Pediatric Speech Therapy

Did you know that Speech/language development begins before a child utters their first words?  At St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, our dedicated Speech/Language Pathologists are trained to assist parents in helping their child’s communicative skills develop from infancy through school age.
Our highly experienced speech language pathologists will design a unique treatment program to help your child achieve their maximum communicative potential by successfully integrating the family, child and school.

Conditions Treated:

• Oral motor movement
• Feeding/Swallowing
• Speech sound development (Articulation)
• Receptive language development (Understanding what is said)
• Expressive language development (Thinking of words, putting words into grammatically correct sentences).
• Auditory processing (What we do with what we hear)
• Childhood Apraxia of Speech (Decreased coordination for speech sound development)
• Stuttering
• Voice disorders (Hoarse, breathy, too loud or soft speech)
• Pragmatic disorders (How we use words to communicate, eye contact, the social use of language).
• Autism Spectrum disorders
• Cleft Palate
• Down Syndrome
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Hearing impaired
• Neurological disorders 

We offer a child-friendly environment, early morning and late appointments, summer programs and accept most insurances