Little Lion Pediatric Therapy

Sunrise

PracticeChildren birth to 18 years

At a glance

Accepting new patients: Yes
In person: Homes, schools and daycares in Sunrise, Plantation, Davie and Weston
Self pay: First consultation call Free

About

Little Lion Pediatric Therapy provides speech, language and feeding services and scales sessions to each child's needs while taking family requests and concerns into account.

The practice uses play, sensory activities and body movement in therapy and describes itself as neurodiversity-affirming.

Learning through play
Neurodiversity-affirming care
Family involvement
PROMPT and oral motor protocol

Concerns they commonly address

Speech sound errors

Speech therapy aims to improve sound errors and coordination when producing sounds in words and sentences.

Language delay or disorder

Language therapy aims to improve communication skills such as communicating wants and needs, forming requests and asking questions.

Feeding difficulties

Feeding therapy can address aversions to textures and foods and help establish positive mealtime routines.

Apraxia

PROMPT and or the Beckman Oral Motor Protocol may be used for motor speech disorders such as Apraxia.

Drooling

Oral motor work can aim to decrease oral secretions (drooling).

Services

Evaluations

A full evaluation is a comprehensive assessment of communication or feeding skills in order to identify strengths and weaknesses.

Screenings

A screening provides a quick look at a child's speech and language skills and helps determine the possible need for a full evaluation.

Treatment and therapy

After the evaluation reveals a child's needs, goals are developed and treatment or therapy is provided.

Consultations

The first consultation call, up to 15 minutes, is free.

Founder

Catherine Berriz, M.S., CCC-SLP

Licensed Florida Speech-Language Pathologist and PROMPT Trained Clinician, trained in Natural Language Acquisition, Gestalt Language Processing and the Beckman Oral Motor Protocol. Previously worked as an Early Intervention therapist.

Insurance, self-pay and costs

Self-pay

First consultation call: Free.

What to know before contacting

New patients

The practice says it is accepting new patients.

Who it sees

Children birth to 18 years.

Care setting

In person in Homes, schools and daycares in Sunrise, Plantation, Davie and Weston.

Questions families ask

What are the self-pay rates?