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Catherine Earp

Speech Language Pathologist & Clinical Lead

Early Intervention
School Age Children and Adolescents
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Cognitive/Executive Function
Speech Sound Disorders

District Speech & Language Therapy

4.9

Based on 150 reviews

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Margaret W.

My husband Nathaniel and I were seeking speech therapy for our son who was recently diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder amongst other diagnoses. I spent a lot of time Googling places that have... Speech Therapy in the DMV and researching them. My search kept bringing me back to District Speech and Language Therapy. The message I left on the main voicemail was returned promptly, and the woman on the other line helping me was very kind and considerate. She answered all of my questions. I was eager to get my son care, and was able to schedule an evaluation with Catherine. On the day of the evaluation, Catherine greeted us warmly in the waiting area of the office, and I connected with her warm personality immediately. Even more important, my son seemed to connect with her. He was very smiley, and very interested in her red hair. I think it reminds him of one of the characters on the kid’s show; The Wiggles! During the evaluation, my husband and I were able to meet Jennifer as well, and we were so impressed by the plethora of information and advice they had for us. Francis enjoyed the assortment of activities they had available for him. We started Speech Therapy sessions with Catherine as soon as possible, and our son has been working with her for a few months now. We have seen great improvement with Francis’s speech, and also his overall social skills. Catherine is intelligent, fun, and always has a lot of good advice for us. We love working with her. Francis looks forward to his sessions with her—-he is happy to see someone other than his parents during the pandemic :) Catherine always has interesting and fun ways of doing things to help our son reach his potential, and we will always be thankful!!!read more

Cyndi M

I’ve been taking my speech delayed son to Kate at District Speech and Language Therapy for the past year. He has made tremendous progress and I couldn’t be more satisfied. Kate does a great job... keeping him engaged and encouraging him to succeed. My son looks forward to going to see “Ms. Kate.”The office manager Katie has also been great to work with for all scheduling and billing needs.I highly recommend District Speech.read more

Wade D.

I worked with Lee Morra to help with my fluency and mumbling. Lee was very clear in explaining the kind of improvements I could expect and where we could make the most improvements.With my clarity,... I started to see meaningful improvement after the first few sessions, and major improvements by the end of therapy. The most important skills were learning how to properly emphasize sentences, something I previously gave almost no thought to, and recognizing when I was mumbling and how to break out of it. I've had several people tell me they could tell the difference.Lee also helped me work on my fluency. Since I have a working memory deficiency, I knew it would never be perfect, but I was able to make some pretty big strides. I especially wanted to make progress with speaking in work situations. Using a variety of techniques, I was able to dramatically improve my disfluencies, especially mazes. I've had a significant improvement in how my work meetings go and I feel more confident when speaking.I would highly recommend Lee Morra if you're looking for a SLP!read more

Elizabeth G.

As a transwoman, I was consistently misgendered over the phone, which is dysphoria-producing and demoralizing. I contacted District Speech for help and they referred me to Sophie as my vocal... coach/therapist. It took only a handful of voice sessions with Sophie to equip me with the tools and ability to find the voice that matched not only my gender, but reflected how I see myself. Sophie is practical and focused and the exercises and tips/techniques she shared were nothing less than transformative. Thank you Sophie for helping me "find my voice!"read more

Arelis P.

Cannot say enough good things about Ms. Cat (Catherine Earl) who is my daughter Lincoln’s Speech therapist for the past 19 months. Lincoln started her therapy with Ms. Cat when she was 4 years old... with a lot of limitations in expressing herself effectively (expressive speech delay), understanding social cues amongst her peers, sitting through a book or “ game” and/or paying attention. We have seen a great deal of improvement since her therapy started. Lincoln is now taking in full sentences, asking questions and using less scripted language in her daily speech. We are so thankful for her.Ms. Cat has help us teach and encourage Lincoln throughout our this journey. Ms. Cat is firm and kind. She has a lot of patients and is amazing at keeping Lincoln engage throughout their virtual sessions. In their sessions with she is respectful, consistent, and patient. Lincoln is alway looking forward to her therapy sessions with Ms. Cat!read more