Cindy Landis is a speech-language pathologist in Minneapolis, MN. Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Accent Modification • Facial Paralysis Rehabilitation • Orofacial Myofunctional/Tongue Thrust Therapy • Speech Articulation Therapy • Stuttering&bull Facial Paralysis Rehabilitation Treatment for difficulties with eye closure, facial expression, speeech and swallowing related to facial nerve disorders. This may include: Bell's palsy, Ramsay Hunt syndrome, Lyme disease, acoustic neuroma and other tumor resections/post-surgical conditions, stroke, Guillian-Barre syndrome or traumatic injuries. Referrals typically come from facial plastic and reconstructive specialists, ENTs, neurologists, opthalmologists, family/internal medicine physicians. Orofacial Myofunctional Treatment Disorders of this kind relate to variations in muscle function that pose potential problems with proper alignment of the teeth, speech and swallowing. Treatment addresses behaviors such as the tongue moving against or between the teeth during swallowing, the lips resting in an open positions, or speech sounding distorted. Referrals typically come from dentists, orthodontists and family physicians. American English Pronunciation Coaching Cindy has worked with over 180 clients from around the world. She offers classes geared toward enhancing intelligibility and confidence while maintaining personal identity. See more details Clients are either self-referred or referred by business organizations.

Advance Therapy is an outpatient pediatric clinic in the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities. We provide a variety of services for children of all ages and abilities. Our mission is to provide personal guidance and outstanding therapeutic services for your child and family. We strive for every child to reach his or her full potential by using a multisensory approach. Occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech language pathologists often work with children diagnosed with PDD, Autism, Aspergers, Auditory processing disorders, Developmental delay, Learning disabilities, Down syndrome, and Cerebral palsy, as well as others. In addition to conventional occupational and speech language therapy, we offer several specialty programs to facilitate achievement of your child’s goals: Berard Auditory Integration Training, Integrated Listening Systems, Interactive Metronome, Social Skills Groups, Feeding Groups, Adapted Yoga, Music Therapy and more! ARTICULATION Stuttering Intelligibility for articulation disorders, verbal apraxia, or motor speech disorders like those related to cerebral palsy or brain injury Intelligibility for children with physical impairments such as cleft lip and palate, velophrayngeal insufficiency, hearing loss, and/or craniofacial anomalies EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE Age-appropriate sentence length or structure Vocabulary or word finding skills Asking questions Peer interactions RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE Understanding of spoken language/auditory processing Understanding of basic concepts, “wh” questions Following multi-step directions and sequences Reading non-verbal cues/body language COGNITION Attending Phonological awareness Auditory memory Recalling information Problem Solving Reasoning Logic Organizing Turn-taking Understanding boundaries