GromKo. Voice specializes in adult neurodivergence. As a a neurodivergent person, I have lived experience that gives me compassion (and passion) for my neurodivergent patients. Neuro-affirming therapy embraces and utilizes the client’s superpowers to navigate the neurotypical world. We work together to understand/rationalize societal norms to brainstorm realistic options for the person to communicate with neurotypicals without stigma, while remaining their authentic self.