Online Speech Therapy for Children

We deliver comprehensive online speech therapy services for children aged ten and under, all from the remote platform of online video calls. Via Zoom, our certified therapists guide parents through activities and strategies to best develop their child's speech and languages skills from the comfort of home. We tailor each session to suit you and your child's unique needs.

Our approach focuses on parent coaching; the ultimate goal is for the whole family to be equipped with skills and techniques that can be transferred into daily life. Through participation in guided activities, we teach parents to work with their children by using a productive and collaborative method to facilitate to speech and language. This means you can implement the strategies between sessions with your child; this consistent support leads to faster progress.

A typical session involves active participation from the parent or caregiver. We encourage you, the parent, to participate in a therapy activity with your child while we observe. Next, we'll offer feedback and support you to develop the knowledge and strategies your child needs to make progress. We continue this process throughout the course of therapy, helping parents become more confident in aiding their child's speech and language skills. Outside of therapy sessions, we are available for phone calls and emails during business hours, even between sessions, ready to assist you through your child’s guided development.

Reach out to Little Fish Speech Therapy today if you believe speech therapy may benefit your child. Megan has created an affordable online speech therapy solution to give your child the confident they need. It benefits children with social communication disorders and our Speech Language Pathologist, Megan, focuses on addressing communication problems.

What’s Our Online Process?

How Does Online Speech Language Therapy Work?

The online therapy experience with Little Fish is seamless and stress-free. Using the same digital link every session, your family can use a tablet or computer to join a live call with your speech pathologist. Sessions typically begin with a check-in and update, where parents can discuss how techniques recommended on previous calls have been progressing, and your speech language therapist can answer any questions you have.

Each therapy session is tailored to the individual child. Older children can participate in the session independently. The therapist will work directly with the child, running 2-5 activities designed to work towards specific language and speech goals. Parents are requested to be present or nearby to monitor their child’s progress and participate in activities as needed. Younger children will participate 4-8 activities per session with their parents who will have an active role in therapy. With children of all ages, your speech therapist will demonstrate and explain every technique used, giving you a chance to use these strategies in the session and receive feedback to improve effective use.

At the end of the session, your family will have a toolbox of strategies ready to implement and practice. We encourage parents and patients to utilize these techniques between sessions. Upon request, your speech therapist will create a list of recommended activities to be used as homework. If any other questions or problems arise, your speech language therapist will be contactable via phone or email during business hours, ready to support you and your child however they can.

How is Online Speech Therapy Different from In-Person Speech Therapy?

Despite the distance, online therapy is just as effective as in-person therapy. There are significant perks to the online system as well – especially for children, the familiarity of having sessions in the comforting environment of their own home can make the therapy process easier to manage. The same evidence-based strategies used in face-to-face therapy are simply transferred to an online medium, all performed by a live speech pathologist through videoconferencing. The only real difference is the mode of delivery!

There are many benefits of choosing online therapy. From their home environment, children can skip the often-overwhelming experience of adapting to a new space, meaning they can get comfortable with the therapy process sooner. Having parents also present massively eases the transition period, making sure their child is relaxed at all times. Remote sessions are also entirely flexible to your at-home routine – plus, you get to skip the wasted hours spent traveling to and from clinics or sitting around in the waiting room.

Eliminating the divide between home and therapy creates a system of learning that can very quickly transfer into daily life. Using techniques and activities that use a child’s familiar environment allows your speech therapist to demonstrate natural opportunities to teach language. Using items around the house for therapy activities, for example, can increase carryover of the skills outside of sessions. Online therapy makes it incredibly easy to build speech development into your everyday routine around the house, even when a speech language therapist isn’t there to observe.