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= Featured ProviderThe Speechies has been helping people in San Francisco with communication disorders for almost 10 years. Speech and feeding therapy services are available for children as well as adults, and the group aims to empower parents to get involved as well. The owner earned a Masters of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Columbia University and also works in a San Francisco hospital with stroke victims to premature babies.
Naturally Speaking San Francisco is a San Francisco speech therapy center backed by over 10 years of experience. Children have access to treatments for concerns including language delays, stuttering, articulation, and late speech development. The founder is a CCC-SLP, lectures on Human Communication Disorders at San Francisco State University, is credentialed by Rehabilitative Services, and is certified in Hanen’s it Takes Two to Talk ®.
Teaching and Assessing Language for Kids provides speech therapy services in Burlingame. Children have access to speech-language pathologists for a variety of issues such as apraxia, stuttering, and auditory processing disorder as well as social pragmatic language groups and parent education and involvement training. The clinic employs multiple CCC-SLPs who also hold Master of Science degrees in Speech-Language Pathology and Communication Disorders.
Therapista, Inc. helps children with speech disorders in San Francisco. The center is known for customized therapy programs in the comfort of a child's home for issues such as memory and attention deficits, oral motor skills, articulation, and swallowing. Therapists hold Master's degrees in communication disorders or speech language pathology, CCCs from the ASHA, and are CPR and First Aid Certified.
Active In-Home Therapy is a speech therapy center in Woodside. The team seeks to improve the elderly's quality of life and independence via private, in-home therapy sessions for those suffering from language difficulties after a stroke, illness, or traumatic accident. Symptoms treated include chewing and swallowing, verbal reasoning, vocal quality, and speech sound production. Physical therapy and other rehabilitation services are also available.
Developmental Pathways for Kids is a multi-disciplinary speech, physical, and occupational therapy center in Redwood City. Speech and language services include treatment of articulation disorders, phonological disorders, oral-motor deficits, apraxia, autism and social-pragmatic disorders, and language delays. The ASHA certified pathologist is trained in NDT, PROMPT, DIR/Floortime, and SCERTS, and DPK is known as well for its Sensory Integration Therapy and Integrated Play Groups®.
Sound Speech and Hearing Clinic treats speech disorders in San Francisco. The clinic's certified speech pathologist performs comprehensive assessments and creates personalized treatment plans for children and adults in need of improved voice, articulation, language processing, transgender voice, literacy, and other communication skills as well as therapy for stroke victims. Computer-based training programs as well as social skills groups are also available.
HealthFlex Home Health Services provides speech therapy to patients throughout Oakland. Staff focuses on the elderly and are able to evaluate and treat speech, language, cognitive, and fluency disorders as well as difficulties with swallowing and feeding. Therapists are licensed for California-licensed in-home health care, hold CCCs from the ASHA, and have received Master's or Doctoral degrees. The center has an A+ rating with the BBB as well.
Speech Goals treats speech disorders in South San Francisco. The group focuses on evaluations, diagnosis, and individualized as well as group treatments for patients from birth to 18 years of age. Therapists include bilingual (Spanish-English) speech-language pathologists who deal with a range of issues such as expressive language delays, autism, Asperger syndrome, and language processing. Parent coaching and education are also available.
tuLIPS Speech Therapy is a San Francisco speech therapy center. Children of all ages visit the clinic for muscle-based as well as traditional speech and language therapy via Little Bloomers language, play, and preschool prep class and social skills groups. tuLIPS also offers speech therapy for adults and neuropsychological testing, and the owner is a CCC-SLP with a Masters of Science degree in Communicative Disorders.
Speech SF is a San Francisco, California-based speech therapy service assisting clients throughout the metro area. It employs speech-language pathologists that help clients to overcome speech impediments and motor difficulties to improve communication and articulation, primarily for children. This service is mobile and can work with students at home, at school, and over the phone. Its approach is often play-based, which it believes encourages students to become more comfortable and perform better and more confidently throughout sessions.
Little Hands Occupational Therapy, Inc. provides speech therapy services in Corte Madera. Parents can bring newborns to 18 year-olds in for communication difficulties including phonological disorders, cognitive communication, literacy skills, fluency, and voice disorders. Certified speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists offer individual and group sessions, and the group holds National Board Certification in Occupational Therapy as well as membership in the SPD Foundation.
Communication Works has been an Oakland speech therapy clinic since 2001. The private practice employs licensed and nationally certified speech pathologists who treat children and adults for various communication disorders. The center is a state-certified Non-Public Agency and approved vendor with the Regional Center of the East Bay, received Parents' Press Best of the Bay 2016, and offers services in-office and at public and private preschools and elementary schools.
A speech pathologist, also known as a speech-language pathologist or a speech therapist, is a medical professional who helps people with communication, language, and swallowing disorders. Often, patients who see a speech pathologist will also see other specialists, such as psychologists, physical therapists, audiologists, or occupational therapists.
Speech pathologists analyze, diagnose, and treat people of all ages. They work with individuals to improve and solve speech, language, and swallowing disorders. They help people with speech sounds, literacy, social communication, voice, fluency, cognitive communication, feeding, and swallowing. Typically this work requires one-on-one sessions in which the patient repeats actions to retrain their body or brain.
There is no difference between a speech therapist and a speech pathologist. Today, most professionals in this sector prefer the title speech-language pathologist because it is more descriptive of the profession as a whole. Speech-language pathologists can treat speech problems, as well as issues around communication (i.e., language).
A speech pathologist will examine a patient, diagnose their condition, and offer treatment. Communication is a vital part of our everyday lives. If a person has issues with speaking or understanding others, it can make daily life more challenging. Working with a speech pathologist can help individuals improve their communication skills so they can better express themselves and understand others.
Speech therapy can treat a wide ray of conditions, such as:
Anyone with speech, language, communication, or swallowing disorders can benefit from speech therapy. A speech therapist will treat patients of all ages. For example, they treat babies and children for swallowing disorders and seniors who have suffered a stroke and have a speech impairment.
