Outpatient Therapy at Nature's Edge
At Nature’s Edge, our outpatient therapy services specialize in addressing a range of conditions including autism, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, dyslexia, childhood apraxia, neurodiversity, and trauma-informed care. Our team of fully-licensed speech therapists are dedicated to providing comprehensive care to patients of all ages who are dealing with various disabilities or disorders. In addition to employing conventional therapy techniques, our specially-trained staff utilizes three exceptional strategies to enhance treatment and foster functional outcomes: hippotherapy, animal-assisted therapy, and horticulture therapy. These approaches are integrated within the natural environment of our expansive 65-acre ranch, offering a unique setting that promotes healing and growth.
Speech therapy interventions integrating strategies like hippotherapy, hands-on animal interactions in the barn, harvesting in the garden or walking on a forest path all provide sensory frameworks rich in motivation and physical strengthening and pliable for conversation and application, resulting in highly effective speech, occupational and physical therapy that produces significant gains. Our goal through outpatient therapy is to provide patients and their family/caregiver the skills necessary to achieve independence and integration to the highest degree possible.
How to Get Started
Follow the 4 steps below to initiate speech, occupational, and/or physical therapy outpatient treatment at Nature’s Edge for your loved one with disabilities:
Step 1: Complete the New Patient Intake Form
Download and print the New Patient Intake Form and fill them out as completely as possible.
Step 2: Obtain a Prescription from Your Physician
Ask your doctor to provide a prescription that includes:
The patient’s name and date of birth
A statement that reads: “Speech Therapy to Evaluate and Treat”
The current diagnosis(es) of the patient
Physician's contact information (address, phone, and fax number)
Physician’s signature and date
Step 3: Submit Required Documents
Gather and send us the following forms:
Completed Intake Form
Physician's Prescription
Any available supporting documents, such as an IEP (Individualized Education Plan), prior therapy reports, or physician reports.
You can send us these documents through email, mail, or fax.
Step 4: Verify Insurance Coverage
Check with your insurance provider to determine coverage for our therapy services.
Once we receive all required paperwork, the prescribed therapist(s) will review your documentation, and then will contact you to schedule an evaluation. Each evaluation will take approximately two hours.
For your evaluation, please bring a daily or weekly schedule for the patient and a list of preferences, including food likes/dislikes, and sensitivities. Based on the results of the evaluation, we'll create a individualized treatment plan tailored to your needs. Therapy sessions are then schedule for one hour, one to three times per week, depending on what the treatment plan recommends.
