Arizona licensed providers of Speech, Occupational and Feeding Therapies and a preferred provider to the Department of Developmental Disabilities.
Speech Therapy
- We provide initial Speech / Language Evaluations & Assessments necessary for continuing services
- Cognitive communication therapies to build communication skills and strategies for clients with cognitive impairments and / or developmental delays
- Social communication skills training to help clients use language in real-life social situations and understand the rules of communication
- Speech Articulation strategies and exercises to enable clients to produce speech sounds and improve communication quality
- Language therapies to improve language comprehension, self expression, reading, vocabulary, sentence formation and conversational abilities.
- Speech Fluency strategies and training to improve speech and communication quality for clients who struggle with a stutter .
Occupational Therapy
- We provide initial Occupational Therapy Evaluations & Assessments necessary for continuing services
- We provide strategies, guidance and practice to enable the client’s life skills and personal care. These skills can include: getting dressed, tying shoes, using the restroom, bathing and grooming, household safety
- We provide strategies and training to help clients with emotional regulation by working on the body + brain connection. We teach skills to help patients recognize, manage, and recover from emotional triggers.
- Motor skills training to develop the strength and coordination needed to pursue activities and goals.
- Environmental modifications to adapt the household environment to enable clients to adapt and function in the home
Feeding Therapy
- We provide initial Feeding Therapy Evaluations & Assessments necessary for continuing services
- We deliver strategies and training to overcome difficulties chewing and swallowing foods and liquids.
- We provide sensory food integration activities to help individuals with sensory processing issues become comfortable with the smells, textures, and tastes of food.
- We help clients overcome food aversion and/ or picky eating to improve nutritional intake and variety
- Development of oral-motor strength and coordination to enable patients to safely bite, chew and swallow foods and liquids
About Us
Our Approach
Every client is unique and has potential to become the best version of themselves. We all have challenges in between where we are now and our best selves. We teach and develop communication, life and feeding skills to enable clients to become independent, connected, healthier and capable. We use a team approach to establish therapy goals and practices. Our team often includes the client, parents, spouses, caregivers, guardians, outside medical professionals and educators. As preferred providers for the Arizona Department of Developmental Disabilities / AZ DDD, we can provide the initial assessment to receive ongoing speech, occupational and feeding therapy from the AZ DDD. Both the initial evaluation and recurring services can take place in your home or online.
Certification
Our Leadership
Laura Fuller MS, CCC-SLP is the founder and owner of Speech Therapy Solutions LLC and Reach Therapy Solutions. Laura is an Arizona native and mother to three wonderful children.
Licensure and Certification
- Arizona Department of Health Services – Speech Language Pathologist
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association ASHA – CCC-SLP
- American Heart Association – CPR/AED Certified
- Arizona Department of Public Safety – Fingerprint Clearance
- Arizona Department of Developmental Disabilities – Article 9
Education
- East Carolina University- Master of Science in Communication Disorders
- Arizona State University- Bachelors of Science in Speech and Hearing
- Phoenix Community College- American Sign Language Interpreting
Continuing Education
- Pediatric Dysphagia
- Picky Eating Through the Lens of Orofacial Myology
- Feeding Development: What is Typical?
- Management of Behaviors During Feeding and Swallowing Intervention
- Feeding Therapy: It’s Not Just About Swallowing – Melanie Potock
- Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children
- Assessment of Autism SpTreating Childhood Apraxiaectrum Disorder in Young Children
Resources
Resources for Arizona Families
Arizona parents or guardians of children with permanent disabilities can find valuable resources, help, and information below: