Speech Therapy

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At The Madison Center, we believe that communication is more than just words, it’s connection, confidence, and self-expression. Our speech therapy services are grounded in evidence-based approaches while embracing the power of play-based, client-specific, and family-centered care. We’re not just helping children find their voice, we’re empowering them to be heard.

We provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment for children with a variety of speech and language challenges, including: Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), Articulation and Phonological Disorders, Stuttering & Fluency Disorders, Social Communication Difficulties, Receptive and Expressive Language Delays, & Functional Communication Needs, including AAC.
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Our therapy sessions are thoughtfully designed to meet each child’s unique strengths and needs. We use engaging, developmentally appropriate activities to encourage speech development and language growth. Through interactive play, structured strategies, and meaningful interactions, we create opportunities for children to build communication skills in ways that feel natural and enjoyable.

Families are at the heart of everything we do. We partner with caregivers to ensure that progress in therapy extends into everyday life, because communication happens everywhere.

Supporting Communication, Connection, & Confidence

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  • We specialize in treating CAS using motor-based approaches like Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC). Therapy is individualized and focuses on helping children learn accurate speech movements through repetition, visual and tactile cues, and consistent practice.

  • We use evidence-based programs like minimal pairs, cycles, multiple oppositions, and the complexity approach to support clear speech. Therapy is tailored to each child’s needs, focusing on sounds that impact their ability to be understood the most. We follow a step-by-step approach, starting with sounds in syllables and building up to words, sentences, and conversation.

  • We support children at all stages of language development, from toddlers just learning to talk through play and natural routines, to school-age children working on understanding and using more complex language. Therapy is individualized and may target vocabulary, sentence structure, answering questions, following directions, and telling stories. Our goal is to help children become confident, effective communicators at home, in school, and in everyday life.

  • we support children who are not yet using speech or have limited verbal communication. We specialize in helping complex communicators find their voice through tools like speech-generating devices, picture systems, and other AAC methods. We use a total communication approach—supporting gestures, vocalizations, signs, visuals, and technology—to help each child express themselves in meaningful ways. Therapy is personalized to fit each child’s abilities, needs, and daily environments.

  • We help children who stutter build confidence and learn strategies to speak more smoothly. Therapy focuses on reducing tension, increasing awareness, and developing tools for easier communication. We support each child’s unique needs through a positive, pressure-free approach—helping them speak with confidence in everyday situations like home, school, and social settings.

  • We support children in developing the social communication skills they need to connect with others. Therapy focuses on understanding and using language for conversation, interpreting nonverbal cues, taking turns, staying on topic, and building friendships. Whether your child is just learning how to join in play or working on more advanced social problem-solving, we tailor support to meet their age and needs in real-life social settings.