“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.”
-Alexander Den Heijer
Experience the convenience of individualized speech and language therapy with Dani Lurie, M.S., CCC-SLP.
Specialized speech and language support is provided in your child’s natural environments - at home, in school, virtual, or within their community. This personalized approach fosters a relaxed and supportive atmosphere while helping therapy seamlessly integrate into daily routines and meaningful interactions. Discover how Dani can make a difference in your child’s communication journey.
Dani’s approach
Dani takes a neurodiversity-affirming, developmental, and relationship-based approach to speech and language therapy. She believes that every person communicates and connects in their own unique way and that therapy should celebrate those differences, not change them.
Grounded in DIRFloortime® principles, Dani focuses on building strong, trusting relationships and meeting each client where they are. Sessions are play-based, collaborative, and centered on meaningful, real-life communication.
Dani partners closely with families and caregivers to support growth across home, school, and community settings. Her work is guided by respect for autonomy, sensory and emotional regulation, and each individual’s strengths and interests.
Whether working on language development, articulation, AAC, or social communication, Dani’s goal is to create spaces where clients feel understood, confident, and empowered to express themselves authentically.
Dani's Expertise
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Autism Support
Play and relationship based speech therapy focused on fostering connection, communication and engagement through a neurodiversity affirming and DIRFloortime® framework.
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Expressive & Receptive Language
Speech therapy focused on targeting early intervention, language delays, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), reading comprehension, literacy skills, written and oral narrative skills, and executive functioning.
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Articulation and Phonological Delays
Speech therapy targeting difficulty with speech sound production (single sounds or groups of sounds).
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Pragmatic Language & Social Emotional Development
Speech therapy focused on understanding oneself, ones emotions, and how to navigate the social world. Using a neurodiversity affirming approach, this framework focuses on fostering meaningful connections, celebrating diverse ways of expressing and connecting with others.
In-person and remote options
Dani provides comprehensive, individualized speech and language therapy designed to meet each client’s unique needs and goals. Services are available in-home, in-school, virtually, and in community-based settings, allowing for support in the environments where clients learn and communicate best.
Dani currently serves clients throughout San Francisco and Marin County, with virtual sessions available for families across California.
Meet Dani
“Dani is the speech therapist we've been hoping for years! She is an extremely talented therapist and meets our 5 year old autistic child perfectly where they are at. Their connection is incredible and our kiddo has made incredible progress in a short period of time. I love that she incorporates DIRFloortime®, AAC and is very knowledgeable in Natural Language Acquisition and Gestalt Language Processing. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
— MIA L. San Rafael