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A Speech Path’s Approach

I use evidence-based practices to provide a play-based and client-led therapy approach that creates meaningful, interactive and functional opportunities to expand a child’s speech and language development. The goals and approach are built on my belief that:

  • Through the utilization of a child’s interests & play, strengths are maximized to ensure tolerance for trying things that are hard and, most importantly, success. When challenges feel surmountable, internal motivation is maximized and the natural learning process can be accessed.
  • Every child holds immense value, worth and potential.
  • My relationship with your family is as important to effective therapy as my relationship with your child. Family engagement forms an essential cornerstone for all therapies offered.
  • There is power and importance in collaboration—with the family, the pediatrician, and providers across professions—to maximize your child’s strengths and build skills that support all developmental areas.
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Kate Pilant, MS, CCC-SLP

I received my B.A. in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, with a minor in Linguistics, from the University of Colorado at Boulder. I worked as a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant in the Colorado Public School System before moving to Seattle to complete my M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Washington. Following graduation I worked in a private practice on the Eastside, where I developed a keen appreciation for the involvement of a child’s family in the therapy process, as well as a strong belief in the power of collaboration among and within professions. I worked with clients who had a wide range of speech and language needs, including articulation, phonology, receptive and expressive language, stuttering, literacy, and voice, as well as disorders including childhood apraxia of speech, autism spectrum disorders, and language learning disabilities. In 2010, I transitioned into the Snohomish School District, where I worked for 3 years. My work in both Colorado and Washington school systems afforded me a new perspective in utilizing multi-disciplinary teams and expanded my ability to directly target academic development through speech-language therapy. I have experience with Cleft Lip & Palate, Cerebral Palsy, Down’s Syndrome, William’s Syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, and other unidentified chromosomal/metabolic abnormalities.

 

Education, Certifications, and Licensures:
  • Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology – University of Washington
    • Certificate of Clinical Competence – American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
    • Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist – Washington Department of Health

 

Academic and Continuing Education:
  • 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023 Award for Continuing Education
    • ASHA recognition for achieving 70 hours of continuing education
  • PROMPT Level I & II Training
  • Hanen’s “It Takes Two to Talk”
  • Understanding the Orofacial Complex
  • Floortime – Basic Mastery Course
  • Functional Behavior Assessment Coursework
  • Summer Literacy Institute – Gallaudet University

 

Professional Memberships and Participation
  • National Stuttering Association – Co-facilitator of the Eastside Stuttering Support Group (2008-2012) & Kent Teen (TWST) Stuttering Support Group (2011-2014)
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)