Pediatric Speech Language Therapy
South Orange, NJ
We are a local speech therapy private practice, located out of South Orange, NJ. We provide home-based services or can see your child at his or her daycare or preschool setting. We service towns within a 15-minute radius of the South Orange and Maplewood, NJ.
Family Centered Speech and Language Therapy
Melissa Maniches runs a local pediatric speech therapy practice in South Orange, NJ. Therapy takes place in your child’s natural setting; home or preschool/daycare. Our mission is to provide evidence-based and highly personalized therapy using a play-based approach. Including family members and/or caretakers into our sessions is essential to helping your child achieve his or her goals. Our practice specializes in early language development and speech-sound disorders.
Meet our SLP, Melissa
Personalized Speech & Language Therapy
Our Specialties
Developmental Delay/Disorders Phonological Delays/Disorders Articulation Disorders
Language Delays/Disorders Social and Play Skill
Evaluations
Based on your child’s needs, we will begin with an evaluation or an informal assessment to guide our treatment plan and goals for therapy. We will also accept previously conducted evaluations if deemed recent and appropriate.
Therapy
Frequency and duration of therapy sessions will depend on your child’s needs and goals. Sessions usually are conducted for 30-minutes or 45-minutes on a weekly basis.
Our Process
Getting Started with Speech Therapy
Step 1
Contact us to begin with a free consultation to discuss your concerns and your child’s skills.
Step 2
Based on your child’s needs, we will begin with an evaluation or an informal assessment to guide our treatment plan and goals.
Step 3
Begin speech therapy! We will schedule your child’s speech therapy sessions on a weekly basis (duration will vary based on your child’s needs).
Insurance & Billing
We accept only private pay. We also accept HSA credit cards or can provide a detailed invoice to submit to your HSA on your own. We do not accept any insurance at this time.
