Hi there! I’m Nicole kramer, M.s., ccc-slp

In the therapy I provide at saltwater speech, I emphasize the importance of prioritizing regulation & engagement, tailoring evidence-based strategies to each individual child’s strengths & needs, and considering the needs of each child & family.

Over the nearly 10 years of client-facing experience i have gained, I’ve had the privilege of supporting children within a wide variety of settings. I spent 6 years receiving intensive training at UCLA’s renowned Kasari Lab, where I worked with leading experts in the social communication intervention, jasper. Following my time at ucla, I spent 3 years within a rigorous private practice. i Have been fortunate to have gained experience supporting children and their families within clinic, homes, school, and even research settings. at saltwater speech, I continue to develop my clinical skills through continued training, as well as collaboration with other therapists and practitioners.

Additional Training

I have pursued additional training and certification in evidence-based interventions in order to provide clients with comprehensive quality care. in have further training in the following:

  • I am certified in levels I and II of JASPER. Jasper (joint attention symbolic play engagement and regulation) is a ucla-developed, play-based intervention. it emphasizes regulating children’s emotions and establishing engagement through children’s interests. Jasper targets play skills, as well as language and social communication.

  • I am trained in PROMPT (prompts for restructuring oral muscular phonetic targets). It is a hands-on speech therapy intervention. through prompt, a therapist identifies the source of verbal speech difficulties, and supports and guides the mouth and other articulators using touch on the face.

  • I am currently a certification candidate in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy through the Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy. Myofuncational therapy is an intervention that consists of systematic exercises designed to improve the function and coordination of facial and oral muscles. it benefits children who are exhibiting tongue ties, tongue thrust, breathing issues, saliva management issues, and more.

Child sitting on the floor with open children's books, including 'Elmo Lift-and-Read Book' and 'Frost & Moosi', featuring colorful illustrations of animals and characters.
Logo for ASHA, indicating that Saltwater Speech's speech therapist(s) hold the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP).
Colorful logo with the word 'josper' (UCLA therapy) in green lowercase letters, with small orange, blue, and purple dots surrounding it.
The logo for PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets) shows a silhouette of a person's head in profile with sound wave graphics around it, and the organization's name around the circle.