Let’s get to communicating!
Together let’s empower your child to connect with more understanding, clearer speech, more social awareness, and sharing more ideas, all in the comfort of your own home.
My Services
- Evaluation of speech and language skills for children and adults (ages 3 and up) with communication restrictions, to include a written report and recommendation for goals and benchmarks.
- Therapy for improving: social skills, speaking clearly and smoothly, improved understanding of other people’s messages, growing vocabulary and sharing more ideas, alternate modes of communication (Augmentative and Alternative Communication, writing, sign language, etc), and saying or asking the appropriate things at the appropriate times.
- Training in how to take care of uncomfortable feelings, self-control, taking control of attention, self-reflection, and counseling techniques towards self-acceptance and self-advocating.
- Parent training and consultation to help answer questions, to make suggestions for IEP input, to navigate difficult behavior challenges, and to provide strategies to help nurture your child’s brain, based on scientific studies.
My Specialities
- Helping Neurodivergent children and adults learn to understand their own needs, feelings, and thoughts, and develop positive relationships with themselves in Neuro-affirming ways.
- Helping Neurodivergent children and adults learn to understand the idea of “we” and how to include others in their thinking for greater social confidence.
- Helping to have conversations with Autistic children and adults about differences between Autistic and Allistic (non-Autistic) individuals towards self-acceptance and healing.
- Helping Neurodivergent children and adults grow their visual thinking abilities through drawing, charting, graphing, symbolizing, creating icons, creating picture dictionaries, using memory palace techniques and other strategies for thinking according to Neuro-education theory.
- Helping families support Neurodivergent children with counseling, communication and self-reflection strategies (and sensory strategies) to promote more emotional regulation and stability.
Designed for your Child
We form goals and plans together based on the needs and interests of your child.
In Your Home
I travel to your home or an agreed upon location (private school, library, etc) for convenience.
The Right Time
I offer 40 minute and 60 minute sessions and will do my best to accommodate your schedule.
Testimonials
C T (Dec 2025)
I’ve hired Ms Lindsey McLaren of Stronger Self Communication Therapy to work with my son (with ASD) for close to 10yrs now. Lindsey thinks outside of the box and approaches her treatment beyond the traditional/typical SLP methods, which she also does like shaping my son’s speech. What’s most valuable is that Lindsey focuses on the whole child’s self-centered development, such as helping my son find his true self: his own thinking and feeling, his agency, his voice, etc., all of which to promote his self-love, empowerment and independence. It is a long journey, and Lindsey helps set my son on the right course with her hard work, encouragement and optimism always. She made therapy a positive experience; my son is eager to see her and ready to work and play. Additionally, Lindsey has leveraged my son’s interests into her therapy, like using guitar lessons and cooking. She ties my son’s strong desire to serve others to teaching him important behavior so that he can perform well in a job later. I am so grateful to have Lindsey work with my son for his crucial development years starting at age 11. I am constantly using her methods in my day to day interactions with my son because they are so beneficial. Not only she supported my son directly, but I also gained alot of support and encouragement from her. Whenever I’m frustrated with my son’s challenges, I ask myself “what would Lindsey do here?” and proceed to try her calm and
constructive approach. I highly recommend Lindsey of Stronger Self Communication Therapy, which also bills insurance, so critical for families. Additionally, she comes to our home!
Thy Ha (April 2025)
Lindsey McLaren has been a part of our family since my daughter was seven. At the age of three, I knew my daughter was different but I was told by family, friends and doctors that maybe she’s a late bloomer. Her struggles with communication and speech became more evident as time passed, and was finally diagnosed with auditory processing issue. We had no idea what that means and what to do about it. It was not autism or ADHD. Fortunately, Lindsey crossed our path when my daughter turned seven and we are so grateful for her assistance all these years. My daughter used to dread going to her appointments with other therapists. Lindsey is compassionate and she won over my daughter in no time. My daughter looked forward to every session. Lindsey started out focusing on speech skills and as my daughter approached her tween years, Lindsey was instrumental in helping us understand our daughter’s communication style, feelings and thinking process. She was consistent in communicating our daughter’s progress and constantly seeking for our feedback and suggestions. Along with my daughter, my husband and I have learned so much from Lindsey. Lindsey was the best advocate that my daughter could have asked for and she had accompanied my daughter during her most challenging years. My daughter is turning 15 in a few weeks and she no longer has to meet with Lindsey weekly. With Lindsey’s assistance and guidance, my daughter has developed confidence and more importantly she is capable of expressing herself and speaking clearly. I can still remember the time when her older sister was her only translator between her and the rest of the world. I’m eternally grateful for the love and support that Lindsey has dedicated and invested in my daughter.
Anna Marie Kiebler (Oct 2024)
Lindsey was just what our son needed to help his speech and fluency challenges. She was a calming presence and support to him and us as parents. We were at a larger clinic previously but felt like he was not taking ownership of the things he was learning and would need reminded often and we would have burdensome homework that didn’t seem to help. Lindsey’s gentle and efficient approach got him to recognize that he needed to take responsibility for his speech and others wanted to understand the important things he had to say. She helped him work through frustrations and some of the emotions tied to his speech difficulties. He made so much progress and now has much clearer speech. Lindsey also was easy to work with and schedule appointments. She came to our home or our son’s school which was very convenient.
Call, text or email! 971-267-4070 lindseymclarenslp@thestrongerself.org
Stronger Self Communication Therapy
Serving Hillsboro, Beaverton, Aloha, Lake Oswego, Forest Grove, Oregon and surrounding areas. Tele-therapy options also available for all locations in Oregon or Idaho.