LifeStance Health is a behavioral health care company focused on providing evidenced-based, medically driven treatment services for children, adolescents and adults suffering from a variety of mental health issues in care settings that include acute inpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient, community-based and in-home.
Our Vision: A truly healthy society where mental and physical healthcare are unified to make lives better.
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Belonging
We cultivate a space where everyone shows up as their authentic self.
Courage
We are all accountable for doing the right thing–even when it's hard–because we know it's worth it.
Empathy
We seek out diverse perspectives and listen to learn without judgement.
One Team
We realize our full potential when we work together towards our shared purpose.
Stepping Stones Therapy is a pediatric speech-language and occupational therapy practice in Bethesda, Maryland that provides comprehensive evaluations and treatment to children of all ages. We are able to address a wide range of communication issues including: bullet Articulation difficulties/disorders bullet Speech motor planning disorders (i.e., Childhood Apraxia of Speech) bullet Expressive and receptive language deficits bullet Autism Spectrum Disorders bullet Pragmatic (social) language difficulties bullet Other developmental delays/disorders We provide occupational therapy evaluations and treatment to children of all ages as well. Rachelle Maisel, OTR/L is a certified SIPT (Sensory Integration International) Therapist. She is able to address issues with: bullet Fine motor skills (manipulating objects, cutting, buttoning, etc.) bullet Gross motor skills (walking, running, jumping, etc.) bullet Motor planning (sequencing complex motor movements) bullet Handwriting skills bullet Posture, muscle tone, balance, body movement bullet Visual-spatial skills bullet Sensory integration (to improve over-sensitivity or under-reaction to touch, sounds, etc.) bullet Attention and arousal (to improve movement/activity levels) bullet Auditory processing, listening skills Click here to see a list of the services that we offer. We are also happy to review existing evaluations, such as those conducted by Montgomery County, prior to a child's first therapy session. All of the dedicated and enthusiastic speech-language pathologists at Stepping Stones have: bullet Master's degrees bullet Maryland licenses bullet Certificates of Clinical Competence through the American Speech-Language Hearing Association Many of our speech therapists have received training in: bullet