Address: 26284 Oso Road Ste 114
| San Juan Capistrano, CA
92675
Rating: 4.80
(20 reviews)
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Managed Health Network (MHN),
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About Life Spirit Speech Pathology
Life Spirit Speech in San Juan Capistrano is a unique speech therapy clinic. We are committed to enhancing our patient’s communication skills to their fullest potential. We observe our patient’s strengths and utilize them, creating an uplifting, empowering approach to improving areas of difficulty. The clinic offers outdoor and indoor speech therapy.
In 2006, Terri Hutchison founded Life Spirit Speech Pathology, Inc. an outpatient speech therapy clinic specializing in the treatment of both children and adults with communication deficits. Since then, our practice has grown in ways we couldn’t have even imagined during our humble beginnings. We are overjoyed every day by the opportunity to help our clients
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26284 Oso Road Ste 114,CA,92675
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Excellent staff in a short time there has been significant improvement for our son Highly recommend
Destiny Dawn
26 October 2023
google review
Terri is absolutely amazing She has been helping my daughter tremendously. My 7 year old daughter loves going to see Terri and always says it was the best part of her day. Terri has gotten to know my daughter so well and has created goals that they have worked together to master and she has taught me how to practice at home too in a way that is natural and totally doable. My daughter has made great progress. The Shea Center is such an incredible place to practice speech because there are so many natural encounters to practice the new speech sounds. For example my daughter will practice the r sound with Terri and then they will go tell all the horses in the barn the new sound my daughter is doing. It is sooo fun and highly reinforcing in such a positive and natural way. I just cant say enough good things about Terri and the Shea Center. She truly cares and makes it so fun and I learn so much too My daughter has grown so much We have been to lots of wonderful SLPs but Terri at the Shea Center is just above and beyond this place is extremely special and I am so grateful.
Cindy Brown
26 May 2022
google review
We had the most wonderful experience with Life Spirit and the therapist Angelique specifically. Our little one was initially diagnosed with speech delays and started therapy early in 2021. She is now August 2021 talking up a storm She expresses herself very well and has surpassed the norm for her age.All of this happened during Covid of course and Angelique was very flexible and understanding when we had to use Zoom during periods of isolation. Of course we all loved visiting the Shea Center when we could and interacting with the horses was so wonderful for our little one.Even tho Angelique was constantly working her magic during the sessions it never felt like therapy or school. Rather it was always a very relaxed and fun experience that we looked forward to twice a week.We are so happy for the progress made with our little one but we will miss Miss Angie terribly.
Patti Vaitaitis
26 May 2022
google review
As the Clinical Fieldwork Coordinator for the graduate program in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Chapman University I have placed many graduate students with the Lead Speech Language Pathologist Terri. She is outstanding in training these students in working with children and adults with multiple challenges. Students gain from her comprehensive knowledge of the field plus working with horses at the Shea Center. Students rave about Terri and Chapman is so fortunate to have Life Spirit Speech as one of our clinical affiliations.
Clinical Fieldwork
26 May 2021
google review
Terri is an excellent therapist and teacher. I had the pleasure of shadowing her work as a volunteer and intern. She truly cares for her clients and is very patient.
Madison M
26 May 2021
yelp review
Weve been coming to Life Spirit Speech for just over two years and we love Terri Its my sons favorite part of the week. He was two years old when he...
Kathy J.
23 October 2020
google review
Life Spirit Speech is an incredible place Terri is so helpful and encouraging. She uses everything that the child loves to her advantage and teaches you the caregiver how to do the same She genuinely cares for her patients and wants them to succeed Beautiful facilities as well My daughter absolutely LOVES the horses Would HIGHLY recommend to anyone that needs help with Speech Oh and Candace the office manager is INCREDIBLE. So sweet and does anything she can to help
Courtney glancy
26 May 2020
google review
Have been seeing Terri for over a year. Seeing my daughter grow and gain confidence as her language development strengthens is amazing. The knowledge ability to work with all types of personalities and ages Terri is amazing to work with. What sets her apart is the enviornment is always spot on for whatever mood my little one is and will hold her attention span the longest. Its not a normal everyday speech that we have experienced in the past where the child just sits and repeats words. Life spirit provides a hands on approach fresh air when needed and the perfect guiding hand. Terri is an absolute pleasure to work with. When your little one gets excited to come every week and you see improvement its a win win situation for all.
Allison (TheMasonJarInc)
26 May 2020
google review
Life spirit speech is an amazing clinic I have been an intern at several places and this place surpasses all. Clients have the option to use the gym area go on walks and see horses that are on site Terri really cares about her clients and goes above and beyond to make sure they succeed. If you are looking for a place to receive speech therapy come here
Monique Hale
26 May 2020
google review
This place is excellent I have been going for half a year roughly and it has improved my speech and my life tremendously. My sessions have been with Terri and I have to say she really knows her stuff. She has taught me various techniques that I have been able to successfully implement into my everyday life. For that I am extremely grateful. I would recommend this place to anyone struggling with their speech.
Derek Cohen
26 May 2020
google review
My son has been going to life spirit speech for some time now and he has grown tremendously All the therapist that he has worked with are so amazing and really have his best interest at heart and care about seeing him learn and grow. I am so thankful for all the people that have helped him along in this journey and appreciate all their hard work I would suggest Life Spirit to anyone in need of speech therapy.
Daylene Hieronymus
26 May 2020
yelp review
My son loves to come here to play and learn. Terri is very professional and supportive. She helps my son to make big progress on speech and social...
Jacqueline C.
28 May 2019
yelp review
Weve been going to Life Spirit Speech with Teri for years. She and her team have worked miracles with my previously non-verbal son. He is reaching...
Uncle A.
08 March 2019
Frequently Asked Questions
Speech therapy is almost always recommended for autistic children since many people with autism have difficulty with social communication. Even if a child is very verbal and says a lot of words, they might need to work on communication skills like:
responding to questions
starting or ending conversation
changing conversation topics
using gestures like pointing
understanding other people's body language
Speech therapy is a big focus in early intervention for autistic children and is usually the starting place for recently diagnosed kids. There is a critical period in the brain for language development and so, it's really important to teach language and communication skills as early as possible, especially if there are any delays in that area. Your child will learn effective ways to communicate which will help them grow into more independent and confident individuals.
It might be obvious when a child struggles with speaking —they are very quiet, say only a few words, or don't speak at all.
Spot speech and language delays like a doctor here.
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
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