HJELTE-PHILLIPS SPEECH & LANGUAGE CENTER

The Hjelte-Phillips Speech & Language Center at Villa Esperanza is a community clinic that provides individualized communication therapy to each unique client that comes through our door. We work with clients to reach their greatest potential in a warm and compassionate therapy environment that includes parents, teachers and caregivers in the process.

Our clinicians have a wealth of experience treating speech and language needs resulting from phonological and articulation disorders, learning differences, neurodevelopmental and intellectual disabilities, and acquired brain injuries. We have specialized expertise in treating children birth to three years old, individuals with autism spectrum disorder, and nonverbal or minimally verbal clients who need assistive technology including augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). In addition, we provide training, support and education to related professionals across the Los Angeles County region.

Villa Speech Center General Information

Services:
Speech and Language Assessment
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Assessment, Therapy and Consultation
Individual Speech Therapy
Family-based Speech Therapy
Social Groups
Presentations and Training

Treatment is individualized and may include elements of:
DIR-Floortime Therapy
High, Mid, and Low Tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Complexity Theory for Highly Unintelligible Children/Phonological Disorders
Gestalt Language Processing
Neurodiversity-Affirming Interventions
Vocational Training
Total Communication Approach
Positive Behavior Support
Aided Language Stimulation
Social Narratives
Visualization Strategies for Language Comprehension
Phonological Awareness Training

Funding:
Villa Esperanza Services is a non-public school (NPS), Kaiser Permanente provider, and a vendor of local regional centers.
Individuals and families also pay privately for assessment and treatment services.
Some private medical insurance providers may reimburse individuals for speech and language therapy; however, the Speech and Language Center does not bill medical insurance or Medi-Cal directly for any service.

Kimberly Tan
M.A., CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Kimberly has practiced as a school-based speech-language pathologist for more than 20 years. She has experience treating a diverse population of clients and specializes in working with adolescents and young adults. She enjoys sharing about the field of speech-language pathology and teaching others by acting as a clinical supervisor at Chapman University.

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Cynthia Young
M.A., CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Cynthia is a speech-language pathologist who has experience working in a clinical setting with young children, teens, and adults diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She enjoys working with individuals who have diverse communication needs, and their families, to incorporate functional communication skills into their daily lives.