Speech therapy & early intervention
Speech therapy that meets you where you are
TalkTime provides individualized speech and language therapy in homes, schools, daycares, community settings, and online across Los Angeles and Long Beach. We work with children, teens, and adults and collaborate with the people who support them every day.
Areas we support
Help with speech, language, and communication at every age
Late talking and receptive or expressive language delays
Articulation and phonological disorders
Motor planning and motor speech needs
Stuttering and cluttering
Social communication and pragmatics
Reading, writing, spelling, and language-based literacy
Attention, memory, problem-solving, and executive functioning as they relate to communication
Voice, pitch, loudness, and resonance
Communication and listening skills affected by hearing loss or deafness
Adult cognitive-communication needs
Family-centered and culturally responsive care
Services are shaped around the clientās communication needs, daily routines, cultural and linguistic background, and personal goals. Caregivers are welcomed as partners, and our team collaborates with schools and other providers when appropriate and authorized.
EnglishāSpanish bilingual support is available based on clinician availability.
Insurance and private pay
TalkTime accepts select commercial insurance plans for speech therapy and also offers private-pay services. Our team verifies benefits before services begin.
Benefits verification is not a guarantee of payment, and referrals or prior authorization may be required by the memberās plan.
Speech and language evaluations
Clear answers and practical recommendations
A speech-language evaluation can clarify a personās strengths, identify areas that may need support, and guide next steps. TalkTime provides comprehensive assessments for toddlers, children, teens, and adults.
Evaluations available
Comprehensive speech and language evaluations
Articulation and phonological evaluations
Early-language and developmental communication evaluations
Fluency evaluations
AAC evaluations
Cognitive-communication evaluations
Independent Educational Evaluations
Second opinions and record reviews
What families receive
Each evaluation includes a review of relevant history, formal and informal assessment as appropriate, clinical observation, a written report, and a feedback meeting. Reports are typically completed within 30 days when all required records, testing sessions, and questionnaires have been received.
Evaluation recommendations are individualized and may include therapy, home strategies, school collaboration, referral to another professional, or monitoring over time.
Early intervention, birth to 3
Early support for growing communication
The first three years are filled with rapid growth. TalkTime helps families understand their childās communication development and build practical strategies into play, meals, books, and everyday routines.
Birth-to-3 services
Early-language and communication evaluations
In-home speech and language therapy
Parent and caregiver coaching
Support for gestures, joint attention, play, understanding, words, and early combinations
Bilingual EnglishāSpanish support when available
Collaboration with service coordinators and other providers
Regional Center services
TalkTime is a vendor with the Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center and South Central Los Angeles Regional Center for eligible birth-to-3 speech services.
Other funding options
Early intervention may also be available through eligible speech-therapy insurance benefits or private pay. TalkTime can help families identify the appropriate pathway during a free consultation.