Speech-Language Pathologist; Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
TP Choate Therapy & Fam Services
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Tyler P. Choate is a Chicago-based Speech-Language Pathologist and Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant. He believes in relationship-based approaches that center families in their own growth journeys. At his core, Tyler is a developmentalist, working with children and families to hone their strengths and adapt to challenges. Informed by various bodies of knowledge and practice, the mission of Tyler’s work is to help families create meaning around their lives and share that meaning in the context of healthy, attuned relationships. Currently, the bulk of Tyler's clinical practice focuses on supporting communication, language, and complex thinking in children with a range neurodevelopmental differences. This work is child-led and powered by play & interaction. Tyler embraces transdisciplinary practice and has a breadth of experience collaborating with other professionals. Additionally, Tyler provides training and mentorship for therapists, educators, and other child care professionals. He speaks about a range of topics related to early childhood, including: relationship-based frameworks (e.g. DIR®/Floortime), parent-child relationships, language development, Infant Mental Health, emotional regulation, and early childhood trauma & resilience. Tyler's work as an Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant is focused on supporting other professionals through reflective practice. He has special interest in reinforcing the networks that support families navigating trauma related to systemic oppression including racism, violence, poverty, and health and education inequity. Across domains, Tyler's work is relational, trauma-informed, neurodiversity affirming, and family-centered.
Tyler earned bachelors (2011) and masters (2013) degrees in speech-language pathology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. In 2020, he completed a postgraduate certificate in Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health at Erikson Institute. In 2019, Tyler completed a five-year journey to become an Expert Clinician & Trainer of a pioneering therapeutic framework called DIR®. Since, he has joined the faculty at Profectum Foundation and works to disseminate the DIR® model around the globe.
Friday, February 3, 2023
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CST
Disclosure(s): Profectum Foundation: Financial - Consulting Fee (Ongoing), Non-Financial - Professional (Ongoing); TP Choate Therapy and Family Services: Financial - Salary (Ongoing)