WHY WE EXIST

about SoundEd therapy

Every student deserves access to high-quality specialized services, regardless of geography, staffing shortages, or resource limitations. That’s the belief SoundEd was built on.

We partner with schools to connect students with experienced clinicians who provide speech therapy, occupational therapy, counseling, evaluations, and other essential services. Because we invest in supporting and retaining exceptional professionals, schools gain something equally important: consistency, expertise, and a trusted partner committed to student success.

Hi, I’m Amber Freeze. For more than 25 years, I’ve worked alongside students, families, educators, and service providers in special education. Throughout my career, I saw firsthand the challenges school districts face in finding and retaining qualified clinicians to support their students.

I founded SoundEd so schools could access experienced, credentialed therapists when and where they need them most. Our mission is simple: help districts keep services running smoothly while ensuring students receive consistent, high-quality support. At the same time, I believed there was a better way to support the professionals providing those services.

By creating a culture that values therapists as skilled professionals and respects work-life balance, we’ve built a team that stays engaged, committed, and focused on student success.

Today, SoundEd partners with schools across the country to provide specialized services that help students thrive and give districts a trusted partner they can count on.

The Team Behind The Therapists

Every session is backed by a team that keeps the operation running, so your therapists stay focused on students and your district isn't chasing logistics.

Amber Freeze, M.S., CCC-SLP

Founder and CEO

Lora Howell, M.Ed.

Operations Manager

Mikayla Freeze, M.S.

Account Manager

Jonah Freeze

Invoice Manager

Jake

Invoicing, Assistant Manager

Ethan

Administrative Assistant

Don’t Compromise When It Counts Most

Why Districts Trust SoundEd

We offer coverage you can't hire locally.
750+ hours of therapy delivered every week across 8+ states, including bilingual Spanish and English support and AAC for nonverbal and limited-verbal students.

Credentialed and licensed.

→ ASHA-certified SLPs licensed in your student’s state

→ State-licensed OTs and PTs

State-certified school counselors, and nationally certified school psychologists.

Compliant and confidential.

→ HIPAA and FERPA compliant sessions, every time, whether your student is learning from home or in the building.

Classroom of students; Sounded Teletherapy for school districts

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Consistent

Therapists who stay, so your students keep the same person year after year, not a new face every term.

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Relationship-Led

Engagement over box-checking. Every session is built around the student in front of us.

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Accountable

You keep the oversight and the relationships. We make sure the services on the plan get delivered.

How We Hire (And Why Your Students Feel It)

“I want my therapists to have relationship-based values that focus on engagement and child-centered therapy, rather than response-driven work.”

Amber Freeze, Founder

That belief sets the bar for everyone we bring on. Engagement over box-checking. Relationships over throughput. We hire clinicians who want to know the student behind the goals, not just work down a list.

It’s the difference between a student who logs on because they have to and one who logs on because they want to. And it’s what makes services stick: when a therapist connects with a child and stays, that child gets the same trusted person week after week, not a stranger every few months. That consistency is the part districts feel most.

This is why districts stay with us

When therapists are supported, they stay, and your students keep the same person year after year. That continuity is the difference between a plan on paper and services that actually hold up. It’s the whole reason SoundEd exists.

Important Things You Should Know

QUESTIONS & ANSWER

Speech & Language * Occupational Therapy * Physical Therapy * Counseling * Psychoeducational Evaluations * Vision & Hearing Services * Academic Interventions * Special Education and Speech-Language Case Management * Bilingual services include * Speech & Language * Occupational Therapy * Counseling

Yes. Many of our therapists are members of various State and Nationally recognized organizations. Such as: ASHA – Speech Language Pathologists; NBCOT – Occupational Therapists; NCSP – School Psychologists; ASCA – American School Counselor Association

Currently serving Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, Oklahoma, S. Carolina, and Texas; Providers already licensed in California, Colorado, Delaware; Florida, Illinois, Georgia, Missouri, N. Carolina, and Oregon. In addition to the states listed here, we are always open to expanding to new states.

Yes, we offer live training at the beginning of the school year as well as asynchronous self-paced training housed in Google Classrooms. In addition, we offering ongoing support, a question and answer forum and direct and often prepare school and state specific trainings.

We prioritize providing individualized interventions, a focus on relationships and positive engagement, and flexible and consistent services.

Yes, we have licensed Special Education Teachers and Speech-Language Pathologists who are qualified and experienced in case management and are ready to assist you.

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