Krystle clear therapy

KRYSTLE CLEAR SPEECH

LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

SERVICES

ABOUT US

I have been working in early intervention for nearly 20 years. A former kindergarten educator whose dream was to work with children and help them reach their aspirations and dreams. As I enter the speech and language pathology field in 2013 I discovered how much more I can help not only children but their families, as well as the geriatric population. I have been actively evaluating and treating pediatric and adult patients for diagnosis of language disorders, Dysphagia, Dysarthria, Apraxia, Aphasia, and other communication cognitive deficits/disorders.

Krystle Clear Speech and Language Pathology Services was established in 2013, and we have recently opened our private clinical setting to be able to assist the growing needs of our patients.

MISSION

Our mission is to provide the best possible treatment and care to improve the quality of life of our patients and their families by assisting them in reaching their maximum potential.

VISION

Our vision is to reach as many families as we can and give them the tools they need to assist their love ones in becoming the best version of themselves.

OUR SERVICES

We offer speech and language treatment for pediatric population and geriatrics population.
We provide pediatric speech, language therapy, and occupational therapy. There are several speech and language disorders that can be treated with the help of speech therapy by a license speech and language pathologist:

Articulation disorders

An articulation disorder is the inability to properly form certain word sounds. A child with this speech disorder may drop, swap, distort, or add word sounds. An example of distorting a word would be saying “thith” instead of “this”.

Fluency disorders

A fluency disorder affects the flow, speed, and rhythm of speech. Stuttering and cluttering are fluency disorders. A person with stuttering has trouble getting out a sound and may have speech that is blocked or interrupted, or may repeat part of all of a word. A person with cluttering often speaks very fast and merges words together.

Resonance disorders

A resonance disorder occurs when a blockage or obstruction of regular airflow in the nasal or oral cavities alters the vibrations responsible for voice quality. It can also happen if the velopharyngeal valve doesn’t close properly. Resonance disorders are often associated with cleft palate, neurological disorders, and swollen tonsils.

Expressive disorders

Expressive language disorder is difficulty conveying or expressing information. If you have an expressive disorder, you may have trouble forming accurate sentences, such as using incorrect verb tense. It’s associated with developmental impairments, such as Down syndrome and hearing loss. It can also result from head trauma or a medical condition.

Receptive disorders

A person with receptive language disorder has trouble understanding and processing what others say. This can cause you to seem uninterested when someone is speaking, have trouble following directions, or have a limited vocabulary. Other language disorders, autism, hearing loss, and a head injury can lead to a receptive language disorder.

Cognitive-communication disorders

Difficulty communicating because of an injury to the part of the brain that controls your ability to think is referred to as cognitive-communication disorder. It can result in memory issues, problem solving, and difficulty speaking, or listening. It can be caused by biological problems, such abnormal brain development, certain neurological conditions, a brain injury, or stroke.

Aphasia

This is an acquired communication disorder that affects a person’s ability to speak and understand others. It also often affects a person’s ability to read and write. Stroke is the most common cause of aphasia, though other brain disorders can also cause it.

Dysarthria

This condition is characterized by slow or slurred speech due to a weakness or inability to control the muscles used for speech. It’s most commonly caused by nervous system disorders and conditions that cause facial paralysis or throat and tongue weakness.

Dysphagia

Is simply defined as a swallowing disorder. It can occur in any of the three phases of swallowing; oral, pharyngeal, esophageal. Usually caused by muscle weakness due to a neurological issue such as Cerebral palsy, MS, or damage to the pharyngeal muscles due to radiation, to name a few. Dysphagia can be treated via conventional or traditional therapy which includes pharyngeal and oral muscle exercises to strengthen the muscles used for eating and swallowing. This disorder can also be treated via Neuro Muscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES), which are electrodes that conduct mild electricity directly to the pharyngeal and oral muscles. Swallowing disorders can also be treated by a license speech language pathologist with expertise in the field dysphagia. (We offer these swallowing treatments for adults only).

Childhood Apraxia of speech

In order for speech to occur, messages need to go from your brain to your mouth. These messages tell the muscles how and when to move to make sounds. When a child has apraxia of speech, the messages do not get through correctly. The child might not be able to move their lips or tongue in the right ways, even though their muscles are not weak. Sometimes, the child might not be able to say much at all. (resource ASHA.org)

Occupational Therapy

Pediatric occupational therapy is centered on supporting children in developing the critical skills they need to become healthy, independent adults. They assist children in building the skills they need and use each day such as brushing their teeth, drawing, coloring, writing their name, or playing well with their friends.

Pediatric occupational therapists consider children in a holistic light. They seek to figure out the origin of the delays or limitations. They pay close attention to a child’s gross and fine motor skills, cognitive abilities, social development, and mastery of self-care routines. These skills and abilities all aid a child to grow into a healthy, well-adjusted adult.

(Resources: https://www.movingwithhope.org)

OUR FACILITIES

Happy Parents

Code quality

I love the services that I receive for my son, the therapists are loving and caring, the owner is very nice, caring, professional and fast in trying to help you, I recommend this clinic 100 %

Brenda Luque

Great quality!

Excellent, very professional and friendly!!! My son love it!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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