Speech Therapy
Pediatric Speech Therapy in Greater Phoenix
Speech is an essential tool for expressing emotions, building relationships with others, learning, and more. We offer pediatric speech therapy services for kids in the Greater Phoenix area at home and in our clinic, ensuring they build the skills they need to communicate successfully.
What is Pediatric Speech Therapy?
In pediatric speech therapy, speech therapists or language pathologists work with individuals on challenges with speech and language and any related cognitive and social communication challenges. With a customized treatment plan and goals in place, therapists meet one on one to help individuals form sounds effectively, use expressive and receptive language, and get the nutrition they need at mealtimes.
We use a variety of strategies and activities to improve language skills, so each children’s speech therapy session is different and engaging. For example, speech therapists use physical exercises to strengthen the tongue, lips, and jaw. They model appropriate sounds, syllables, and phrases and use games to practice language skills. Structured reading time can also help build fluency as children improve their word knowledge.
Of course, successful speech and language skills promote learning and positive social behaviors, but it also boosts your loved one’s self esteem. No matter their age or disorder, your loved one deserves the ability to communicate and feel understood.
Learning language is hard! Kids of all ages and developmental conditions can struggle with language acquisition, articulation, processing, and more. If you’ve noticed your loved one struggling with mental or physical aspects of speech, they may benefit from pediatric speech therapy. Here are just a few of the behaviors and challenges speech therapy can target:
- Nonverbal (no speech)
- Stumbling or stuttering
- Communicating with grunts, yelling, humming, babbling, etc.
- Struggling with nonverbal cues and facial expressions
- Trouble eating, drinking, and swallowing
- Frequent use of phrases from movies, songs, games, etc.
- Difficulty regulating volume (speaks too quietly or loudly)
- Frustration when not understood
Offering in home speech therapy provides the unique opportunity to benefit parents and caregivers, children, and the therapists who work with them. We bring our speech therapy services right to your door, removing the burden of travel and giving your loved one a familiar environment in which to develop their language skills. At Therapy Matters, we also believe that success comes from collaboration. With in home speech therapy, parents and caregivers can be active participants in communication activities and exercises, reinforcing our evidence-based treatment inside and outside planned therapy sessions.
We serve families throughout Maricopa County, including Phoenix, Chandler, Glendale, and more. Reach out to us for more information on the towns where we serve.
Our therapy center in Chandler gives us the ability to curate the therapy environment and regulate sensory input for our patients. Parents and staff describe our center as having a certain energy of action and growth and kids look forward to their visits as they would a trip to the park or a familiar friend’s house. We offer clinic-based speech therapy sessions for pre school-aged children during the day and after-school programs for children of any age. Learn more about our clinic or check out our 3D virtual tour to see for yourself.
Step one is to get in touch with our team to begin the intake process. Whether you come to Therapy Matters with a diagnosis in hand or would like our Speech and Language Pathologists to assess and provide one, reaching out gets the ball rolling. We’ll schedule a speech evaluation at our therapy center in Chandler to get to know your family and develop age-appropriate goals and strategies for your loved one. We’ll guide you through the process of getting speech therapy services covered with your insurance and then begin scheduling therapy sessions with your loved one.
You can learn more about our enrollment process or reach out with any questions you have about children’s speech therapy! It’s a lot to take in and we’re here to help.
The most successful treatments combine multiple therapies, including ABA, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and more. After your evaluation we’ll recommend comprehensive services tailored to the individual that work in tandem to meet their goals. Clinicians across Therapy Matters collaborate with one another, complementing each other’s expertise and communicating regularly to provide the highest quality therapy for kids.
Learn more about all our pediatric therapy services.
INTAKE PROCESS
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We’re always looking for talented BCBAs, RBTs, and other pediatric care professionals to join our team. More than anything, we want to build a staff that cares for those we service like family. Learn more about joining our dedicated team in Arizona.
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Contact us at 602-790-8923 so we can advise you on getting a diagnosis or referral and schedule an evaluation.
