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Our Services
We offer caring, individualized treatment to meet each client where they are. We provide therapy for children, teens, and adults focusing on family education and training.
Our mission is to support communication development and overall wellness in a positive and loving atmosphere.
Speech Sound
Production
Great news! Our speech therapy sessions are tailored to help your child improve their speech intelligibility, motor planning, and coordination with speech sounds that are challenging for them. With our therapy, your child will speak more clearly, reduce frustration, and gain confidence as they improve in their overall speech clarity. Additionally, our sessions will aid in the development of critical phonological skills needed for reading, speaking, and spelling.
Language
Skills
Our communication skills program targets both receptive and expressive language to improve vocabulary, grammar, basic concepts, and verbal formulation. We teach children the skills needed to be successful in their communication at home, school, and the community.
We can also help with higher-level academic language skills to improve listening comprehension and processing.
Stuttering
Support
Is your child struggling with stuttering? Our therapy for children and teens is designed to help them develop effective communication skills and increase their confidence.
We provide evidence-based therapy that is tailored to meet the unique needs of each client. Our goal is to help them manage their stuttering and build communication skills that will serve them well throughout their lives.
Adult Therapy
Speech, language, and swallowing are vital components of human connection and fulfillment. Our focus on helping individuals who have experienced a stroke, brain injury, or have been diagnosed with a neurological disorder is crucial and impactful. By offering tools, strategies, and education, our aim is to facilitate your recovery journey and enable you or your loved one to regain their quality of life.
Dysphagia or swallowing problems incorporate education in strategies for safe swallowing, recommendations for food textures if needed, and an individualized exercise program.
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We also offer cognitive wellness services to address executive functioning skills, problem-solving, and higher-level thought organization.
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We are committed to making a positive difference in the lives of those facing these challenges.
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT)
At Salt & Light, we identify and treat the root cause of speech and orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMD'S)
in children, teens, and adults. OMT is an evidence-based treatment approach that supports the underlying skills needed for speaking, swallowing, breathing, and sleeping. The training targets the face, neck, and mouth's soft tissues to reach optimal tongue position and oral rest posture.
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The four goals of OMT include promoting nasal breathing, proper tongue resting posture, creating a lip seal, and correcting swallowing patterns.
*OMT clients do require additional products sold as a kit for $30.
What are the signs of a myofunctional disorder?
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Persistent speech sound disorders​
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Mouth breathing and open bite​
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Neck and facial tension​
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Snoring and sleep apnea​​​
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Orthodontic problems
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Tongue thrusts and lisps​
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Enlarged tonsils​
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Improper swallow patterns​
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Prolonged oral habits (thumb sucking, pacifier use)​
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Tongue and lip ties
Orofacial myofunctional disorders can affect people of all ages.
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Please check out the education tab for more information!
How can speech
therapy help?
Myofunctional therapy addresses and corrects oral muscle patterns to help you or your child:
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Improve nasal breathing & sleeping
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Correct tongue posture
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Remediate speech sound disorders
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Eliminate oral habits
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Relieve jaw pain & headaches
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Improve feeding and swallowing
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Support oral motor development
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Support orthodontic treatment
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We also provide education, support, and therapy for pre- and post- frenulectomy procedures.
What is your approach
to therapy?
Collaboration is key to achieving the best overall health outcomes. We work closely with a team of trustworthy orthodontists, dentists, ENTs, chiropractors, IBCLCs, and other medical professionals to ensure the best treatment outcomes for our clients.
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Each client has a specific treatment intervention to meet their needs. Therapy includes a variety of exercises to address areas of deficit, including the positioning and function of the jaw, lips, and tongue, as well as improved nasal breathing and swallowing patterns. A home program will be provided to complete daily to make progress towards goals.
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