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Suzuki Speech Therapy

Misako Suzuki

ASHA-Certified Speech-Language Pathologist
Nationally Licensed Speech-Language-Hearing Therapist of Japan

Welcome!

Hi, I am Misako Suzuki, a bilingual pediatric speech-language pathologist with over 20 years clinical experience in the U.S.A. and Japan. I am specialized in helping children from birth to 18 years with the following difficulties:

  • Articulation problems: Making errors in speech sounds and having trouble speaking clearly.
  • Fluency problems: Trouble speaking fluently.
  • Language problems: Having difficulty understanding what they hear (receptive language) and using words to express their ideas and thoughts (expressive language).
  • Literacy difficulties: Having trouble reading, spelling, and writing.
  • Social communication problems: Having trouble communicating with others in ways that are socially appropriate.
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Services

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Parent Consultation

A comprehensive specialized consultations and recommendations regarding your child's development.

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Speech-Language Evaluation

An individualized assessment to determine if there are any difficulties in the areas of speech, language, and communication.

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Speech Therapy

An intervention service that focuses on improving your child's speech, language, and/or communication abilities.

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Teletherapy

Speech therapy provided by the certified and highly qualified therapist via a secure video connection

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Therapy Settings

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Online

Engaging and interactive teletherapy sessions

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School

Individual face-to-face therapy sessions at the school that your child attends

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Home

Individual face-to-face therapy sessions at home

Speech Therapy Process

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Step 1

You will be asked to fill out an intake form to provide the necessary information for an initial evaluation.

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Step 2

The therapist will conduct informal and/or formal assessments to identify your child’s strengths and needs.

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Step 3

The therapist will analyze the evaluation results and share them with you.

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Step 4

Therapy sessions will start according to the evaluation results. Therapy sessions can be conducted in the office, via teletherapy or at school.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Are your services covered by Japan's National Health?

Unfortunately, they are not. However, I can provide you with an invoice with the necessary information (e.g., diagnosis, description of services provided, fees paid) to submit to your company or you insurance company. You will also be provided with evaluation and therapy progress reports to submit to your company or your insurance company with the invoice.

What can I expect as a result of my child’s speech language evaluation?

About a week subsequent to the evaluation date you will receive a comprehensive speech-language evaluation report including your child’s performance on the evaluation tasks, his/her strengths and weaknesses, recommendations, and treatment goals and objectives.

Is teletherapy right for my child?

Teletherapy has been approved by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) as an effective method of service delivery and the therapist is highly trained and experienced in the area of teletherapy. However, the therapist can also provide in-person therapy if you feel that teletherapy is not a good fit for your child.

How long will my child attend speech therapy?

Every child is unique and a number of factors will contribute to the therapy duration that your child needs such as type and level of difficulties, existence of additional support, family involvement, and child’s motivation. The therapist will provide you a therapy progress report in every 10 therapy sessions. Then, the family and the therapist will discuss the progress and determine if your child will continue to receive the therapy services.

Testimonials

My daughter has been using Suzuki Speech Therapy for nearly two years and since then we have seen tremendous improvements in her speaking skills, emotional awareness, self-control, and confidence. Misako Suzuki is an excellent speech therapist. Her sessions—both online and in-person—build critical skills with fun, engaging, age-appropriate activities. She also maintains a dialogue with parents to ensure that children are progressing both in therapy sessions and at home/school. Because she speaks both Japanese and English and has experience overseas, Ms. Suzuki not only provides bilingual services, but she also is able to offer a level of cultural-sensitivity that is not always easy for international families to find. If your child struggles with any kind of speech or language issue, I highly recommend Ms. Suzuki’s services. I’m confident that she will go above and beyond to help your child.
A mom of a 7 year-old child
Misako provided helpful and age-appropriate strategies and demonstrated patience with my young children. The children always looked forward to visiting her and never felt forced or pressured.
A mom of a 5 year-old child & 7 year-old child
Suzuki-sensei is fantastic! We were so lucky to have her help our son improve the communication skills he was struggling with. She's a great educator and her multinational understanding was a huge help. He's shown major improvements over the year we worked together.
A dad of a 12 year-old child
It's been about 5 months since my son started speech therapy and I've seen constant improvement. The classes are fun and and he really seems to enjoy them. Suzuki sensei is also very positive and nice which makes my son feel comfortable as well. These two factors have really contributed to his improvement not only in speech but confidence in himself as well. Even if there's a difficulty my son may be having, I can go to her for advice. She genuinely cares and is really knowledgeable. I am so thankful for having found her!
A mom of a 5 year-old child

Let's get started today!

2 minutes walk from Island Kitaguchi Station on Rokko Liner

Phone: 090-5664-6997

Email: info@suzukispeech.com

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