Speech Therapy

Language Development

Language Development

This is crucial for expressing and understanding feelings, building relationships, communication, problem-solving, and is the basis for learning to read and write.

Speech/Oral Motor Development

Speech Production

Speech delays and disorders refer to how the body produces sound and can include issues with phonation, resonance, intonation and voice.

Feeding/Oral Motor Development

Feeding & Swallowing

Having a baby or child who does not feed or eat well can be concerning or even scary at times. Let us support you through a sensitive team approach.

Speech Therapy

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Language

Language Development

This is crucial for expressing and understanding feelings, building relationship, communication, problem-solving, and is the basis for learning to read and write.

Challenges might include:

Doesn’t respond to her name, expressions or gestures
Late talker
Understanding words & gestures
Auditory information
Eye contact problems
Building friendships
Flexible thinking
Academic comprehension or grammar
Cognitive or social language challenges post-injury

Speech/Oral Motor Development

Speech Production

Speech delays and disorders refer to how the body produces sound and can include issues with phonation, resonance, intonation and voice.

Speech production can include issues with:

Motor planning & articulation
Producing clear speech
People cannot understand my child
Specific diagnosis of apraxia
Hearing loss & deafness
Stuttering, oral motor, voicing or resonance differences
Speech intelligibility & sequencing post-injury

Feeding/Oral Motor Development

Feeding & Swallowing

Having a baby or child who does not feed or eat well can be concerning or even scary at times. Let us support you through a sensitive team approach.

Challenges might include:

Bottle or breastfeeding
Choking, gagging or vomiting during mealtimes
Dysphagia
Unable to safely eat or drink age-appropriate foods & liquids
Picky eater or food refusal
Oral motor problems
Overly messy during meal times
Chewing and swallowing post-injury
Weakness such as uncoordinated tongue movement

Communication & healthy eating begin at birth.

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At SPACE, we believe that being able to communicate effectively opens a child’s world by improving:

Social skills
Self-esteem
Academic success
Cognitive development

From recognizing how an infant calms to her mother’s voice to supporting an adolescent to make friends at school, our speech pathologists use knowledge of the whole child and the family to take the right steps for success!

of U.S. children have a communication or swallowing disorder

of these affected children received intervention services in the past year

young child blowing bubbles w/ therapist

of U.S. children have a communication or swallowing disorder

of these affected children received intervention services in the past year

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How Does Speech Therapy Help Children?

Common benefits of Speech Therapy include:

Increased social skills
Improved articulation
Reduced stuttering
Increased confidence
Improved cognitive ability
Safe swallowing and feeding
Developing conversational skills
Increased academic success
Ability to maintaining relationships
Improved Self-regulation
Better quality of life
Greater vocabulary
Reduced anxiety

Myths About Speech & Language

MYTH: Children who don’t express themselves have intellectual disabilities. There can be many reasons for speech and feeding delays, which makes intervention crucial.

MYTH: Children will outgrow delays. While some kids might catch up, playing a ‘wait and see’ game increases the likelihood of other issues like problems with reading and writing and even bullying.

MYTH: Speech therapy is only for teaching you how to talk. 93% of language is nonverbal. Speech therapy works on all communication, feeding and social development.

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Meet Our Speech Therapy Team

Our speech pathologists start with building relationships with your family. At SPACE, speech and feeding progress naturally because our therapists inherently make treatment fun and engaging whether on a swing, at a table, or with a group of friends. In addition to intensive training in the DIR/Floortime® Model, our SLP’s are industry leaders, consistently seeking the most effective and up to date treatment to add to their therapy “toolkit.” Our goal is that your child is successful in and outside of our speech session.

Vanessa Chan-Felcman,

Co-Founder, M.A., CCC/SLP

Madison Gilbert, MS CCC/SLP

Deondra Williams, MS CCC/SLP

Kenya Pye, M.S. CCC-SLP

Monica Ramirez, MS, CCC/SLP

Madison Gilbert, MS CCC/SLP

Monica Ramirez, MS, CCC/SLP

Deondra Williams, MS CCC/SLP

Kenya Pye, M.S. CCC-SLP

What You Can Expect at SPACE.

Start with a Consultation!

We build trust and motivation right from the start. Whether your child is struggling to communicate or is a picky eater, our first goal is to make you and your child feel safe and welcome. Our therapists work very closely with caregivers to understand your goals, educate you on the process and come up with solutions that serve your family best. We collaborate and communicate with you every step of the way so you will feel right at home.

Your First Visit

Our first goal is to always build rapport with you & your child so that a positive relationship begins to develop. The safer your child feels at SPACE, the faster progress will begin! Initial evaluation may include standardized assessments, clinical observations and a caregiver report.

Ongoing Treatment

Treatment in a private room, classrooms, open gym, or outside

Caregiver/Parent Training

Expect HOMEWORK!

Dyad or social groups

Collaboration with team members & outside professionals

SPACE ST 'Toolkit'

DIRFloortime®

SOS Approach to Feeding

Certified Lactation Counseling

PROMPT Technique

Hanen Approach

Talk Tools Approach to Feeding and Oral motor

PECS and other Assistive Technology