Clarity
Speech Therapy
Rest easy - Clear speech - Eat well
Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders
Oral Resting Postures
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Do you or your child have a tongue thrust, forward tongue posture, or mouth-breathing habit? You may be a planning an oral or facial surgery. Let's establish ideal oral resting patterns for balance of the orofacial musculature.
Swallowing & Chewing
Dysphagia
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Have you never been able to swallow pills easily? Maybe you “graduated” from swallowing therapy but still have challenges with specific foods or textures or have facial pain that prevents easy chewing. Eating is part of our everyday life from coffee with friends to celebrations with family. Let’s make your life easier and swallow safer. **Please know that Clarity does not accept Medicare.**
Speech Disorders
Speech Sounds
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Do you have difficulty understanding your child’s speech? Let’s work on persistent speech disorders such as lisps, “r” errors, or provide fluency strategies for stuttering. The goal of speech therapy is to articulate your best! **Currently, all speech only clients will be referred out to other local practices.**
Clinical Coaching & Workshops
Education
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Are you a speech pathologist who is new to myofunctional disorders? Have a complex client and not quite sure where to go? Let's work together to help build your confidence on how to use evidence based principles and current research into your own practice.
The difference is clear!
Here at Clarity Speech Therapy it is my mission to ensure high quality speech therapy for all persons with orofacial pain, orofacial myofunctional disorders, and sleep disordered breathing.
Up to 99% of people with orofacial pain report at least one symptom of feeding concerns (e.g., difficulty, pain, or fatigue chewing or avoiding specific foods)? Speech pathologists have graduate-level education focused on how to treat swallowing disorders (also known as dysphagia).
According to the National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project, up to 25 million Americans have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This airway disorder has been shown to have subclinical swallowing differences that respond to therapy for oral resting posture, oral and pharyngeal strengthening, commonly called “orofacial myofunctional therapy.” As experts in the anatomy and physiology of the head and neck, speech pathologists are in prime position to help. Many people with OSA will undergo various orthodontic and surgical procedure, I will be here to guide and support you and your team to ensure that you return to function as quickly as possible.
Advocacy and collaboration are vital to a successful therapeutic relationship, meaning brave and open communication with clearly defined goals from start to finish. All clients should feel empowered through education, research-based tasks, and affirming treatment. To accomplish this, we will complete an in-depth assessment to determine if we have captured the complete picture before starting treatment.
I want to help you achieve your goals, whatever they may be: oral resting posture, chewing/swallowing, healing from trauma or surgery.
Let me know how I can support you!
Christina
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Intake Call
Let’s connect by phone to make sure I am the right fit for you or your family.
Case History
Complete the comprehensive case history forms and then connect via phone to make sure I have a solid understanding of you!
Assessment
In person assessment session, where we assess the muscles of the mouth and face, chewing, and swallowing
Therapy
Hybrid therapy: a combination of in person and telehealth (video) sessions, personalized to help you achieve your goals!
