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Speech Therapy for Kids in Tampa
Specialized services for late talkers and children birth - 4 years.
Proudly serving Carrollwood, Forest Hills, Lake Magdalene, Northdale, Lutz, Citrus Park, & Tampa Palms!
Welcome to Awesome Kids Therapy
Awesome Kids Therapy is a boutique pediatric speech & language therapy private practice in Tampa Bay! We travel to you and can provide therapy in your home, your child's daycare, and/or the community (like the park or library). Our mission is to help your child unlock their full communication potential - with family and fun at the forefront.
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Awesome Services for Awesome Kids & Families
Evaluations
We provide comprehensive evaluations to assess your child's strengths and areas of improvement. This helps to create an customized and family-centered therapy plan.
Play-Based Speech Therapy
Utilizing child-centered therapy, each session will include your childβs interests and current evidence-based practices. This is where the fun begins! We work with late talkers and kids who need help with their pronunciation.
Caregiver Consultations
Are you a parent/caregiver looking for some guidance about communication development? Are you a speech-language pathologist (SLP), OT, PT, or infant-toddler developmental specialist (ITDS)? Let's connect and help your little one together.
Meet Your Speech Therapist
Sarah Pendergast, M.S., CCC-SLP
Owner, Speech Therapist
βSarah Pendergast, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a play-based and child-led speech-language pathologist (SLP) who believes children learn best when they are having fun! With her dedicated and gentle approach, Sarah creates an engaging and nurturing environment centered around the child's strengths and interests.β She can't wait to give you the tools to help your child make gains along their communication journey.
Sarah has over 8 years of experience in the field specializing in early intervention and helping late talkers and their caregivers. Sarah has experience collaborating with occupational therapists, physical therapists and various early interventionists and child care providers. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competency from American Speech-Language Hearing-Association (ASHA) and a license from the Florida Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology.
Sarah is a proud Florida State University graduate (Go Noles!) with degrees in Communication Science & Disorders and Child Development. She enjoys visiting theme parks with her husband, singing in the car, cruising, gardening, volunteering at the local performing arts center and spending time with her family, friends and cat named Toby.
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βPlay is our brain's favorite way of learning.β
~ Diane Ackerman
Insurance & Billing
Awesome Kids Therapy believes in individualized and high quality services; as a result, we are a private pay organization. We are considered out of network with all insurance companies. We are happy to submit a superbill upon request.
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Are You Ready to Get Started with Awesome Kids Therapy?
We canβt wait to meet you! Contact us today for a free 15-minute phone consultation!