Speech Therapy

Speech and language therapy is treatment for people who want to communicate better.  They may find it challenging to produce clear sounds (a speech disorder) or to comprehend and put words together to express ideas (a language disorder).  

In speech and language therapy, we teach clients how to properly pronounce challenging sounds; we lead them through exercises to better understand and transmit ideas, both oral and written.  We give them healthier, gentler ways to speak and show them how to deal with stuttering.  We teach them to replace the accents and cadences of their native languages with the pronunciations and rhythms of U.S. English.

Speech and language pathologists like Alida screen, diagnose, treat, and manage communications needs for people of all ages, toddlers to seniors.  Language is a cornerstone of everything we do, including reading, writing, talking, and even gesturing.  A delay or breakdown in any one of these areas can adversely affect general functioning and quality of life.


Speech and Language & Voice Therapies


Earobics Earobics: Award-winning software that teaches phonological processing and auditory processing skills that are critical for reading and literacy success, Earobics® follows a systematic approach and provides motivating and colorful interactive games that help children forget they are doing work!  (When purchasing make sure to get the one for HOME-USE.)

Fast ForWord® Family of Programs, by Scientific Learning, is a family of computer software programs which target the auditory processing and memory skills so necessary for classroom success.  The programs improve the language skills of students with language-learning disabilities.  Based on over twenty-five years of brain research, Scientific Learning's software uses patented technology to strengthen brain processing efficiency widely recognized as a key to all learning.


Links to Language is authored by Marion Blank, Ph.D., Laura McKirdy, Ph.D., CCC/SLP, & Pamela Payne, M.S., CCC/SLP, for children with language impairment, such as autism, pervasive developmental disorder, aphasia, cognitive impairment. Links is a highly structured and sequenced program that provides children with the prerequisites for learning language. This program also provides a receptive and expressive language acquisition protocol.

Children learn pre-verbal skills that are designed to increase focused and sustained attention, memory, sequencing, and the chunking of information.

Receptively: helps to improve following directions skills, comprehension of basic concepts and answering questions. Receptive language skills include recognition activities, following from simple to complex directions, and answering fourteen different types of question forms.

Expressively: Expand sentence length through imitation with the use of small toys displayed in various vignettes. Expressive language activities are also comprised of imitating vignettes of increasing length and complexity, all of which are demonstrated with small toy objects. Parent training and participation with the child in a home program component are key to the success of this program.


Speech Easy. SpeechEasy is a fluency tool used to reduce stuttering and to help increase fluency.


Therapeutic Listening .  Therapeutic Listening® is an evidence-backed protocol that combines a sound-based intervention with sensory integrative activities to create a comprehensive program that is effective for diverse populations with sensory challenges.


Visualizing and Verbalizing® for Language Comprehension and Thinking (V/V®) by Nanci Bell. The program applies concept imagery to reading comprehension, oral language comprehension, following directions, higher order thinking skills, expressive language and writing. CSL is not associated with - and does not mean to imply any affiliation with - Linwood Bell and/or Nanci Bell.


Lessac-Based Resonant Voice Treatment Received training in Lessac-Based Resonant voice from Katherine Verdolini, Ph.D., CCC-SLP.


Stuttering Programs


Programmed Therapy for Stuttering in Children and Adults (Ryan, 1974)

This program is an operant conditioning program which seeks to establish fluent speech by eliminating stuttering in a controlled environment (10 to 20 hours). The fluent response is reinforced (positively and /or negatively) and the stuttering behavior is discouraged. Once fluent speech has been established in the treatment room transfer to various settings, audiences is instituted (5 to 10 hours).

Campertown Program (PC) is a behavioral program for adults who stutter. Prolonged speech is the treatment method used but no specific programmed instruction such as, "use gentle onset" is provided to establish fluency or transfer.

The Lidcombe Program is an efficient, well researched, evidence-based program for treating pre-school stuttering. Using Lidcombe, parents learn to respond constructively to their children's speech to teach them how to speak without stuttering.


Lessac-Based Resonant Voice Treatment Received training in Lessac-Based Resonant voice from Katherine Verdolini, Ph.D., CCC-SLP.


Moving Through Syllablesassess and train sequencing skills within and across syllables with children 3 to 10 years.



Fight Your Fear

A cutting edge program developed by Don Greene that applies sports psychology and techniques to executive stress and performing arts.




Accent Reduction




LDS & Associates Lorna Sikorski's accent training.