Speech-Language Therapy
If your provider recommends therapy services, ask for a referral to Stamford Health.
Our Approach
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs), or speech therapists, have advanced training to diagnose and treat problems with communication, feeding, and swallowing. Patients most commonly have these issues due to an injury or health condition, disability, surgery, or developmental disorder.
Speech-Language Services At Stamford Health
Personalized Speech & Swallowing Therapy
SLPs work with patients of all ages to create a treatment plan that meets their needs and preferences. Depending on the condition, symptoms, and goals, an SLP may recommend an assessment to learn more about your condition.
Treatment Goals
A Stamford Health SLP will help:
- Communicate a patient’s needs, wants, and thoughts.
- Improve focus.
- Increase vocal muscle strength to help a patient speak more clearly.
- Read and write easier.
- Retain information.
- Understand others more clearly.
Conditions We Treat
Aphasia
Problems talking or understanding speech.
Cognitive-Communication Disorders
Trouble communicating because of problems with thinking, memory, or learning as a result of a brain injury, stroke, or dementia.
Developmental Delays
Delays in speech or language in children commonly due to hearing loss, slower development, and intellectual disability.
Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing, chewing, clearing food from your mouth, or keeping food or liquid out of your lungs.
Fluency Disorders
Stuttering or trouble speaking clearly.
Language Disorders
Problems understanding and using words.
Receptive Disorders
Trouble understanding or processing language.
Voice Disorders
Difficulty with pitch, volume, or tone of voice.