Why choose Geisinger for speech therapy?
From treating speech delays to helping with stroke recovery, your speech language pathologist helps you improve your ability to communicate the way you want to and increase function in every area of your life.
Whether you need treatment for a common or complex condition, here you’ll have a whole team working together to provide coordinated care with a plan built just for you. The team may include your primary care provider, physiatrists, physical therapists and occupational therapists, along with your speech therapist.
And we make finding care more convenient so you can get started as soon as possible. Therapists can see you in the hospital and at outpatient clinic locations in central and northeastern Pennsylvania.
It just takes a doctor’s referral to schedule your first appointment.
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What's speech therapy?
What does speech therapy treat?
Speech therapists work with adults and children for a range of speech, language and swallowing conditions, such as:
- Aphasia
- Apraxia of speech
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Cognitive-communication disorders
- Concussion and post-concussion syndrome
- Dementia and Alzheimer's disease
- Developmental speech delays
- Dysarthria
- Dysphagia (swallowing disorders)
- Fluency disorders (stuttering)
- Head and neck cancer rehabilitation
- Language delays
- Memory and executive function deficits
- Neurological speech and language disorders
- Oral motor and feeding difficulties
- Parkinson's disease
- Pediatric feeding disorders
- Stroke (CVA)
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Voice disorders
What happens at a speech therapy appointment?
At your first appointment, your therapist will interview you, perform tests and make sure they understand your specific goals. The speech therapy you need is personal to you — so we’ll create an individualized treatment plan tailored to your age, condition and speech challenges.
Once we build your plan, we’ll use a variety of therapy activities to help you achieve your goals, including:
- Mouth or tongue exercises
- Word games
- Reading exercises
- Facial movements
Before you see a speech therapist, you'll need a referral from your healthcare provider.
Speech therapy at Geisinger
Our team of speech language pathologists can address common and complex speech conditions. Here, you’ll find:
- Inpatient speech therapy: Our speech therapists can see patients in the hospital, especially those who’ve had oral surgeries or a stroke. To make the greatest impact, we start speech therapy as soon as possible so you can best communicate with loved ones.
- Multiple outpatient clinics: Besides hospital-based services, we also have outpatient clinics in central and northeastern Pennsylvania, making finding therapy more convenient.
- Personalized care: We coordinate with other specialists to be sure you’re getting the right treatment for your needs. Our purpose is to help increase function in all areas of life, including your ability to communicate.