Speech Therapy
At Northwestern Medicine, our licensed speech-language pathologists provide one-on-one therapy to help improve communication, thinking, memory skills, and voice and swallowing disorders.
We offer speech-language therapy to children and adults at rehabilitation locations throughout Chicagoland.
Your pathologist will design a care plan that is based on your specific needs and goals. It can include testing and therapy for:
- Articulation and language rehabilitation
- Swallowing disorders
- Feeding
- Speech and swallowing (with head and neck cancer)
- Voice problems including:
- Hoarseness
- Weakness
- Hypernasality
- Memory loss
- Problem-solving issues
We also offer speech therapy for children to help them with:
- Speech development
- Fine motor skills
- Sensory processing issues
Our goal is to return you to your highest level of functioning and independence. Let us help you improve your safety and quality of life.
Schedule a Therapy Appointment
To make a therapy appointment, please call 630.933.1500. We offer convenient weekday times, including early morning and evening appointments.
We offer several options to make it easier for you to get the care you need:
- Telehealth appointments
- Mobile (in-home) Rehabilitation Services for people who live in certain areas
Conditions
- Aphasia
- Brain injury
- Concussion
- Covid-19 recovery rehabilitation
- Guillain Barre
- Head and neck cancer rehabilitation
- Irritable larynx syndrome
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Oncology rehabilitation
- Parkinson's disease
- Progressive neuromuscular conditions (ALS, Myasthenia Gravis, Muscular Dystrophy, Myositis)
- Stroke
- Swallowing and voice disorders
- Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD, TMJ)
- Vocal cord dysfunction