Best in the PNW Winner • 2024 & 2025
Speech therapy, occupational therapy, and autism testing for real life progress.
SPARC Health supports children, adults, families, schools, providers, and community partners through thoughtful, individualized care in Bellevue and Bothell.
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Clinic locations
2024 & 2025
Best in the PNW recognition
Kids + adults
Across the lifespan
Schools + clinics
Partnership support
Local recognition
Back-to-back Best in the PNW Winner for speech therapy.
SPARC Health is proud to be recognized by the community while continuing to focus on warm, individualized care for children, adults, families, and referral partners in Bellevue and Bothell.
What we do
One practice for communication, development, daily living, and care coordination.
SPARC Health brings speech therapy, occupational therapy, adult communication support, autism testing, and referral partnerships together in one warm, practical care model.
Pediatric speech therapy
Support for speech sounds, expressive and receptive language, social communication, fluency, apraxia, and communication confidence.
Pediatric occupational therapy
Support for sensory processing, fine motor skills, handwriting, regulation, feeding routines, self-care, and school readiness.
Adult therapy and coaching
Therapy and coaching for cognitive-communication, aphasia, motor speech, voice, swallowing, stuttering, and professional communication.
Referrals and partnerships
Clear pathways for provider referrals, schools, clinics, ABA partners, community programs, and short-term or ongoing SLP/OT support.
Why therapy
Therapy is not just for a diagnosis. It is for the moments when communication, learning, eating, movement, or daily routines feel harder than they should.
SPARC Health helps families, adults, and care teams understand what is getting in the way, build practical skills, and create a plan that carries into home, school, work, and the community.
Get clarity
Understand whether the concern is speech, language, motor planning, sensory, feeding, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing, or daily participation.
Build real skills
Therapy focuses on everyday progress: being understood, following routines, participating at school, communicating at work, eating more safely, or managing daily tasks.
Support the whole environment
Families, caregivers, schools, and providers can be part of the plan when coordination helps the client make progress beyond the therapy room.
Know the next step
Whether a client needs therapy, testing, a referral pathway, school coordination, or a different service, the goal is to help route the concern appropriately.
Signs and red flags
When should someone consider speech therapy, OT, feeding support, or an evaluation?
These are common signs that it may be worth asking questions. A concern does not need to be severe before families or adults reach out.
For children and teens
Therapy may help when a child is working much harder than peers to communicate, participate, regulate, eat, play, learn, or complete daily routines.
- Late talking, limited words, or difficulty combining words into phrases and sentences.
- Speech that is hard for family members, teachers, or peers to understand.
- Difficulty following directions, answering questions, telling stories, or understanding what is said.
- Stuttering, repeated sounds, frequent pauses, or visible frustration when speaking.
- Feeding concerns such as very restricted foods, gagging, coughing, difficulty chewing, or stressful mealtimes.
- Sensory processing challenges, frequent meltdowns, difficulty with transitions, or trouble staying regulated.
- Handwriting, cutting, dressing, coordination, playground skills, or self-care tasks that feel unusually difficult.
- Difficulty with social communication, play, peer interaction, flexibility, or shared attention.
For adults
Adult therapy can support communication, voice, swallowing, thinking skills, confidence, and participation after a medical event or when daily life starts feeling harder.
- Word-finding difficulty, trouble organizing thoughts, or difficulty following conversations.
- Communication changes after stroke, brain injury, concussion, neurological condition, illness, or surgery.
- Slurred speech, reduced clarity, weak voice, hoarseness, vocal fatigue, or voice strain.
- Coughing with meals, difficulty swallowing, food or pills feeling stuck, or avoiding foods due to swallowing concerns.
- Difficulty with memory, attention, planning, organization, or returning to daily routines.
- Reduced confidence speaking at work, in meetings, presentations, interviews, or leadership situations.
- A family member, physician, employer, or care team has noticed a meaningful communication change.
- Daily communication feels exhausting, less clear, or less effective than it used to.
Why SPARC Health
Built for clients who need more than a generic therapy plan.
We partner with families, adults, and providers to deliver meaningful, coordinated care that supports real-life progress in everyday environments.
Speech and OT under one roof
Children who need both communication and occupational therapy support can benefit from a more connected care experience.
Pediatric and adult care
SPARC supports communication and participation across the lifespan, from early language and sensory needs to adult rehab and professional communication.
Practical goals
Therapy is tied to real-life routines: school participation, mealtimes, workplace communication, self-care, confidence, and daily independence.
Provider-friendly referrals
Medical providers, schools, ABA partners, clinics, and organizations have clear referral and partnership pathways.
Bellevue and Bothell access
Two Eastside clinic locations make it easier for families and adults to find care close to home, school, or work.
Warm, polished experience
The site and clinic experience should feel professional, supportive, and easy to navigate for families, adult clients, and referral partners.
How it works
A clearer path from concern to next step.
Our simple three-step process makes it easy to take the first step toward the right therapy plan, whether you are a parent, adult client, or referral partner.
Step 1
Reach out
Call, text, email, use the Contact Us page, or submit referral information. The inquiry routes to the SPARC inbox.
Step 2
Share the concern
Tell us what is happening, who needs support, the preferred location, and whether the request is therapy, testing, referral, or partnership related.
Step 3
Get routed
SPARC follows up with next steps based on the service requested, availability, location, and the information provided.
Pediatric occupational therapy
Helping children participate more confidently at home, school, and in daily routines.
OT at SPARC focuses on practical, child-centered goals: motor skills, sensory processing, regulation, daily living skills, and school readiness. Speech and OT can also coordinate when a child benefits from both supports.
Fine motor and handwriting
Support for grasp, drawing, cutting, writing, and classroom readiness.
Sensory processing
Helping children understand and respond to sensory needs.
Regulation and participation
Building routines for attention, flexibility, and emotional regulation.
Self-care independence
Practical support for dressing, feeding, transitions, and daily tasks.
Adults
Speech, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing, and professional communication support for adults.
Adult services can support recovery, independence, confidence, and communication in daily life, work, and relationships.
Stroke rehab and aphasia
Communication support after stroke or neurological injury.
Cognitive-communication
Strategies for memory, attention, organization, and daily communication.
Voice and swallowing
Therapy planning based on medical history and individual needs.
Professional communication coaching
Private-pay coaching for workplace and leadership communication goals.
Referrals and community partnerships
Support for providers, schools, clinics, and organizations.
SPARC Health can receive referrals and discuss service partnerships for speech and occupational therapy needs, depending on fit, availability, and scope.
Medical providers
Referral coordination for pediatric and adult speech, OT, feeding, swallowing, and autism-related needs.
Schools
Onsite or contract-based SLP and OT support for evaluations, caseloads, screenings, and urgent coverage needs.
ABA and behavioral partners
Collaborative support for children with communication, sensory, feeding, and participation goals.
Adult care partners
Coordination for communication, swallowing, cognitive-communication, and rehab-related needs.
Getting started
Simple ways to connect with SPARC.
Call, text, email, use the Contact Us page, or send a referral form. Our team will follow up with next steps based on the service requested.
Contact Us
Use the shared Contact Us page for appointment requests, general questions, referrals, or partnership inquiries.
Insurance
SPARC works with many private insurance plans. Families and clients should confirm benefits, coverage, prior authorization requirements, and out-of-pocket costs with their plan.
Referrals
Providers can fax the referral form to 425.249.3052, email the SPARC inbox, or use the online contact pathway.
Insurance and payment
Clear insurance guidance before therapy begins.
SPARC Health accepts many private insurance plans for speech therapy, evaluations, and pediatric occupational therapy. Coverage varies by plan, service type, diagnosis, referral requirements, and authorization rules.
Please verify your benefits with your insurance plan.
Insurance coverage can vary significantly by plan, even within the same insurance company. Families and clients are responsible for confirming benefits, deductibles, copays, coinsurance, visit limits, referral requirements, prior authorization requirements, and out-of-pocket costs directly with their insurance plan before the first appointment.
Our team can help explain next steps, but your insurance company is the best source for plan-specific coverage details.
Questions? Call or text us.
Not sure whether your plan may be accepted? Contact SPARC and we can help explain the general next steps. For exact coverage, payment responsibility, and authorization requirements, please call the member services number on your insurance card.
Accepted plans
- ✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, including Premera, Regence, and Anthem
- ✓ First Choice Health Network
- ✓ Medicare
- ✓ Aetna
- ✓ Labor & Industries
- ✓ Other private plans may be accepted depending on network participation and plan details
Not currently accepted
× State insurance plans, including Medicaid or Apple Health
× Cigna
× UnitedHealthcare
1. Call your insurance plan
Use the member services number on your insurance card and ask specifically about outpatient speech therapy and occupational therapy benefits.
2. Confirm coverage details
Ask about deductible, copay, coinsurance, visit limits, diagnosis restrictions, referral rules, and prior authorization requirements.
3. Contact SPARC
Once you are ready, call or text us and we will help schedule the appropriate next step based on your needs.
Private pay and superbills
If SPARC Health is not in network with your plan, or if you prefer not to use insurance, private pay may be available. Rates can vary depending on the service, evaluation type, and treatment plan. Private-pay clients may request a superbill to submit to their insurance plan for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
A superbill is a detailed receipt that typically includes provider information, dates of service, service codes, diagnosis codes when applicable, and amounts paid. Reimbursement is not guaranteed and depends on your insurance plan.
FAQs
Questions families, adults, and providers often ask.
These answers are intentionally general. The best next step is to contact SPARC so the team can help route the inquiry.
Do you work with both children and adults?
Yes. SPARC Health supports pediatric speech and occupational therapy needs as well as adult speech, voice, swallowing, cognitive-communication, motor speech, aphasia, and professional communication goals.
Can speech and OT coordinate for the same child?
Yes. When clinically appropriate, speech and OT providers can coordinate goals so families receive more connected support.
How do referrals work?
Providers may use the referral page, fax the provider referral PDF, email the SPARC inbox, or call/text the clinic. SPARC will follow up with next steps.
Do you provide school or clinic contract services?
SPARC can discuss school, clinic, ABA, and community partnership needs for SLP or OT support depending on scope, staffing, timing, and location.
Can adults come for communication coaching?
Yes. Professional communication coaching can support workplace communication, confidence, clarity, presentations, interviews, and leadership communication. This service may be private pay.
Who should I contact first?
Call or text 425.242.3294, email info@sparchealth.org, or use the Contact Us page. The team can help determine the right path.
Ready to connect?
Reach out with a question, request next steps, or send a provider/school referral.