Speech and Language Pathology

Amy McIntyre, M.A., CCC-SLP
Michelle Harr, M.A., CCC-SLP

Our Mission

To prepare individuals with communication and social skills deficits to reach their potential in life by becoming independent, successful, happy, thriving members of their communities.

SPARC Philosophy

We believe each individual is unique and needs a personalized approach to overcoming communication and social skills deficits. We use the tools of experience and knowledge along with proven and emerging treatment approaches to tailor plans and strategies that meet each individual’s needs.

Our goals:

• To provide support to individuals with deficits in communication.
• To provide quality experiences (life lessons) for practicing social communication.
• To build a sense of community for these individuals and their families.
• To enhance social, educational and work-related experiences for adolescents and young adults with communication deficits.
• To support and advocate with these young adults in their quest for higher education and career building.

Specialties and Services

• Individual speech-language skills assessment and treatment
• Group speech-language skills treatment
• Social skills building and practice in real life situations

Professional Degrees/Credentials/Certifications/Licenses

Masters Degree (both speech pathologists)
Certification of Clinical Competence (both speech pathologists)
Licensed in the State of Michigan (both speech pathologists) MI_LARA Registration/License# 7101000566 and 7101000968

Affiliations

• American Speech-Language and Hearing Association
• U.S. Small Business Administration
• Kids on the Go
• The Family Center
• Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce

About

Amy and Michelle have a combined 35+ years of experience providing assessment and treatment to the pediatric, teen and young adult populations.

We believe when individuals are achieving their goals in a 1:1 setting, but are not transferring these goals into other environments, we have not completed our job.

Currently we are providing therapy services in-home.

We provide individual therapy, group therapy and social skills therapy. Areas of assessment and treatment include: language processing, language comprehension, expressive language, articulation, phonological processing, apraxia, stuttering, executive functioning skills, social communication skills, tongue thrust and feeding and swallowing.

Amy has 21 years of experience in both school and hospital-based settings, working with children and adults. She spent 10 years working with children in the 3-6 age range as a speech pathologist for ECSE program in the Van Dyke Public Schools. Highly organized and intuitive, Amy has more recently developed a passion for working on enhancing the social language skills of children on the ASD spectrum. Amy lives with her husband and twin daughters in Grosse Pointe Woods.

Michelle’s 18 years of experience includes working within a variety of settings, including private therapy, schools and hospitals. Her experience while working with toddlers, children, adolescents and young adults has helped her become comfortable with a wide age group. She enjoys working on a variety of speech-language skills with her passion centering on helping children and teens who struggle with language processing skills, executive functioning skills, social interaction and communication skills. Michelle is creative and has an uncanny ability to connect with children who have difficulty connecting with others. Michelle lives with her husband and three children in Grosse Pointe Park.

• In Practice/Business Since: 2016
• Client Ages Served: 15 months through young adult
• Insurances Accepted: At this time we provide the patient with a coded bill to submit for reimbursement.
• Credit Cards Accepted: Yes