Speech & Language Therapy

Boost your speech, communication, and swallowing skills with the help of a board-certified speech-language therapist at UNC Health Wayne in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Seek care from our specialists with the training and experience to provide treatment for your unique needs.

Board-Certified Therapists

Depend on our speech therapists, also called speech-language pathologists, for the best possible care because they’re certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. That means they have advanced skills and expertise in speech and language therapy.

Speech, Language & Swallowing Disorders

You may have a speech, language, or swallowing disorder from birth or develop one from an injury or condition such as:

• • Brain injury
  • Cancer
  • Cleft palate
  • Dysphagia
  • Developmental delays
  • Hearing loss
  • Neurological diseases such as cerebral palsy, dementia, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s
  • Stroke

Speech & Language Therapy Can Help

Find diagnosis, treatment, support, and care at UNC Health Wayne for you and your children if you or they have difficulties with:

• Communicating
• Thinking, learning, and memory
• Speaking and voice
• Eating and drinking
• Swallowing

Tailored Therapy for Your Needs

Receive an evaluation for communication and swallowing disorders from our highly skilled speech and language therapist at your first appointment. After your assessment, your therapist will recommend a treatment plan based on your individual needs. Your plan may include working with physical and occupational therapists or another specialist at UNC Health Wayne to improve your condition.

Pediatric Speech Development

Depend on a UNC Health Wayne speech therapist to test and help your child with speech and language development. We’ll work to improve your child’s speech and communication based on his or her individual therapy needs.

Specialized Pediatric Care

If your child has trouble with food sensations like texture, smell, taste, and temperature, it may be difficult for him or her to eat. Your pediatrician can refer your child to our speech-language pathologist with expertise in treating food-related sensitivities.

When you choose Wayne UNC for therapy, you’ll get access to the only speech and language therapist in the Goldsboro, North Carolina area who can treat your child for sensory swallowing and feeding issues.

Expert Feeding & Swallowing Treatments

Seek therapy when you experience swallowing difficulties caused by neurological, structural or other conditions. Get help from a speech and language therapist with your swallowing processes related to:

• Movement of your muscles
• Sensation, or your ability to feel food as it moves through your mouth and throat
• Physical problems that interfere with your ability to swallow