About The Big Picture SLP
Dr. Katrina Fulcher-Rood, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL has been a practicing, licensed, and certified speech-language pathologist since 2011. Board certified with expertise in child language and language disorders, she earned a PhD in Communication Disorders and Sciences in 2014. Her peer-reviewed journal articles have been published in numerous academic and scientific journals and her work was praised by The New York Times.
In Her Words
“My heart and mind has always been centered around the work I do with children, teens, and adults. Communicating effectively is a fundamental life skill that truly enhances personal growth at every level. As a speech-language pathologist, implementation scientist, educator, and speech-language assessment expert, I realized it was time to bring the Western New York community the very best at-home, tele-health, and community-based assessment and intervention services.”
Our core values
The Big Picture SLP, Speech-Language Services, considers these to be the core values of our services:
Active engagement and transparency in evidence-based practice
Clients and family members are equal participants in every session and are critical for success
All clients and families deserve safe, affirming, and accessible spaces to be authentically themselves and reach their communicative power and potential
Clinically-based research is imperative
There’s a critical need for accessible, affordable speech-language services.
With a decade of experience in research and university education, Katrina specializes in child language disorders, evidence-based practices, and augmentative and alternative communication.
After witnessing the strain on educational and medical systems during the pandemic, she recognized a critical need for more accessible and affordable speech-language services. Her mission is to offer sustained support for clients and families, including parent coaching for language and literacy development and intervention for adults with chronic neurological conditions.
About Dr. Katrina Fulcher-Rood
Since entering the field in 2009, Dr. Fulcher-Rood has obtained a Ph.D., contributed to multiple scientific journals, presented her work at the local, national, and international levels, has trained over 100 future speech-language pathologists yearly, and has worked with numerous clients and families on their communication goals.
Katrina grew up in Lockport, NY. She’s an avid reader, loves to travel, and survives the cold Western New York winters by enjoying local live music and theatre, as well as performing with a local improv comedy troupe.
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Childhood language disorders
Augmentative and alternative communication
Adults with neurological conditions (e.g., ALS, aphasia, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis)
Assessment
Evidenced-Based Practice
Implementation Science
Qualitative Research
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The Big Picture SLP is a private-pay Speech-Language Pathology practice with a sliding scale. We are proud to be woman-owned and operated, an LGBTQ+ affirming provider, disability-owned and operated, and a neurodivergent affirming provider.
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Woman-owned and operated
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Private pay with a sliding scale
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Proudly an LGBTQ+ affirming provider
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Disability-owned and operated
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Neurodivergent affirming provider