Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy

Let’s Have A New Conversation

As a parent, when your child is having trouble speaking, we know it can be both overwhelming and heartbreaking. All you want is to hear 4 simple words: “I Love You, Mama.” We want you to know that our speech therapists have the tools, resources and strategies for your child to give you the #1 thing your heart needs right now: Hope.

Behaviors You May Notice First
4-7 MONTHS
  • Your child isn’t babbling (e.g. bababa, dadada)
14-18 MONTHS
  • Has only a few words
  • Not imitating simple sounds, words
  • Not imitating simple actions or gestures
  • Not pointing to or identifying familiar objects (15 months)
18 MONTHS
  • Not understanding what people say
  • Using less than 25 words
24 MONTHS
  • Not putting 2 words together
  • Saying less than 50 words
2-3 YEARS
  • Not playing well with other children
  • Not talking to other children
3 YEARS +
  • Difficulty understanding what your child is saying (unintelligibility)
  • Difficulty engaging with peers in pretend or imaginative play
  • Demonstrates a “loss” of language or words
At Milestone, we’re ready to have a new conversation about the infinite potential your child has and how our therapists can help you build the positive foundation necessary for success.

 

Let’s Explore What’s Possible!
From An Empowered Parent

“Wooohoooo! She’s absolutely the most passionate Speech Language Pathologist we have ever met!  We are so lucky to have her!!!!”

@wonderwomanpauline

With Speech Therapy, Our Focus Is Clear

We treat a wide range of speech, language and social communication disorders for kids who have different levels of abilities.  Our goal is to determine what tools and strategies are best for each individual child and specific areas we focus on include:

  • Articulation & Cognition
  • Expressive and Receptive language
  • Fluency
  • Feeding and Swallowing
  • Form (phonology, morphology, syntax)
  • Hearing
  • Social communication (greeting, commenting, asking questions)
  • Pragmatics
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Meet Your Milestone

Speech Therapists

The support you need to create the results you want for your child. Our expert team of speech therapists are passionate about what they do and love communicating positivity, joy and hope to your child so they can thrive.

Mary A., MS, CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Years of Experience: 9 years

Specialties:

FEES Trained, Orofacial Myology, Dysphagia

Speech Language Pathologist

How would you describe your approach to working with children and families?

My approach when working with children and their families is child led, holistic, and play based to make sessions individualized and engaging. Total communication options are explored.

What accomplishments in your career are you most proud of?

I’ve had the opportunity to be a supervisor for students and clinical fellows which has been a rewarding experience!

What inspired you to pursue a career in therapy, and what keeps you passionate about working with children and families each day?

I originally wanted to be a teacher since I love working with kids but once I learned more about the field of speech language pathology I saw how much of an impact we can make in others lives and I was dedicated since then to helping others communicate. I love being able to share what I’ve learned over the years to help the children and families I work with.

Do you have any hobbies or interests outside of Milestone?

I love all things Disney, checking out art galleries, and getting out in nature

Is there something unique or fun about you that patients might enjoy knowing?

I enjoy taking photos of scenic places or cool things I see on hikes, photography is my side hobby

Trainings + Certifications
  • FEES Trained

Lauren B., MS, CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Years of Experience: 4 years

Specialties:

Sensory Integration

Speech Language Pathologist

How would you describe your approach to working with children and families?

Holistic and collaborative; focused on education and implementation across daily routine environments.

What accomplishments in your career are you most proud of?

Proud of coming in with 4 years of experience as an SLPA and for also getting experience across every setting for an SLP (schools, hospital, private clinic, in-home).

What inspired you to pursue a career in therapy, and what keeps you passionate about working with children and families each day?

Serving others is much more than just my career, but what I am called to do in all areas of my life. It’s a blessing to lift families up by giving them the encouragement, education, and support they need!

Do you have any hobbies or interests outside of Milestone?

I enjoy hiking, yoga, running, playing with my dog, time with Jesus, bonfires with s’mores, and spending time with my family and husband!

Is there something unique or fun about you that patients might enjoy knowing?

I really enjoy baking and gardening!

Trainings + Certifications
  • Gestalt Language Processing
  • Sensory Integration from Sensory SLP

Evelyn C., MS, CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Years of Experience: 2 years

Specialties:

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

Speech Language Pathologist

How would you describe your approach to working with children and families?

Culturally responsive, neurodiversity-affirming, thoughtful, and child-led.

What accomplishments in your career are you most proud of?

Finding a kind and talented community to learn and grow with.

What inspired you to pursue a career in therapy, and what keeps you passionate about working with children and families each day?

I am passionate about working with children and families because of how we continue to inspire one another to be better versions of ourselves. We can work hard and learn new skills while having so much fun swinging around and chasing balloons. It never gets boring!

Do you have any hobbies or interests outside of Milestone?

I love to do ceramics. It makes me feel calm and creative.

Is there something unique or fun about you that patients might enjoy knowing?

One of my favorite things to do is going tide pooling and looking for starfish, hermit crabs, and sea anemones.

Trainings + Certifications
  • Beckman Oral Motor Intervention
Speech Therapist

Kelly F., BA, SLPA

Speech Language Pathology Assistant

Years of Experience: 20 years

Specialties:

Articulation + Phonological Challenges, Developmental Language Delays, Fluency + Social Communication Difficulties.

Speech Language Pathologist

How would you describe your approach to working with children and families?

Help individuals of all ages find their voice and achieve their communication goals.

Establish Open Communication: Maintain regular, transparent communication about therapy goals, progress, and strategies.

Show empathy and understanding toward the family’s concerns and priorities.

Respect and incorporate the family’s cultural and linguistic background into therapy. By fostering a supportive and empowering space for my clients and their families.

Explain the Process: Help families understand the nature of the communication disorder, therapy goals, and expected outcomes.

Provide Resources: Share educational materials, online tools, and community resources to empower families to support therapy at home.

Teach Strategies: Offer hands-on training in techniques like modeling, using visual supports, or prompting language to help integrate therapy into daily routines.

Collaborate closely with families, educators, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure progress and meaningful outcomes.

Model Techniques: Demonstrate activities and strategies during sessions and allow families to practice with guidance.

Provide simple, practical exercises that can be easily incorporated into daily activities like mealtime, playtime, or reading.

Acknowledge Challenges: Recognize that therapy can be an emotional process and offer encouragement.

Celebrate Successes: Highlight even small progress to keep families motivated and optimistic

What accomplishments in your career are you most proud of?

Assisting with a child’s firsts:

First Words or Sounds: Hearing a nonverbal client speak their first word or produce a targeted sound.

First Communicative Gesture: Seeing a client use a gesture, sign, or AAC device to communicate intentionally.

First Conversation: Watching a child initiate or sustain a conversation for the first time.

Improving Intelligibility: Hearing a client become easily understood by family and peers

When progress made in therapy begins to show up at home, school, or in public.

Watching a client confidently participate in group activities or conversations and advocate for their needs. Anytime I develop a meaningful relationship where my client trusts and thrives with my guidance.

What inspired you to pursue a career in therapy, and what keeps you passionate about working with children and families each day?

Due to illness my mother’s communication skills and intelligibility slowly declined. This then made me want to help others with communication delays. I am a firm believer that all individual deserves a voice and I am grateful to have the opportunity to assist so many achieve this goal.

Do you have any hobbies or interests outside of Milestone?

I enjoy biking, reading and traveling

Is there something unique or fun about you that patients might enjoy knowing?

I am a huge fan of Jane Austen.

Trainings + Certifications
  • Phonological + articulation disorders
Speech Therapist

Kassandra P., MS, CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Years of Experience: 3 years

Specialties:

Bilingualism

Speech Language Pathologist

How would you describe your approach to working with children and families?

Total communication approach, child-led, neurodiversity-affirming, play-based, culturally responsive.

What accomplishments in your career are you most proud of?

I’m so proud of the progress I see in my clients and myself as I continue to grow as a clinician. The kids teach me so much!

What inspired you to pursue a career in therapy, and what keeps you passionate about working with children and families each day?

My nephew received speech therapy and occupational therapy and it was amazing seeing how much he progressed! I wanted to help other families feel that same joy my family felt. A play based therapy and total communication approach has helped me stay passionate about my job when we are able to incorporate different language modalities and interests into a session.

Do you have any hobbies or interests outside of Milestone?

I like to read, do barre, travel, and eat sweet treats with friends

Is there something unique or fun about you that patients might enjoy knowing?

I love collecting trinkets!

Trainings + Certifications
  • Beckman Oral Motor
  • Hanen: More than Words

Lauren S., MA, CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Years of Experience: 8 years

Specialties:

Early Childhood Intervention

Speech Language Pathologist

How would you describe your approach to working with children and families?

I have a therapeutic emphasis on person-first, child-led, and family inclusive care.

What accomplishments in your career are you most proud of?

My experience working with patients across the full life spectrum.

What inspired you to pursue a career in therapy, and what keeps you passionate about working with children and families each day?

I pursued a career in speech therapy to help others, and remain passionate about working with children and families so that they can communicate more effectively with each other in their day to day routines and across care environments.

Do you have any hobbies or interests outside of Milestone?

In my spare time, I love reading and going to see live music.

Is there something unique or fun about you that patients might enjoy knowing?

I recently moved back to San Diego from Austin, Texas.

Trainings + Certifications
  • Project ImPACT: Teaching Social Communication to Children with Autism and Other Developmental Delays
  • Treatment Approach Considerations for School-Aged Children with Speech Sound Disorders
Speech Therapist

Autumn S., MS, CCC-SLP

Director of Speech Therapy

Years of Experience: 9 years

Specialties:

Hearing Loss, Pediatric Voice Disorders, Early Intervention, Articulation + Phonological Disorders.

Speech Language Pathologist

How would you describe your approach to working with children and families?

I am passionate about providing individualized and personalized care that focuses on helping children and families achieve their goals through a child-led, play-based approach that fosters growth and development.

What accomplishments in your career are you most proud of?

I am most proud of my work with clients who have limited communication when they first come into therapy sessions, and how they progress in therapy sessions to communicate in a variety of different ways.

What inspired you to pursue a career in therapy, and what keeps you passionate about working with children and families each day?
I am inspired to work as an SLP because I love helping others and love helping people find their voice so they can be understood by everyone.
Do you have any hobbies or interests outside of Milestone?

In my free time, I enjoy baking, spending quality moments with my family and dog, visiting Disney, and traveling the world.

Is there something unique or fun about you that patients might enjoy knowing?

My husband and I love to party plan and host a “cooking around the world” dinner for our friends each year.

Trainings + Certifications
  • PROMPT Trained
  • LSVT LOUD Certified
  • DIR Level 101 Trained
  • Beckman Oral Motor
  • Hanen: More than Words

Emily S., CF-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist, Clinical Fellow

Years of Experience: 1 year

Speech Language Pathologist, Clinical Fellow

How would you describe your approach to working with children and families?

Client-centered, holistic.

What accomplishments in your career are you most proud of?

I’m proud of how I bring creativity and flexibility to sessions, drawing from both my SLP training and music therapy background to connect with each child in a meaningful way.

What inspired you to pursue a career in therapy, and what keeps you passionate about working with children and families each day?
I was first drawn to therapy through music and the way it helped kids connect and express themselves. That led me to speech-language pathology, where I could support communication in even more meaningful ways. What keeps me passionate is seeing those small wins, like a child saying a new word or a parent connecting more easily with their child. It’s incredibly rewarding.
Do you have any hobbies or interests outside of Milestone?

I love to play piano and guitar as well as doing yoga and traveling!

Is there something unique or fun about you that patients might enjoy knowing?

I can play 4 different instruments!

Trainings + Certifications
  • Undergraduate Degree in Music Therapy
Speech Therapist

Kelsey S., M.S., CCC-SLP

Lead Speech Therapist

Years of Experience: 5 years

Specialties:

Speech Sound Disorders, Early Intervention Specialist

Speech Language Pathologist

How would you describe your approach to working with children and families?

Child-led, neurodiversity affirming, individualized

What accomplishments in your career are you most proud of?

I am proud to be a Lead SLP at Milestone. I enjoy supporting my colleagues, patients, and their families everyday.

What inspired you to pursue a career in therapy, and what keeps you passionate about working with children and families each day?
I worked alongside SLPs while I was an early intervention specialist and paraprofessional. These SLPs made me inspired to go back to school to get masters degree after seeing the joy they not only had for their job, but the joy they brought to children and their families as well. I love how being a SLP is hands-on and I am passionate about creating a powerful difference in someone’s life.
Do you have any hobbies or interests outside of Milestone?

I enjoy spending time with my dog, attending sporting events, working out (barre3), hanging out with friends and family, and trying new restaurants.

Is there something unique or fun about you that patients might enjoy knowing?

I played college softball!

Trainings + Certifications
  • Stuttering Treatment
  • Childhood Apraxia of Speech
  • AAC
  • AI for Speech Therapy
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • It can sometimes be difficult to know if a service is needed for your child.  That’s why at Milestone Pediatric Therapy we offer free consultations to help guide you to the best treatment for your family.  Our therapists’ goal is to get you the help you need and for your family to be empowered to make the next best choice for your child.  Additionally, speaking with your doctor is also helpful to decide if therapy is needed.

    • Apraxia & Oral Motor Deficits
    • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
    • Auditory Processing & Reading Difficulties
    • Cerebral Palsy (CP)
    • Down syndrome
    • Feeding / Swallowing difficulties
    • Global Developmental Delay
    • Speech Language Day
    • Traumatic Brain Injury
    • Neurological Conditions
    • Rett Syndrome
    • Stroke

  • At Milestone, we make it fun!  We help your child learn how to improve their speech, their sounds, their fluency, articulation and/or resonance.  And, if necessary, we also focus on helping them put together words, share thoughts, ideas and feelings.  We also help your child use proper grammar, syntax and content so their verbal and nonverbal communication gives them the tools they need to fully engage with peers and family members.

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