Speech Therapy

It’s easy to take for granted the ability to speak to others, swallow, laugh, have a conversation and easily understand the words that are being spoken to you. However, for some people, these abilities are challenging due to an injury, illness, developmental, or debilitating genetic conditions. At WakeMed Rehabilitation, we recognize that speech therapy is essential to helping individuals with speech, language, cognitive and swallowing disorders reach their full potential. Our multidisciplinary care team includes a dedicated, experienced, licensed speech-language pathologists who offer outpatient speech therapy to those who are struggling.

Conditions We Treat: 

• Speech disorders, such as:
  • Stuttering
• Apraxia — Caused by brain damage; a person has trouble correctly saying what he or she intends to say
• Dysarthria — Caused by a neurological condition; the muscles used for speech are too weak and words come out slurred or slow
• Problems with swallowing
• Aphasia
• Brain injury
• Stroke
• Other neurological conditions
• Cancer of the larynx or other oral cancer
• Dementia

Personalized Care

The speech-language pathologists at WakeMed Rehabilitation create a personalized treatment plan for each patient, aimed at helping him or her restore the ability to speak and communicate in the most effective way possible. Each patient will undergo an in-depth speech assessment before beginning the treatment plan with goals to optimize their independence.

Services Available

Our speech therapists use state-of-the-art equipment, tools and therapies to make each patient’s therapy experience incredibly beneficial. Services include:

• Aphasia Therapy
• Dysphagia Evaluation and Treatment with Modified Barium Swallow Studies and Fiberoptic
• Endoscopy Evaluation of Swallowing
• Pediatric Speech and Language Therapy
• Apraxia Therapy
• Dysarthria Therapy
• Lee Silverman Voice Therapy

Contact Us

If you are interested in a speech assessment and evaluation, use our website to find an outpatient rehabilitation location near you and call 919-350-7000 to schedule an appointment today.