Frequently Asked Questions
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The Celebration House was created to provide highly individualized, family-centered care for children and their caregivers.
We specialize in pediatric feeding and communication, including infant feeding, medically complex feeding needs, G-tube-to-oral transitions, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). This specialized focus allows us to provide care tailored to your child's unique needs rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach.
Caregiver education and collaboration are at the heart of what we do. We want families to leave therapy feeling confident in how to support their child's skills during everyday routines—not just during a therapy session.
Most importantly, we believe therapy should celebrate progress in all its forms. Whether it's a baby's first comfortable bottle, a new food at the family table, or a child discovering a new way to communicate, The Celebration House is where success is found every day.
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The Celebration House provides pediatric speech, language, AAC, and feeding therapy from infancy through early childhood. Feeding support can begin as early as the newborn period, including support for breast and bottle feeding, and continue through childhood for concerns such as transitioning to solids, picky eating, ARFID, and G-tube weaning.
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We support children and families with a wide variety of feeding and swallowing concerns, including breast and bottle feeding difficulties, transitioning to solids, picky eating, limited food variety, ARFID, oral-motor difficulties, swallowing concerns, and transitioning from G-tube dependence toward oral nutrition when appropriate.
Because every child's feeding journey is different, treatment recommendations are individualized based on your child's medical history, development, current feeding skills, and your family's goals.
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Yes. G-tube feeding and tube-to-oral transitions are a special area of interest at The Celebration House. We work collaboratively with families and your child's medical team to support safe, positive progress toward oral feeding when appropriate.
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Yes! The Celebration House supports children who use or may benefit from Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
AAC can include communication devices, signs, gestures, and other tools that help a child communicate. Research supports that AAC does not prevent a child from developing spoken language. Our goal is to help every child have an effective way to communicate while supporting their overall speech and language development.
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No. You do not need to wait for a specific diagnosis to reach out if you have concerns about your child's feeding, speech, language, or communication development.
We can discuss your concerns and help determine whether an evaluation would be appropriate.
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The Celebration House provides in-home speech, feeding, and communication therapy to children and families throughout the Triangle area of North Carolina.
We believe children often learn best in the environments where they live, play, eat, and communicate every day. Providing therapy in your child's natural environment allows us to work with the routines, foods, communication opportunities, and challenges that are part of your family's everyday life. This helps make therapy strategies practical and easier to carry over beyond each session.
In-home services also reduce the burden on caregivers—no packing up, driving to an appointment, or waiting in a clinic. We come to you so that therapy can fit more naturally into your family's day.
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The Celebration House is primarily a private-pay practice.
Payment is due at the time of service. For families with out-of-network benefits, we can provide documentation that may be submitted to your insurance company for possible reimbursement.
Coverage and reimbursement vary significantly between insurance plans, so we recommend contacting your insurance company directly to ask about your out-of-network speech-language pathology benefits.
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Operating as a private-pay practice allows us to make treatment decisions based primarily on what is appropriate for your child and family rather than allowing an insurance company's policies to determine the structure of care.
It also allows us to prioritize individualized treatment, caregiver collaboration, and the time needed to thoughtfully plan for your child's care.
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Possibly. Many insurance plans include out-of-network benefits that may reimburse families for a portion of eligible therapy expenses.
Because every plan is different, we cannot guarantee reimbursement. We recommend calling the member services number on your insurance card and asking specifically about your out-of-network benefits for speech-language pathology services.
We can provide the documentation needed for you to seek reimbursement when applicable.
We also recommend checking with your employee benefits as some employers also provide health care funds that can be utilized.
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Initial evaluations are $175.
Individual therapy sessions are $85.
Payment is due at the time of service. We believe in transparent pricing, so families will know the cost of services before beginning care.
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Speech-language pathology services may be eligible medical expenses for Health Savings Accounts (HSA) or Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA). Because individual plans can differ, families should confirm eligibility with their plan administrator.
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Absolutely.
You do not need to know exactly what type of service your child needs before reaching out. Tell us what's concerning you, and we'll help determine the most appropriate next step.
Sometimes that means scheduling an evaluation. Other times, we may recommend speaking with another member of your child's medical or developmental team first.
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Start by completing our inquiry form or contacting The Celebration House.
We'll reach out to learn a little about your child, your concerns, and what you're looking for in therapy. From there, we'll help determine the appropriate next step and, when indicated, schedule an initial evaluation.
We want getting started to feel simple, supportive, and welcoming—because every step forward is worth celebrating.