Speech Therapist, New Orleans, LA

You probably went to Google and typed in “Speech Therapist Near Me” and found NOLA Speech Therapist. The truth is though, we work with clients across the country as our industry has gone mostly virtual.

NOLA Speech Pathology Services provide virtual speech and language therapy to clients and their families.​ We are committed to serving kids and adults by helping our clients improve their communication skills in areas of:

  • speech/articulation
  • phonology
  • tongue thrust
  • pragmatics (social)
  • expressive language
  • receptive language
  • apraxia, dysarthria
  • voice, fluency
  • reading/writing comprehension
  • auditory processing
  • cognitive deficits
  • dysphagia
  • dysarthria
  • aphasia

We utilize a wide variety of therapeutic techniques tailored to each individual’s needs.​ Parents & caregivers are vital “team members” during the therapy process because parents/caregivers are very influential to language. Every person is unique with special needs which is why we create an individualized treatment plan so we can meet the specific needs of the client and family/caregivers.

Our Speech Pathology Services

Occupational Therapy

Does your child struggle to reach developmental milestones like sitting, walking or talking? At NOLA Speech Therapy, we can help your child overcome developmental delays.

Stuttering Therapy

Have you or your child developed a stutter and having a hard time getting the words out? NOLA Speech Therapist provides top of the line individualized treatment to help children and adults overcome fluency disorders.

Speech & Language Therapy

NOLA Speech Therapists provide speech and language evaluations and therapy services to children from the comfort & safety & comfort of their own homes. Our therapy is fun and goal-oriented.

Voice Therapy

NOLA Voice therapy is designed by a variety of tasks made to eliminate harmful vocal behavior, create a healthy vocal behavior, and help with vocal fold wound healing after surgery or injury.

Pediatric Speech Therapy

Our pathologist helps children of all ages with speech and language disorders. We assist with articulation disorders, fluency disorders, communication challenges, swallowing/feeding disorders, and language disorders.

Teletherapy –

Speech Therapy At Home

We now offer teletherapy speech therapy with a primary focus on vocal and occupational therapy

Speech Therapy FAQ

HOW LONG ARE SPEECH THERAPY SESSIONS?

Speech therapy sessions typically last 30-45 minutes. If you are receiving a formal evaluation / assessment, that could take 2-3 hours. Although, that completely depends on the extent of the testing.

WHAT IS DONE IN SPEECH THERAPY?

What’s done in Speech therapy is treatment for problems with speaking, language, and swallowing. A speech therapist, AKA, speechlanguage pathologist (SLP) helps people use their voice properly and use their muscles to make the right sounds. This helps people express themselves more clearly through verbal language.

IS SPEECH THERAPY NECESSARY?

Speech therapy is not always necessary but usually necessary for people with illnesses or injuries hampering their ability to communicate properly or even at all. In most cases, Speech therapy is helpful with speech disorders that develop in children or speech disorders left untreated by adults.

HOW DO I KNOW IF MY CHILD NEEDS SPEECH THERAPY?

You know your child needs speech therapy if by age 5 they have trouble pronouncing most speech sounds. If your child doesn’t speak much or at all, he/she may have a language delay. An indication of language delay is if at age 2, your child cannot say roughly 50 words or make a combination of words to communicate something.