About Us
Northwest Pediatric Therapy was established in 2020 by a cooperative of like-minded professionals that envisioned building a collaborative team to better serve the unique needs of children and adolescents in the Inland Northwest.
Collectively, we valued creating a partnership with a focus on specialization to improve clinical outcomes, while building strong relationships with the children and families we serve.
At our clinic, we provide evaluation and therapy services for children and adolescents. Currently, our team consists of speech language pathologists and an occupational therapist.
Our Practice
Client-centered
Client-centered interventions are crucial to developing effective treatments plans. Understanding the needs of the child and family is essential to targeting areas that will make the most impact in home and community environments.
Strength-focused
Focusing on a child's strengths, talents, and interests builds connections and offers a groundwork to build competency and resilience when challenged with growth opportunities.
Evidence-based
Clinical expertise are informed by evidence-based research to develop effective and efficient interventions with respect to the clients' preferences, beliefs, and values.
Having fun!
Most importantly, therapy should be fun and engaging for a child. Therapy is more enjoyable and it increases participation and strengthens neurological connections made over the course of treatment sessions.
Therapy Services
Speech and Language Therapy
Evaluation
Northwest Pediatric Therapy offers consultation, evaluation, and therapy for speech, language, and cognitive challenges. Evaluation will help us identify your child's strengths and needs. If we find that your child may benefit from therapy, we will create a plan to help your child succeed. Whether your child is struggling with making the right sounds, putting sentences together, finding the right words, stuttering, or communicating their thoughts, we do our best to make "work" fun. Northwest is able to serve a variety of special needs and diagnoses, including, but not limited to:
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Articulation Disorders, Dysphonia, Stuttering, Phonological Processing Disorder, Dyslexia, Literacy Disorders, and Language-based Learning Disabilities.
Individualized Treatment
Speech and Language Pathologists specialize in targeting specific speech sound, social communication, and use and understanding of language. We use a variety of treatments to address your child's communication needs and will adjust treatment to meet your child's and your families' goals.
Interventions include, but are not limited to:
articulation, expressive and receptive language delays, language-based learning disorders, fluency and stuttering delays, social and pragmatic language, early intervention and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Occupational Therapy
Evaluation
Northwest Pediatric Therapy offers evaluation for motor, sensory and developmental needs impacting function in everyday activities of living. Using standardize tests and skilled clinical observation, occupational therapists specialize in skilled evaluation to identify functional needs most meaningful to your child and family. Whether your child is strugging with self-care routines or playing alongside their peers, we can help develop a plan to improve their success and independence. Northwest is able to serve a variety of special needs and diagnoses, including, but not limited to:
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sensory Processing Difficulties, ADD/ADHD, Developmental Delays, Downs Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Learning Disorders, Developmental Coordination Disorder/Dyspraxia, Chromosomal Abnormalities, Oral Adversion, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Anxiety.
Individualized Treatment
Occupational therapists specialize in targeting underlying motor, sensory and cognitive needs to increase independence in meaningful activities or 'occupations'. We use a variety of treatments to address your child's needs for independence and will adjust treatment to meet your child's and your families goals. Interventions include, but are not limited to:
Family Coaching, Early Intervention, ADL training, IADL training, Self-Awareness and Self-Regulation Training, Sensory Integration and Processing Skills Training, Social Skills Training, Handwriting, Cognitive and Executive Function Skills Training, and Motor Praxis Skills Training, and Neuromuscular Re-education
Meet the Therapists
William Strong
Speech-Language Pathologist
MS, CCC-SLP, CSP
William Strong was raised and educated in the Northwest, receiving a masters degree in speech and hearing sciences (MS at Washington State University – Spokane) and a basis in psychology and linguistics (BS at University of Washington - Seattle). He maintains certification through ASHA and is licensed in the states of Idaho and Washington. He is also a Certified Specialist in Psychometry and Hanen Associate Member.
William has treated clients of all ages in many settings including acute care, long term care, inpatient, outpatient, and schools. He has worked with a variety of different impairments including speech, language, literacy, and cognition. In pediatrics, he specializes in language and literacy disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorders.
William enjoys exploring the outdoors with his family and dogs, board games, and travelling.
Paige Horn
Speech-Language Pathologist
MS, CCC-SLP
Paige Horn moved to the Coeur d’Alene area after receiving her Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Saint Cloud State University in Minnesota. She maintains certification through ASHA and is licensed in the state of Idaho.
Paige found a love for speech therapy through her siblings, 3 in which received speech therapy. Paige has worked in multiple settings including inpatient, outpatient and school settings. She has experience in treating a variety of different impairments. She enjoys working with the pediatric population (birth to 18), with a special interest in early speech and language intervention, articulation and phonological disorders, and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).
Outside of work she enjoys being outdoors, camping, snowshoeing and fishing with her husband and son. She also enjoys crafting and reading when she can!
Megan McMaster
Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist
MS, CCC-SLP
A native from Coeur d’ Alene, ID, Megan McMaster received her Master’s Degree in Speech and Language Pathology from Eastern Washington University. Megan completed two fieldwork rotations; one in a public elementary school and the other in a pediatric outpatient setting. She has experience working with the pediatric population (birth – 18), with an interest in early speech and language delays, articulation disorders, feeding and swallowing, and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Megan is certified by the American Speech-Language, Hearing Association (ASHA). She is Hanen SPARK Certified and PROMPT Trained.
She enjoys spending time outdoors with her black Labradors. Camping, boating, and hiking are a few of her favorite things!
Lindsey Casper
Occupational Therapist
MS, OTR/L
Lindsey Casper is an Idaho native, receiving a Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy from Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. She maintains her national board certification through NBCOT and is licensed in the State of Idaho.
Lindsey has a diverse background in Pediatrics and has practiced in multiple settings, including early intervention, home health, outpatient clinics, and schools. She has worked with a variety of challenges, including sensory processing difficulties, and has interests in complementary therapeutic interventions, including Therapeutic Listening and Neuromotor Reflex Integration. Lindsey is a Therapeutic Listening Provider and trained in Sequential Oral Sensory (S.O.S.) Feeding Approach.
Lindsey moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2016 with big dreams and a fierce passion to serve others. Having been raised in a home with persons with special needs, she believe a wholistic approach is essential when considering the needs of a child. With a background in family coaching, she enjoys working with families to find a balance with following through with therapeutic strategies and home programing while also enjoying the joys and splendor of parenting and childhood.
Outside the office, Lindsey enjoys spending time in the great outdoors of Idaho camping, hiking, snow boarding, and playing on a river or lake in a raft or kayak. She also loves cooking, gardening, design, building/construction, and community service.
Location and Contact
Clinic Location
1130 W. Hayden Avenue, Suite #103
Hayden, Idaho 83835
Contact Information
Phone: (208) 450-2094
Fax: (208) 908-0044
Email: hello@nwptherapy.com
We currently have a waiting list for Speech and Occupational Therapy services.
You may contact your child's primary care physician to request a referral.