Pediatric Speech Therapy in Seattle

1. Click here to complete our inquiry form and/or email us to set up a 15-minute consultation call.
2. After you have completed the inquiry form, we will reach back out to you with a therapist that best fits your needs and preferences
3. Schedule an evaluation and complete intake forms
4. Start your speech therapy journey!

Your child may benefit from speech therapy if they’re hard to understand, using fewer words than expected, struggling to combine words, stuttering, having trouble following directions, or becoming frustrated when they can’t communicate clearly. Some children also need support with play, social communication, or expressing their thoughts in a way others can understand.

A speech therapy evaluation can help determine whether your child’s communication skills are developing as expected or whether additional support may be helpful.

Children can begin speech therapy at many different ages, including toddlerhood. For younger children, therapy often focuses on early communication skills such as gestures, imitation, first words, play, turn-taking, and parent coaching.

You don’t need to wait until your child starts school to ask for help. If you’re concerned about your child’s speech or language development, an evaluation can give you clarity and help you understand the next step.

We provide a variety of different treatment settings including our clinic space, virtual, your home, and or community settings such as your child’s school or daycare

Yes. Swanson Speech Therapy works with toddlers who may be late to talk, using fewer words than expected, relying mostly on gestures, or becoming frustrated when trying to communicate.

Toddler speech therapy often looks like play. Sessions may include toys, books, songs, routines, movement, and parent coaching to help your child build communication skills in a natural and encouraging way.

The frequency of sessions is dependent on your child’s needs and is determined case by case. However, we typically provide sessions 1-3 times per week for each child we treat.

Pediatric speech therapy can help with a wide range of communication needs, including speech delay, late talking, articulation, lisps, speech sound disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, stuttering, expressive language delay, receptive language delay, social communication differences, autism-related communication needs, and early communication skills.

Every child’s needs are different, so therapy begins with understanding your child’s strengths, challenges, and goals.

A speech delay usually means a child is having difficulty producing sounds clearly or being understood by others. A language delay means a child may have difficulty understanding language, using words, combining words, answering questions, or expressing ideas.

Some children have one area of need, while others need support with both speech and language. A speech therapy evaluation can help identify what type of support may be most helpful.

Expressive language is how a child communicates their thoughts, needs, and ideas. This may include words, sentences, gestures, signs, or other communication tools.

Receptive language is what a child understands. This may include following directions, understanding questions, identifying objects, or understanding concepts.

A child may understand more than they can say, or they may have difficulty in both areas. Speech therapy can support expressive language, receptive language, or both.

Yes. Speech therapy can help children who are difficult to understand because of articulation delays, speech sound errors, lisps, phonological patterns, or motor speech challenges.

Therapy may focus on helping your child learn how to produce specific sounds, use those sounds in words and sentences, and carry clearer speech into everyday conversation.

Yes. Speech therapy can support children who stutter and help families better understand fluency. Therapy may focus on reducing communication pressure, building confidence, supporting easier communication, and helping the child and family respond to stuttering in a supportive way.

If your child is stuttering, avoiding talking, showing frustration, or seems aware of their speech, it may be a good time to reach out.

Yes. Children with childhood apraxia of speech often need specialized support for motor planning and speech production. Therapy may involve repeated practice, careful cueing, and structured support to help a child plan and produce speech sounds more consistently.

If you suspect apraxia or have been told your child may have motor speech difficulties, a speech therapy evaluation can help clarify your child’s needs.

Yes. Speech therapy can support autistic children with communication in many different ways. Depending on the child, therapy may focus on early communication, play, gestures, language development, social communication, self-advocacy, AAC, or helping the child communicate more effectively across daily routines.

The goal is not to change who your child is. The goal is to support meaningful communication in a way that respects your child’s strengths, needs, and personality.

AAC stands for augmentative and alternative communication. It can include signs, pictures, communication boards, or speech-generating devices.

AAC does not prevent speech. For many children, AAC gives them another way to communicate while speech and language skills continue to develop. It can reduce frustration and help a child express more than they can say verbally at the moment.

We accept Premera insurance and are considered an in-network provider for Premera. For all other insurance companies, we are considered an out-of-network provider and families pay directly after each session. Many families that we work with are able to bill insurance themselves with the invoice we provide.

A speech therapy evaluation helps identify your child’s communication strengths and areas of need. Evaluations are typically 60–90 minutes and may include parent interview, play-based observation, standardized assessment, speech sound testing, language sampling, and discussion of your child’s developmental history.

After the evaluation, we’ll explain what we found in clear language and talk through whether therapy is recommended.

Evaluations are typically 60–90 minutes. The exact length may depend on your child’s age, attention, communication needs, and the areas being assessed.

The evaluation gives us time to learn about your child, listen to your concerns, observe communication, and gather the information needed to make thoughtful recommendations.

We ask that you play an active role in your child’s speech and language therapy, although that may look different for different clients. Ways that parents have engaged in their child’s therapy in the past include: getting on the floor and playing with the SLP and their child, actively observing and trying strategies used in the session at home, helping their child to play speech “games” at home that have been discussed and played during therapy. If it works out best for your family to have therapy provided at a school or daycare setting, we will put a plan in place to have open communication about strategies used during each session.