Address: 31840 US Hwy 19 N | Palm Harbor, FL 34684
Rating: 5.00 (3 reviews)
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About Heart 4 Kids Therapy - Palm Harbor
Heart 4 Kids Therapy, LLC is a licensed pediatric therapy clinic with offices in Palm Harbor, Trinity, and Westchase, Florida. We are dedicated to providing innovative and quality speech, occupational and physical therapy services to children and their families. By entering into a dedicated partnership with you, your child, and your child’s health care providers, our therapists are able to provide an effective, individualized therapy program to best meet the needs of your child.
Please note that without member information we cannot guarantee that your specific plan covers these services. We recommend asking the care provider before beginning services.
Love the therapists at heart 4 kids. My son has grown so much thanks to their compassion understanding and love for what they do.
Dolores M.
July 8, 2020
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Heart 4 Kids has helped my son blossom and make miraculous progress. We are so grateful for them especially Marissa who is not only excellent at her craft...
Lauren W.
February 27, 2020
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We met Mrs. Laci when our baby was 4 months. Due to her expertise she noticed the signs of him silently aspirating. We quickly got him into a swallow study...
Angel G.
January 16, 2015
Frequently Asked Questions
The goal of speech therapy is to help your child communicate effectively with other people across all environments. This may take the form of using gestures, simple signs, verbal speech, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
Some other common things speech therapists can help with:
Nonverbal skills, such as signs or gestures
Forming speech in a clearer way
Communicating thoughts and feelings clearly
Understanding and responding to questions
Discerning facial expressions and their corresponding emotions
Noticing and understanding body language
Feeding and swallowing
Stuttering
The occupational therapy process includes an OT evaluation before care starts. Here are the four steps your family can expect when starting occupational therapy:
Complete OT evaluation. An occupational therapist first identifies your strengths and needs through a thorough OT evaluation, also known as an OT assessment or screening. You’ll answer questions about you your skills, and you will most likely demonstrate these skills via hands-on activities with the therapist. Evaluations can last 30 minutes to a couple hours.
Approve OT plan. The therapist develops a care plan with individualized goals and customized interventions based on your needs. You can also share any specific goals or concerns before approving the OT plan.
Start therapy sessions. The therapist works directly with you, using various strategies and exercises to systematically improve areas of limitations and to build upon your strengths. If there are others part of your care team, the therapist may teach strategies for supporting your individualized needs at home and may recommend tools and techniques to use at home, in the community, or in the classroom to help you thrive.
Monitor your progress. You can expect ongoing progress monitoring and communication to ensure you're achieving your short and long-term goals.
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