Speech-Language Pathology in Downtown Baltimore / Mt. Vernon, MD

Our Speech-Language Pathologists are well trained and skilled in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of several components of each of our patient's language, speech, cognition and social communication. Speech therapy is an intervention method that focuses on helping children with impaired speech or swallowing capabilities. Speech therapists, commonly known as speech-language pathologists (SLPs), are highly educated, trained, and experienced professionals that can provide such services to children and adults. They often work as a team to help patients overcome a wide range of difficulties.

Children and adults who have trouble communicating also suffer from low confidence levels, mental health or behavioral issues and many find social interactions really hard. Speech therapists help with these challenges:

BETTER ARTICULATION

Articulation is critical. An articulation disorder may interfere with intelligibility. As you learn to articulate words, you improve your communication skills and your confidence soars.

IMPROVED SWALLOWING

Difficulty swallowing, or dysphagia, result from strokes, brain injuries, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's, and other neurological issues.

Different techniques improve oral intake processes to reduce the risk of aspiration. You increase the control you have over your swallowing capabilities.

REDUCED STUTTERING

Stuttering cause problems with fluent speech. A speech therapist helps stuttering, so it becomes non-existent! The Stuttering Foundation says over 70 million people around the world stutter. An SLP at Eagle Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation can help reduce your stuttering by modifying how you speak and by giving you exercises to strengthen your tongue.

UNDERSTANDABLE ACCENTS

Speech therapy also helps people who wish to gain an accent. Actors use speech therapy to learn an accent. SLPs help people overcome an accent, but it is not considered a speech disorder.

INCREASE CONFIDENCE and REDUCE ANXIETY

Unfortunately, if you don't speak well, you may suffer from anxiety and low self-confidence. You may fear being ridiculed by others.

 

An experienced and quality SLP therapist helps decrease anxiety by giving you confidence in your speech naturally. You start speaking with flair and without faults, so your self-esteem rises. You become more independent and have a better quality of life.