Speech With Sara LLC
Pediatric Speech Therapy
Serving Metro Detroit
Evidence-based speech therapy services offered in the privacy of your home. Therapy sessions incorporate age-appropriate toys, games, literacy and academic materials in conjunction with research-based methods to help children reach their communication potential. Family participation and carryover is appreciated and encouraged.
Therapy goals are determined following a comprehensive evaluation and/or based on a current IEP.
Services include:
• Articulation (speech sound substitutions/omissions/distortions)
• Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (orthodontic relapse, resting tongue position (tongue-thrust), open-mouth posture, elimination of thumb & finger sucking habits)
• Early Childhood Language acquisition & development
• School-Aged Oral & Written Language deficits (organization, vocabulary, length, structure & grammar)
• Phonological impairments (significantly reduced intelligibility due to errors in speech sound system)
• Literacy (development of letter/sound association; decoding/encoding; remediation; reading fluency)
• Fluency (stuttering; strategies)
Education/Training
B.S. in Journalism from Bowling Green State University
M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from Eastern Michigan University
Trained in: Lively Letters & Sight Words You Can See; Orofacial Myology
Hanen Certified
Bio
The goal of Speech With Sara LLC is to help children improve their quality of life through better communication.
I am a nationally certified speech-language pathologist through the American Speech Language Hearing Association. I earned her master's degree in speech-language pathology from Eastern Michigan University and have worked with adults and children. Speech-Language Pathology is a second career for me. I spent more than a decade as a journalist in daily newspapers and later in web-based media. I earned my bachelor's degree in Journalism from Bowling Green State University. Previously, I worked with students in Detroit Public Schools ranging in age from preschoolers through age 20.
I have been trained in orofacial myology through coursework with the International Association of Orofacial Myology. I have also have been trained in Lively Letters & Sight Words You Can See programs to address literacy and phonological impairments. I am Hanen Certified with the It Takes Two to Talk program to help parents facilitate early childhood language acquisition and development.
I want to help children become confident communicators and families to become verbally interactive. From the random encounter with a grocery store clerk to giving formal presentations in classes or before other professionals; communication demands are placed upon everyone everyday everywhere. I love having the privilege of helping children develop and expand their communication skills.
Memberships
Michigan Speech Language Hearing Association
American Speech Language Hearing Association
The Family Center of Harper Woods and Grosse Pointe Association of Professionals
Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce Member
Payments Accepted
Cash, checks or credit card
Helpful Links
 American speech language hearing association:
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Practice Areas/Issues Treated
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Speech-Language Therapy
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Motor Speech Disorders
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Adult Speech/Language Disorders
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Online / Video / Teletherapy
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Aphasia
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Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders
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Apraxia
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Raspy Voice / Muscle Tension Dysphonia
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Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Speech Sound Disorders
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Child Speech/Language Disorders
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Stuttering
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Developmental Delays
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Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke
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Language-Based Learning Disabilities
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Vocal Coaching for Singing and Performing
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Learning Disabilities
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Voice Disorders
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Licenses/Certifications
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ASHA Certified Speech-Language Pathologist (CCC-SLP)
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Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (State)
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