Jennifer Katz

What Jennifer Katz does

Jennifer Katz, Inc., operating as Katz Speech, is a San Francisco-based private speech-language pathology practice founded circa 2005 by Jennifer Katz. The firm provides holistic speech, language, feeding, and orofacial myofunctional assessments and therapy for children (birth to 18) and adults, with services delivered in English and Spanish. Its product set spans formal assessments (speech/language, feeding/oral motor, OMD), individualized therapy (articulation, fluency, pragmatics, oral motor, feeding, AAC), specialized programs (intensive summer literacy program at $750/week, TheraPlay social language group for ages 2-6), teletherapy via HIPAA-compliant Zoom, school-based screenings, and professional workshops. Supporting technology is modest: a Client Dashboard built on the Raintree electronic medical record (EMR) for intake, scheduling, billing, and secure messaging, plus standard Zoom-based video delivery. No proprietary AI, no mobile applications, and no API/SDK surface are offered.

The business operates as a direct-to-consumer healthcare practice with a hybrid payor mix. Revenue is generated from in-network insurance billing (Blue Shield including Covered California, Brown & Toland, Hill Physicians Medical Group, Sutter Health), private-pay fee-for-service, FSA/HSA payments, a financial assistance program, and a contracted provider relationship with the Golden Gate Regional Center for state-funded Early Intervention services (children birth to three in Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties). Distribution is concentrated in two San Francisco clinics (Noe Valley at 901 Castro Street; Forest Hill at 258 Laguna Honda Blvd) augmented by teletherapy and a referral pipeline generated through 15+ Bay Area school screening partnerships (e.g., Convent of the Sacred Heart, Chinese American International, Cathedral School for Boys, French-American International School). Marketing is community-centered, relying on website content, Facebook/Instagram/Yelp presence, parent and educator workshops, and displayed professional credentials (ASHA, CSHA, IAOM, Breathe Ambassador).

The company is founder-owned, privately held, and self-funded with no disclosed outside investment, parent entity, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or leadership changes. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 range, consistent with a multi-clinician specialty practice. Founded nearly 20 years ago, the practice has accumulated long-tenured institutional relationships (GGRC partnership over 10 years; Chinese American International School screenings since 2013) and reports a 97% insurance claim payment success rate under a full-time billing coordinator.

Name

Jennifer Katz

Legal name

Jennifer Katz, Inc.

Website

https://katzspeech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jennifer Katz, Inc. (Katz Speech) is a San Francisco-based, founder-owned speech-language pathology practice founded circa 2005, delivering speech, language, feeding, and orofacial myofunctional assessments and therapy to children and adults across two clinics and via teletherapy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Speech-Language Pathology Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Related Therapy Services (Speech, Occupational, Physical, Feeding) (EDAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Speech & Language Therapy (Early Intervention) (EDACAFAB), Speech & Language Screening and Assessment (School-Age) (EDAKAEAB), Speech Sound Disorders (Articulation/Phonology) Intervention (EDAKAEAD), Literacy-Related Language Intervention (Phonological Awareness, Narrative, Curriculum Language) (EDAKAEAJ)

Keywords

• Speech language therapy
• Pediatric feeding therapy
• Orofacial myofunctional therapy
• Speech language assessments
• Teletherapy speech services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Insurance Billing: In-network insurance billing for Blue Shield (including Covered California), Brown & Toland, Hill Physicians Medical Group, Sutter Health, and other contracted providers. Full-time billing coordinator handles claims with a reported 97% success rate for claim payments. Clients cover co-pays and deductibles.
2. Private Pay: Fee-for-service payment via cash, check, or credit card for families without insurance coverage or preferring out-of-network providers.
3. FSA/HSA Payments: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) accepted as payment method for speech therapy services.
4. Financial Assistance Program: Adjusted payment program for families based on financial circumstances, ensuring access to speech-language therapy services for children in need.
5. Golden Gate Regional Center Contract: Contracted provider with Golden Gate Regional Center (state-funded nonprofit serving individuals with developmental disabilities in Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties) for Early Intervention program services for children birth to three years old.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Jennifer Katz, Inc. (Katz Speech) provides holistic speech, language, feeding, and orofacial myofunctional assessments and therapies for children and adults in the San Francisco Bay Area. The practice delivers individualized evaluations and ongoing therapy sessions across speech sound disorders, language delays, feeding difficulties, and orofacial myofunctional conditions, supported by in-person clinic visits and HIPAA-compliant teletherapy. Services are offered in English and Spanish across two San Francisco office locations.

Product overview

Jennifer Katz, Inc. (Katz Speech) is a San Francisco-based speech-language pathology practice offering a comprehensive suite of services for children and adults. The practice operates as a unified service offering rather than a modular platform architecture. Core services include: Speech and Language Assessments (for children under 5 and 5+), Feeding and Oral Motor Assessments, and Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder Evaluations. Therapy services encompass Speech and Language Therapy, Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, Oral Motor & Feeding Therapy, AAC Services, and Teletherapy. Specialized programs include the Comprehensive Literacy Program (intensive summer reading/writing intervention) and TheraPlay Social Language Group. Additional offerings comprise speech/language screenings for Bay Area schools and professional workshops. The practice also provides a Client Dashboard patient portal for paperwork, records, scheduling, and billing. Services are offered in both English and Spanish, with locations in Noe Valley and Forest Hill neighborhoods of San Francisco.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Speech and Language Assessments
• Feeding and Oral Motor Assessments
• Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder (OMD) Evaluations
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy
• Oral Motor and Feeding Therapy
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Services
• Teletherapy
• Comprehensive Literacy Program
• TheraPlay Social Language Group
• Speech and Language Screenings for Schools
• Professional Workshops and Presentations
• Client Dashboard Patient Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% success rate of payment for all claims processed
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Golden Gate Regional CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted provider with Golden Gate Regional Center, a state-funded nonprofit organization serving individuals with developmental disabilities in Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties. Provides Early Intervention program services for qualifying children aged birth to three years. Partnership established over ten years.
• Bay Area Schools and PreschoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing school screening partnerships with over 15 San Francisco Bay Area schools including Convent of the Sacred Heart, Cathedral School for Boys, Marin Preparatory School, French-American International School, Chinese American International, La Scuola International School, Marin Day Schools, The Little School, Calvary Nursery School, Sweat Peas, Golden Gate Guppies, and Eureka Learning Center.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• EBS Healthcare: Established provider of school-based and pediatric speech-language, occupational, and physical therapy services, plus continuing education for school SLPs. Comparable in serving pediatric SLP caseloads at schools and homes, with a much larger national footprint.
• Soliant Health: Healthcare staffing firm placing speech-language pathologists, school psychologists, and related clinicians in schools and healthcare facilities nationwide. Overlaps with Jennifer Katz's school screening/partnership relationships via the SLPs it deploys.
• Reliant Rehabilitation: Large multi-site provider of physical, occupational, and speech therapy services primarily in skilled nursing and senior-living settings. Overlapping speech therapy staffing and clinical operations, with breadth across post-acute care rather than pediatrics.
• HealthPRO Heritage: National provider of therapy services (speech, occupational, physical) in schools and skilled nursing facilities. Overlapping SLP service line and pediatric/school-aged customer base, with broader geographic reach and institutional contracts.

Direct peers

• Great Speech: Virtual speech-language therapy provider for children and adults, offering articulation, language, fluency, accent modification, and AAC services. Comparable direct-to-consumer SLP model with insurance-friendly delivery.
• Expressable: Online speech-language therapy provider delivering 1:1 SLP services to children and adults via a telehealth-first model. Directly comparable service mix (articulation, language, fluency, AAC) targeting parents and self-pay consumers in a similar age range.
• TinyEYE Therapy Services: Teletherapy provider delivering online speech-language and occupational therapy to schools and families. Comparable SLP delivery mechanism and target population (school-age children needing therapy).
• Better Speech: Online SLP practice and clinician marketplace serving children, adults, and seniors with speech, language, stuttering, and cognitive therapy. Competes on convenience of teletherapy for parents and adult patients seeking similar diagnostic and therapy services.

Emerging players

• Speech Blubs: Consumer-grade speech and language app for children providing activities that mirror articulation and language therapy exercises. Compares as an adjacent SLP-content offering for parent-driven home practice supplementing clinic visits.
• PresenceLearning: Online therapy and special education platform serving K-12 schools with teletherapy (SLP, OT, mental health). Comparable online-delivery SLP services to schools, though operating as a vendor platform rather than a clinical practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/jenniferkatzinc
• Instagraminstagram.com/jennifer_katz_inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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