Apple Tree Speech provides speech and language services via teletherapy and face-to-face services in the home.
About Apple Tree Speech
Apple Tree Speech provides speech therapy services in natural environments, via teletherapy, and in homes and real-world venues around the greater area of Bellevue, Sammamish, and Mercer Island. We offer diagnostic assessments, individual therapy, and social/play dyads for children. We also work with adults in the business setting who wish to increase their communication skills.
Lori Price is the Owner and Lead Therapist of Apple Tree Speech. She’s results-driven and provides therapy using activities, methods, and materials that are individualized and meaningful to her patients. Lori collaborates with the team supporting her patients to optimize progress, including family members, educators, psychologists, and related professionals.
Seeing her patients improve and reach their potential is what motivates her professionally. Lori understands that communication disorders can be overwhelming and sometimes frightening, and she is dedicated to making speech therapy effective, supportive, and fun.
About Lori
Lori has 14 years of experience working as a speech therapist in settings that matter most to her patients, such as schools, the home, and out in the community.
Lori earned a master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology from the University of Iowa in 2010. She’s experienced with diagnosing and treating receptive and expressive language disorders, articulation and phonology disorders, stuttering, voice, and language/social delays secondary to autism. Her work as a school-based SLP has given her experience with various learning disabilities and differences. Her many years of working in the business world help her coach and treat adults work on their communication skills in order to communicate better at their jobs.
Lori is level 1 PROMPT trained and has completed PECS Basic Training. She is nationally certified by the American Speech and Hearing Association, licensed to practice in the states of Washington and California, and maintains current ESA certification for Washington public schools. Lori chairs the Membership Committee of the Washington State Speech, Language, and Hearing Association.
Lori’s first career was in high tech in the Bay Area where she worked for early-stage Internet companies and digital agencies.
“I first met Lori during my freshman year of high school. Lori helped me feel more comfortable in applying for jobs and having conversations. I am really grateful for what she taught me.”
— Harry, College Student
“I always trusted and appreciated all of Mrs. Price’s hard work, patience, and clear instruction. She is a major reason why I am doing well in high school and communicating clearly with the world around me.”
— Owen, High School Student
I was in middle school when I first started working with Mrs. Price. At first, I was unsure of it because I had past experiences in the classroom with speech where I was not engaged and was not learning. But she did something different from the other teachers — she did the classes in the real world. We went to many places like Metropolitan Market where I asked about certain products or kitchen appliances, we went to Bellevue Square Mall and went to the Tesla store and asked about the cars and the prices and we would also go to other stores and ask questions to the employees, we would also go to Gilman village where we would go to the Issaquah Coffee company and ask about the different food products they had, all these places we went were meant to help my communication and speech skills.
At the start of each session, she would ask me what my goals were for communication and speech that session. Then at the end of each session, she would ask if I think I met my goals that day and she would provide feedback. I felt that Mrs. Price greatly improved my communication skills, and she was patient and understanding. Last summer I worked as a gate guard at my local pool, which required clear communication. Even with my mask on, I was able to speak clearly and always aimed to make direct eye contact with them, which was one of the skills Mrs. Price had taught me.