Speech and Language Services

  • Click on each service or approach listed to the right to learn more about what Flex Therapy can provide to you and your family.

  • Speech therapy visits are currently limited to primarily in-office visits only.

  • You may use the icons at the bottom of our website to learn more about specific speech treatment approaches that our therapists provide

  • We offer free consultations via phone or a telehealth meeting to discuss your specific concerns and needs.

  • Articulation and phonological disorders are speech disorders that affect someone’s ability to communicate clearly. We provide the following specific treatment approaches for articulation and phonological disorders.

  • Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), also known as developmental verbal dyspraxia, is a motor speech disorder that affects a child's ability to plan and execute the precise movements required for speech production. It is a relatively rare condition that primarily affects children, typically appearing in early childhood.

    Children with CAS have difficulty coordinating the muscles involved in speech production, including the lips, tongue, jaw, and vocal cords. This results in inconsistent and often distorted speech sounds. Unlike other speech disorders, CAS is not caused by muscle weakness or paralysis, but rather by a breakdown in the neural pathways responsible for planning and coordinating speech movements. We provide the following specific treatment approaches for CAS.

    -Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing

    -Rapid syllable transition treatment (ReST)

  • Children ages 0-3 benefit from therapy involving routines, play, and parent coaching. We offer treatment plans that focus on supporting your child’s emerging skills in the clinic and at home. Parents of children in this age group should expect to be highly involved in their child’s therapy planning.

  • Myofunctional disorders involve improper function of the oral and facial muscles. This can affect breathing and speaking. Your speech therapist may recommend specific myofunctional therapy treatment plans or exercises to improve speech production.

  • Our team is equipped to assess and treat phonological processing, reading, and writing skills for individuals with Dyslexia or learning disabilities. We blend a variety of approaches, including the Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing® Program
    for Reading, Spelling, and Speech (LiPS®) and the Barton Reading and Spelling System, with other activities to ensure each client has an individualized plan to meet their goals.

  • Item description

  • Item description

Our Company and Philosophy

Flex Therapy is a therapist-owned company offering Speech-Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy services in our office in Wasilla, Alaska. We provide high-quality therapeutic interventions to individuals across the lifespan, but currently the Flex Therapy office in Wasilla is geared toward serving pediatrics.

Flex Home Therapy Services, LLC has been serving individuals in Palmer, Wasilla, and the surrounding areas since 2019. In 2022, the need and demand for our services exceeded our ability to provide all of our services in the home setting. We then opened an office in central Wasilla, and now do business as "Flex Therapy" to reflect that these services are provided in an office setting and not in the home. Home visits for adults and children may be scheduled with Flex Therapy or Flex Home Therapy Services.

At Flex Therapy, we build meaningful relationships with the families we work with to make therapy a positive experience for all involved. Our clients and their families are always encouraged to share the details of their lives with our team, as this helps our therapists to make sure they are providing individualized care.

Our clinic provides a neurodiversity-affirming environment, focusing on facilitating functional skills, regulation, and effective communication. When interacting with our pediatric clients, our therapists use gentle, respectful, and authoritative communication approaches and behavior management strategies.

Depending on our pediatric clients' age and unique needs, therapy may be play-based or it may be appear more structured in nature. If families ever have any questions about the approaches or techniques that our therapists are using, we are happy to share our knowledge and expertise!