Adult Speech & Cognitive Therapy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Difficulty swallowing can make eating, drinking, taking medications, and participating in social activities stressful or even dangerous. At Pennsylvania Speech and Swallow Therapy, we provide comprehensive dysphagia evaluation and swallowing therapy for adults experiencing swallowing difficulties due to neurological conditions, aging, head and neck cancer, voice disorders, or other medical conditions.

Our goal is to help you eat and drink as safely, comfortably, and independently as possible while maintaining the highest possible quality of life.

Treatment focuses on identifying cough triggers, reducing throat irritation, and learning practical techniques to suppress or redirect the urge to cough. The goal is to reduce coughing, improve comfort, and help you get back to everyday activities with greater confidence.

Pennsylvania Speech and Swallow Therapy specializes in the assessment and treatment of adult voice disorders. We understand the impact voice difficulties can have on professional performance, social interactions, and daily life. Our speech therapist has extensive experience working with adults with voice disorders, and finds a way to make therapy effective and functional, tailored to each individual’s lifestyle and needs. We offer flexible scheduling to work around your busy professional life, including evenings and weekends.

Our certified SPEAK OUT!® speech-language pathologist provides evidence-based, individualized speech and voice therapy for adults living with Parkinson’s Disease.

We will guide you through this proven program and offer creative, personalized opportunities for practice and generalization to your everyday communication.

Our offerings for the Parkinson’s population goes well past voice therapy. Managing Parkinson’s Disease takes a team approach, and we would be honored to be part of your team.

Our speech-language pathologist is prepared to address your cognitive, communication and swallowing needs in addition to helping you improve and maintain your voice function.

Maybe you have tried speech therapy in the past, and are still facing some articulation challenges. Maybe you haven’t found a safe space to work on your speech until now.

Treatment is personalized to address specific articulation difficulties, unclear speech, or sounds that may be affecting communication at work, at home, or in social situations.

We offer personalized speech therapy for adults experiencing difficulty with speaking, understanding language, reading, and/or writing. Whether your aphasia developed after a stroke, brain injury, primary progressive aphasia, or other neurological condition, our therapy focuses on improving communication skills, building confidence, and supporting greater independence.

Where appropriate, our therapist can introduce alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) devices and strategies for you and your caregivers.

Our therapy helps adults who are experiencing changes in memory, attention, organization, problem-solving, and/or other cognitive skills. Our personalized speech therapy focuses on practical strategies to improve cognitive-communication skills, support independence, and make everyday activities easier and more manageable.