Little Voices
Little Voices provides quality services to children birth-4 years of age who demonstrate a significant need for support with their speech, language, and communicative development.
We believe in delivering effective intervention that is play-based, child-led, collaborative, neurodiversity affirming, and that which validates all forms of communication used by the child.
Who we serve
Children birth-4 years (and their caregivers) who demonstrate a significant need for support in communicating. Common populations we serve include:
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Expressive and/or Receptive Language Disorders
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Developmental Delays
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Autism & other neurodivergent populations
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Late Talkers
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Childhood Apraxia of Speech
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& many other communication needs
Our Priority
Our top priority is to identify children with communication needs as young as possible, provide comprehensive evaluations, create individualized treatment plans, & deliver effective early intervention. We also provide support to caregivers and families to ensure that each child reaches their full communicative potential.
The Process
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Complete a comprehensive diagnostic followed by the implementation of an evidence-based, individualized, child-centered therapy plan.
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Provide valuable education & coaching to caregivers so that they can acquire the skills, strategies, knowledge, and other tools necessary to support their child outside of therapy to quickly facilitate communicative success.
If you are concerned about your child's speech or language development,
do not wait to reach out for support!
Early Intervention
If you are noticing that your little one is not quite reaching their language milestones, the best time to seek support is now! Early intervention facilitates the most success for your little one because their brain is the most flexible and primed for language at this time. The longer you "wait and see", the longer your child is not receiving the supports they may desperately need and the more difficult it will become for them to catch up.
Natural Environment
Providing therapy within the child's home or natural environment promotes faster generalization of skills. It also allows caregivers to learn how they can implement strategies into play using toys or materials they already have, or embed strategies into their daily routines.
This may look like providing therapy in the child's home, backyard, daycare center, during daily routines, at the park, or other naturalistic setting!
Child-Led Therapy
Children learn through play. Not only does it have amazing global developmental benefits and facilitate a strong connection with your little one, but it also offers a natural context for communication. This provides multi-sensory experiences, minimizes pressure, promotes repetition, and provides developmentally appropriate access to language for your child.
Ultimately, using play as a delivery model for therapy leads to richer language intervention and greater overall success.
Caregiver Coaching
The opportunity to provide caregiver-coaching is one of the most important factors for facilitating a child's success. While direct therapy from a certified therapist is certainly beneficial, those 60-minutes per week are not enough. That leaves 23 more hours in the week that could be opportunities for implementing language strategies!
Caregivers LEARNING to implement supportive strategies allows for consistent and repetitive intervention within the child's natural setting.
This will lead to faster, more effective progress!
