Guest: Salena Jacob, DPT

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In this episode of The Gestalt Get-Together, Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, sits down with Salena Jacob, DPT, to talk about her experience supporting gestalt language processors (GLPs) in physical therapy settings.

Salena shares how she brings the GLP profile into real PT sessions, from following children’s special interests to using musical language, rhythm, and familiar phrases to build connection and support regulation. Through concrete examples, she explains how these approaches support engagement as children develop motor skills, highlighting the value of interdisciplinary collaboration across therapy environments.

About the Guest: Salena Jacob, DPT, is a doctor of physical therapy, a 200-hour certified yoga instructor, and a musician who uses her experience to provide an individualized therapeutic plan for pediatric clients. She incorporates learning preferences of Gestalt Language Processors with cutting-edge PT research findings in her sessions.

Guest: Elizabeth (Biz) Freund, CCC-SLP

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In this episode of The Gestalt Get-Together, we explore how exploratory process art can support meaningful communication and flexible play for Gestalt language processors (GLPs).

Host Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, interviews Elizabeth Freund, CCC-SLP, about how she uses process art in therapy to create child-directed, choice-driven experiences that prioritize expression over outcomes. Unlike traditional crafts, process art is not about a finished product. Instead, it invites exploration, autonomy, and creativity, even when the process feels messy or nonlinear.

Elizabeth shares how clinicians can shift their mindset, learn to observe patterns and symbolism in a child’s creations, and use these moments to support expressive communication and deeper engagement. This conversation offers a refreshing perspective for SLPs looking to embrace flexibility, follow the child’s lead, and recognize communication opportunities in unexpected places.

About the Guest: Biz Freund, CCC-SLP, is a late-identified AuDhd speech pathologist working in home health in the Phoenix area. She has been working with GLPs and AAC users for the past 10 years in both clinic and home settings. Biz uses exploratory process art with her clients as a modality to facilitate creative, accessible, curiosity-led play and language development.

Guest: Janine Benner, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, ASCS

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In this episode, Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, is joined by Janine Benner, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, ASCS, to tackle a practical challenge: how do you collect meaningful data and write goals that truly reflect how gestalt language processors communicate? This conversation highlights strategies that preserve connection, minimize disruption, and support clear clinical decision making. You will hear why even brief documentation moments can interrupt the flow of a GLP session and learn alternatives that protect both rapport and accountability. The discussion includes rethinking existing goals, developing goal frameworks that move beyond accuracy-based metrics, using rubrics with intention, recognizing early gains through a prelinguistic lens, and designing simple data tools that parents and educators can use with confidence.

About the Guest: Janine Benner is a speech-language pathologist with 33 years of experience, including 26 years in pediatric settings. She is a Board-Certified Specialist in Child Language, credentialed by the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders (ABCLL), with a focus on autism and early intervention and a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist (ASDCS). Before returning to working in public schools, Janine was an assistant professor at the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Loma Linda University. She developed and taught undergraduate and graduate courses, including an SLPD course on neurodiversity; supervised graduate students in autism and early intervention clinics; mentored student research; and developed and implemented service-learning programs in China and Mexico. Janine utilizes strength-based, evidence-based, neurodiverse affirming approaches to evaluate and support young children with autism and complex language disorders. Beyond her clinical practice, Janine provides continuing education courses, professional development, parent education, and consultation and training for international programs. Janine is dedicated to mentoring, service, and teaching, and enjoys traveling.

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