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City Speech Center provides therapy to infants/toddlers through adulthood. Each therapist has their own areas of expertise as well as the specific age groups that they service.
All children develop at different rates. There is a range within typical development. Please see our milestone development guidelines to help determine if you should contact a speech language pathologist. Often, parents instinctively know that their child is having difficulty relative to their peers and it is a good idea to contact an SLP if you do have any concerns.
Generally speaking, you should seek the advice of an SLP if your child:
Most therapists set up weekly sessions with their clients. Sessions range from 30 minutes to 1 hour long depending on the needs of the specific client. Most sessions are 45 minutes long, but 30 minutes is usually sufficient for younger children and adults.
We always encourage parental participation. This enables parents to implement the methods and strategies at home. It easier to apply what you see rather than getting a quick update at the end of a session.
At this point, we do not. However, we are looking to add these service times in the near future.
Yes, there is free parking in front of the building.
As a result of your hard work and dedication you have changed our son’s ability to communicate. He gradually found a voice for himself in his community and now has many more options for the future. You went beyond the requirements of you position and provided support and guidance as well as the specific instruction he needed. We thank you sincerely,
MW
My son has been a client of Shira Meltzer at the City Speech Center since he was three years old. Our family is so grateful for the personal care and professionalism that has been shown to our son and all of us over the years. Having a child with a speech and language impairment is a game changer, Shira has worked with passion to give our son the best help and tools possible to overcome and cope with his challenges. She is an advocate for children, and has a real interest in their well-being both in her office and beyond. My son enjoys working with Shira and so do we. City Speech Center is to be highly recommended.
DM
Shira is so genuine and patient with my daughter. My daughter loves coming to see Shira. Shira is a wonderful resource for knowledge and advice. She never wastes our time and she is genuinely committed to our daughter’s development.
VP
Shira, I wanted to let you know how grateful I am to have found you … You are patient and loving with Sam & most of all have been incredibly impactful. Sam adores you & I know that he will miss you very, very much. I’ve learned so much from you as well & will implement a lot of what you’ve done with Sam… Thank you, thank you, thank you. You will never know how much having you in Sam’s life has meant to me & especially to him.
LF
My son has been working with Shira for the past 5 years and he enjoys his visits very much. They are professional, caring, understanding of his complex needs, and make his sessions lots of fun! His speech is consistently improving due to their help. Thank you!!
AJ
Our son attended weekly speech therapy at City Speech Center for over one year. Our son’s therapy is challenging, in part, due to his multiple diagnoses. Shira Meltzer’s innovative, fun and patient approach allowed our son’s communication to improve and allowed our son to truly enjoy his speech sessions. The only reason that our son no longer attends City Speech Center is we moved away and but Shira is now really missed. I have no hesitation in recommending Shira Meltzer as a speech therapist to anyone, including those with very challenging speech therapy needs.
KM