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At Frisco Feeding & Speech Therapy, we strive to create success stories for our clients at every stage from birth through young adulthood by providing personalized intervention and empowering parents to be informed advocates of their child’s care and development.

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Myofunctional Therapy
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Our mission is to support the children in our community reach their full potential at every stage from birth through young adulthood by providing personalized evidence-based interventions.

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We had such a great experience at Frisco Feeding and Speech Therapy. Ciera was so patient with my son and after about 4 months of weekly sessions, my son was discharged!Ciera taught me how to implement her techniques at home and guided me through introducing new foods, textures, etc. Feeding and meal time was extremely stressful prior to therapy, and now both myself and my son are so much more confident. So thankful for Ciera and FFST!
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My daughter worked with Ariel, they connected and she learned a lot! I would highly recommend her to help your child progress in the right direction.
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I love this office. The staff by phone are always helpful with scheduling and insurance questions. We had the best experience with our ST Alexis! My son had so much fun in each session. Alexis listened to all of my questions and concerns, and worked hard to figure out what works best for my son. We are forever thankful!
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I had great experience getting the help I needed with being able to successfully breastfeed! I worked with Tamika and she was incredible!
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I cannot recommend Tamika and Frisco Feeding and Speech Therapy enough! She helped me reach my goals of exclusively breastfeeding and always listened to my concerns. She had great recommendations and supported my goals when people were telling me to give up. She is amazing!
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My son enjoyed his speech therapist Maggie! She is very knowledgeable, transparent and caters to your child needs during each session. I highly recommend !
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Let me start off by saying my son has been in speech therapy since he was about 2 years old due to speech delays as he was diagnosed with autism when he was 3. So, we have seen many different therapists. We just moved to the area and decided to give FFST a try as they were recommended by his ABA center. My son began working with Maggie, and I must say she is amazing. She is so sweet, patient, and kind. Also, she really cared about our son, and the best ways to help him. We have seen progress in his speech, with him being able to request for more things than he has been able to do in the past. I highly recommend Maggie with FFST. She will listen to all your concerns, and do her best to help your child!
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Keri Schoenemann has expertly helped my 8 yr old daughter learn how to use her "inner coach" to help with her sensory feeding issues. We have learned how to see food in a different way rather than yucky or gross. It has been a step by step, gradual process over the past 8 months. C has learned that she is in charge of what goes into her mouth and that she isn't forced to eat something or go hungry. She uses a 0-10 scale to let us know how she perceives a certain food, whether it is easy or hard to eat. Keri started with the basics and built on them each week at C's two sessions. While C isn't a fan of a lot of foods still, we have successfully been able to eat at multiple restaurants over the past 2 months without too much push back. Just going out to eat at a nicer sit down restaurant made my day. I am so thankful for Keri. Her compassion and patience with children is evident in every decision she makes. She uses bright color markers and draws cute pictures and C loved that part. You won't go wrong with Keri or Frisco Feeding and Speech Therapy! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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We had a wonderful experience with Frisco Feeding and speech in McKinney, my boy is working with Hibah Chaudhary for months now. She is warm and welcoming, a top-notch professional,and caring. She has a skillful way of breaking it down for easy-to-understand guidance and advice for both my boy and myself. She shared so many useful tips about to increase the talkful environment at home to help the boy quickly pick up on speech. If your children are also late talkers, Highly recommended coming here with Ms.Hibah! It helps out, the boy is now knowing so many new words and sounds. Thanks!
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My son attended FFST for a year. The entire staff is so patient and works well with each kid and their needs. The therapists take time after every session to give you feedback on your child’s development and an update on progress. We worked with Katie and she was excellent. Great communication, always happy and so kind. I would highly recommend bringing your child here if you want a friendly team who delivers results.
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This review cannot even describe how pleased I am with the services that Frisco Feeding and Speech Therapy provided for my son. In particularly Alexis Petty, our Speech Pathologist, was so wonderful from the beginning to the very end. I wish I could continue with their services but scheduling conflicts require us to look into the ISD services instead. I am so impressed at the progress my son has been able to make with his speech and I truly believe it is 100% thanks to Alexis' dedication and expertise. My son enjoyed his sessions so much that he looked forward every week to them. This is a testament to how Alexis carried out the lessons and her focus on a playful and rich learning environment. Thank you Alexis and the Frisco Feeding and Speech Therapy team, you've really had a huge impact on my son's speech and his development.
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Frisco Feeding and Speech Therapy is a very professional and welcoming clinic that provides pediatric speech therapy services. The clinicians are competent and ready to take on any and all speech therapy challenges. The clinic is always clean, parents and kiddos seem to enjoy their time at the clinic, and the services rendered are appropriate and based on each client’s specific needs. I would highly recommend this business to anyone who may be looking for speech therapy services!
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Jeanine is an excellent therapist.
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Hibah was the best speech therapists for my son! She worked diligently to get him where he needed to be. She cared for him as her own child. Can’t say enough good things about Frisco Speech and Feeding Therapy and their wonderful staff! Highly recommend!
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Ms. Katie did a wonderful job with my son. We’ve seen huge improvements since beginning therapy here.
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I highly recommend this place! Our little guy had eating issues and had therapy before at another place and it wasn’t helping so I found frisco feeding and within the first day we established my sons level and Brittany came up with a plan for him. He is now eating and food is fun and he is not vomiting every time he eats due to textures. He loved his therapist Brittany. She made it so fun and easy for us to learn and help my son at home. There was zero judgement on what we feed or how we eat at home. She was accommodating in the way of making his surroundings how we’ve always done and she never told us to do it different or feed him differently or foods she would have preferred him to have! She was fantastic and that’s all you can ask for. She really really helped us.
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I reached out to FF&ST with concerns that my 2 month old had a tongue or lip tie, as she was struggling with eating. Tamika affirmed my suspicions, set us up with stretches and helped us find a qualified dentist to evaluate for a frenectomy. She shared her functional evaluation with the dentist and supported us before and after the surgery with stretches and wound care. Her guidance and support were vital in ensuring a successful procedure and in giving me peace of mind that I was doing what was best for my daughter.
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I remember how my son was when he first started his speech therapy at Frisco speech therapy, and now looking at the progress he made just makes me speechless. am so grateful for the help he got from the clinical to be able to use more words and socially engaging . especially thank you to MS Cleo and MS, Maggie for being so patient and working with him throughout his journey in the clinical. His progress tells how good you did with him and thank you for that.
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Frisco Feeding and Speech Therapy is amazing! Our 3 week old was having difficulty bottle feeding and our pediatrician recommended we have a feeding evaluation done. Tamika was our Speech Therapist and she is incredible with babies. She was calm and so helpful during our journey to get our son to eat better. It's so stressful when your baby doesn't want to eat or can't eat well and Tamika helped us find ways to hold him and help him eat better. Not only was it therapy for our son each week when we saw her but it was therapy for me too! I looked forward to our weekly sessions.
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Such a wonderful experience for me and my little one. Tamika was able to provide so much information and help to me and my family. My son made TONS of progress with eating after visiting Frisco Feeding & Speech Therapy. I would recommend for anyone struggling with switching to solid foods. Worth every penny.
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FFST has been awesome for my son! Everyone is extremely friendly and helpful. Maggie is making great progress with my son for speech and we truly appreciate the team there!
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Hibah is amazing at Frisco Speech & feeding! My daughter loved her from the start and didn’t want to leave after her session was over. She gave us detailed updates of the session and what to expect and work at home. Highly recommend her.
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This place is great! They didn’t have anything available when we needed to get in for an evaluation, but they worked their butts off to make sure I could get in asap! We worked with Ariel during our time there and she was great. She’s very knowledgeable and welcoming. Our daughter had lip and tongue tie, we started therapy with her at 3 weeks old and is doing great now!
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We had the BEST experience with Ariel! Our son went from not saying one word to a speech explosion and vocabulary you wouldn’t believe in just 10 months. We started early (at 22 months) because our son experienced “trauma” after his third hospitalization (16 months of age) with reactive airway disease and his surgery for tubes (12 months). We just didn’t want to continue to wait and see if he’d start talking on his own without professional help. Ariel quickly identified his needs, was very knowledgeable and professional. Our son at 2.5 can name every planet in the solar system, constellations, identify all his colors, knows the letters of the alphabet and the sound it makes, all his numbers, animals and sounds, and so much more. Not kidding! He talks all day now. Don’t wait and give your kid the opportunity to learn early to where they love it! 🥰 can’t say more amazing things about Ariel.Also, the office staff is amazing at scheduling, helping reschedule or cancel and they really know what insurance covers.
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Ciera Gianni is amazing! I would highly recommend Ciera to any new mom looking for a lactation consultant & feeding support. I started seeing Ciera two weeks after my daughter was born and I'm so grateful for her support, advice and help. Ciera was very thorough in her evaluation and provided helpful tips, resources and exercises each week to support and strengthen my daughter's oral motor skills. I saw significant improvement each week we worked with Ciera. Ciera is extremely knowledgable, compassionate and responsive/reliable. She always followed up our sessions with an email recap and resources. I don't know what I would have done without Ciera's support!
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We have had the most amazing experience with Ms. Brittany at the McKinney location for that last three years!!! Though we are relocating services to the Prosper location due to proximity to our sons school and changes to our schedule, we are thankful to be able to keep him within the Frisco Feeding & Speech family. The level of care, passion and knowledge Ms. Brittany and the team at FF&S has provided has second to none. You are in trusted hands here!
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We are so grateful to Frisco Feeding & Speech Therapy for what they've done for our son. They created a learning environment where our son was motivated to improve his speech (words) and he loved going there. I highly recommend their speech therapy services.
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My son had speech therapy sessions with Maggie, Maggie has exceptional skill. My son and we love the way she taught. My son used to be so excited before each session. He has developed his speech after several sessions with MS. Maggie. I highly recommend her for speech therapy.
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My son (2yrs) has been under the care of Ciera Gianni, since he was 5 weeks old. She worked with him weekly to overcome feeding struggles with his dysphagia diagnosis as well as feeding issues that arose from severe lip and tongue tie complications. In December, our son qualified for speech services, and there was no question that we would stay with Ciera for that, too. She has walked us through some of the most difficult times as parents over the last two years, always listening to and validating our concerns when we have noticed new struggles at home for him. Additionally, she has proven to be a strong advocate for our son when collaborating with his other doctors and providers. She is solution-minded and has never left us feeling like we were on our own on this journey, but instead has joined hands with us to figure out the best plan of action for our son at any given time. She sets reasonable goals for him, and has adjusted them when she feels it is necessary. Our son adores her and has become so comfortable around her as she has been such a valuable, constant person in his life these last two years. As a mother, I can't ask for anything more than a provider who loves our son and celebrates with him as he overcomes challenges in his life. Ciera has been all of that and more for our family.
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Great place. The pediatrician recommended my son to get feeding therapy. I am so glad we followed her recommendation. My son is not afraid to try a variety of foods. The office is very friendly and organized. Tamika was very patient and helpful and she made and impression on him. I highly recommend this place.
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Sarah T is a wonderful Speech Therapist! We have only had positive experiences with her. She is extremely knowledgeable, skilled, a good listener, and has so much patience and compassion for her patients. My son made so much growth in her care and looked forward to Speech every week!
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We have been going to FFS for two years now! The administrative team is wonderful and are always very communicative. My son goes for feeding therapy and Ariel Vovakes is our therapist. She has always been an advocate for my son and is amazing with him. The techniques and methods that she and the clinic stand behind are respectful of the child's wants, needs, fears and anxieties. We have overcome so many hurdles over the last two years and REFUSE to go through anyone else! We are now working with Sarah as well for speech and am very excited to see all of the progress we'll make with them both!
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Great experience with speech therapist for non verbal son with autism. They were patient, caring and determined. My son made so much progress in regaining language and the ability to communicate. They also were willing to work with his school and work on his school issue device to provide the best opportunity to give my son an opportunity to have a voice!
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FFST team and services are really wonderful,My kid improved alot here with help of Lindsey and Breanna theropists ,they are really cool and kids friendly. I would like say “Thankyou very much “ to the FFST entire team .
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Highly recommend FFST! We've seen Ariel since the start of my son's speech therapy treatment and have had a wonderful experience. She's patient, supportive and helped with different techniques to work on his articulation and mouth strength. He's come quite a long way since we first began and has now met all of his goals.
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We love Frisco feeding and speech. Ciera is wonderful with my daughter. She makes it a pleasurable experience and my daughter loves going for her visits. Thank you for helping us learn as a family how to navigate feeding struggles
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We love Ms. Jordan she is great with our two year old and he has made so much progress in the few months since she started working with him.
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I highly recommend Frisco Feeding and Speech! Jeanine Roddy is an experienced professional who is fun, energetic, and makes speech an all around fantastic experience. She has a fastatic play area that all kids will love. She is easy to schedule appointments with, prompt in replying to messages, and really individualizes a therapy plan specific to your child. We have been with them since October and have received excellent communication with our therapists and seen major growth in our sons communication. I can’t say enough positive things - this is the best place in Frisco!
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My daughter has worked with Allison and Theresa(Prosper). The ladies were so kind and always listened to my concerns. My daughter has made so much progress at Frisco Feeding and Speech. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for services for their child.
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My son did speech therapy with Ms. Maggie. She is amazing with kids and very friendly! She has great patience. My son was always excited and loved to go for the sessions. We saw improvement with his speech after few sessions!Ms. Brittany did feeding therapy for my daughter. Ms. Brittany is wonderful! She is very nice and have amazing patience. We saw great improvement after few sessions with her.Overall, we had a wonderful experience with Frisco Feeding and speech in McKinney. They have a great team. I would recommend Ms. Maggie and Ms. Brittany to anyone.
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It was great working with Hibah! She was patient and kind with our son. Would definitely recommend!
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Hibah is amazing! She takes the time to understand what's needed and has open communication throughout.
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My son was in feeding therapy with Ciera. I am so happy with the progress he made with her help. She is patient and kind and he felt very comfortable with her quickly. His life has become easier and I have the tools she taught me to continue to help him. We appreciate you!
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Maggie was amazing with my son during his time here! She is patient, caring, and really helped him leaps and bounds with his final consonant deletion. I highly recommend Frisco Feeding and Speech Therapy!
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Brittany is excellent. My daughter absolutely loved her, so much so that she became the person she talked about most. There were so many strides made and exercises learned on our end to utilize in the future. We’re very grateful for her and the organization.
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I highly recommend FFST. We were referred for food therapy and it was such a positive experience. Scheduling was super easy and we were set up with Sarah as our therapist. She was amazing and so helpful throughout our time there. My daughter has made so much progress and this has given us the learning tools we need to continue our feeding goals at home.
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Enjoyed working with Tamika. She helped resolve feeding issue with my newborn. We will go back to her if we have any further problems. She’s very patient and spends the time to understand the situation and see what is happening and helps to find a solution. Highly recommend her for your baby’s therapy.
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We had the absolute best experience with Ciera! Before coming to Frisco Feeding & Speech therapy, feeding our 5 month old was a stressful event. Because of Ciera’s expertise and support, our son has made tremendous strides. I would recommend Ciera to any parent with a baby that has feeding issues. We looked forward to each session!-Amy & Preston Nicholson
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Keri has been amazing! It’s been so wonderful seeing the way her and my son have clicked and built this foundation/bond. The growth he has had with her is incredible. To think back on my son only being able to use two word sentences is unrecognizable he can talk non stop now. Keri has not only helped him with his communication but has also helped him learn how to navigate everyday social interactions. I’m always so excited to share the skills that they’ve been working on play out in everyday life. We are forever thankful for Keri 💜
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Ms Ciera helped us through our infant’s latching and feeding journey. She helped us understand the challenges and guided us on oral motor skill development. We saw steady improvement over the course of our journey
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Our speech therapist at Frisco Feeding & Speech Therapy is really incredible. We are so pleased with the progress that our daughter has made there. I highly recommend them if your child is a late talker.
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Frisco Feeding has been a good experience so far and Keri Schoenemann has been fantastic in helping our little one transition to solids. She is very helpful and and patient with the whole process and is always giving us helpful tips to try at home.
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I started working with Ariel to help my daughter with her breastfeeding and bottle feeding struggles. My daughter was 3 months old when we started the therapy and 8 months old when she was discharged from the clinic. In those 5 months with Ariel, my daughter not only showed such a great progress with breast and bottle feeding skills but with solids and straw cups as well. Ariel made it very easy for me to perform exercises at home as she explained the techniques in the simplest form, gave detailed reasoning behind each and every exercise and let me practice with her.Ariel is very knowledgeable and always trying to put missing pieces together to find the root cause of an underlying issue.I have learned so much about feeding from her that would definitely help me in the future.I am so glad that Ariel was my daughter's therapist. She made sure that my daughter was comfortable and happy during all the sessions. We wouldn't be where we are today without her guidance and support. Ariel is amazing with babies and I 100% recommend her!
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Our family has been extremely pleased with the services provided by Ciera at Frisco Feeding & Speech. The intake process was extremely easy and informative. Ciera did a great job answering our questions, equipping us as parents to help our daughter, and the rapport she built with our daughter was exceptional. Ciera was extremely knowledgeable and compassionate. Our daughter has made huge strides and we’re so grateful!
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Highly recommended Frisco Feeding & Speech, our daughter attended speech therapy sessions with Ms. Larson due to delays in language and articulation. Her progress surpassed our expectations and now she can’t stop talking. Ms. Larson was an excellent therapist and our daughter loves her. We are thankful for all she’s done to help our daughter.
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Tamika helped with awesome tips for our 20 month old picky eater. She was very patient and knowledgeable and we will highly recommend her for anyone looking for speech/feeding therapy.
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Tamika at FFST was the best thing to happen to me two weeks after my son was born. I was so discouraged at the beginning of my nursing journey and worried that my son had a poor latch or that I wasn’t producing enough, but after a couple of sessions we were improving significantly! Not only is Tamika fantastic at her job she is also understanding at the adjustment period many mothers go through when planning or driving as a new party of two. She was amazing and I’ll miss seeing her every week!
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I worked with Tamika for my son starting at 7-8 months while introducing solids. He had a tongue tie that we were not able to correct as an infant, and this was contributing of a number of feeding issues for him. While working with Tamika, we were able to successfully introduce different foods and textures without constant gagging and choking. She recommended correcting his tongue tie which also worked wonders for him. Our son made such amazing progress with therapy and was a completely different kid at the end. We can’t thank Tamika enough!
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Working with Brittany was nothing short of amazing! She has been compassionate, empathetic and helpful throughout the entire process. I wasn't sure what to expect from speech therapy but my child has made tremendous strides since we've started. I highly recommend her services. 5 stars, Ms. Brittany!
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We have been clients of Keri at Frisco Feeding Speech West for a little over two years. Keri feels like a family member. She knows what goes on in our lives in as much detail as what goes on during each session. Keri is a pro with ARFID! She always has new and fresh ideas, remembers everything, makes goals that are challenging but achievable and makes each session fun and entertaining–not just work. She has been a constant for us–reliable and dependable every week. Keri keeps us anchored in place. Can’t imagine where we would be without her. Keri is THE BEST!
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The therapists we saw were great. Both showed up prepared and really made a difference in my sons speech development!
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Ms. Maggie is an excellent speech therapist. She is very knowledgeable and professional. She is one a kind, very sweet and thoughtful towards our son. Every session she was able to come up with new methods to help with our son's speech and even taught us skills to be used at home. She also did a lot of research to identify which methods can be more beneficial for our son. Within a couple of months our son was able to say some of the alphabets, numbers and was able to identify colors. Overall, we had a really good experience with Ms. Maggie and we definitely recommend her.
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Mrs. Tamika was absolutely wonderful to work with. From our first consultation, she immediately identified the issues our son was experiencing and she created a plan. My son loved his sessions with her. Mrs. Tamika is patient and kind and very involved in sessions. She assisted in providing us additional resources and referrals. As a result of seeing Mrs. Tamika, my sons tongue tie and feeding issues were addressed, and Mrs. Tamika even recognized other issues related to his tonsils and referred us to a specialist. I cannot praise her enough! My son is now eating better, and has no more functional limitations regarding chewing and eating food. Mrs. Tamika is SPECTACULAR!!! In addition, the office staff is also very kind and was always quick to respond to my calls or emails if I ever had any questions. My son is currently attending their summer camp and is also enjoying it very much.
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Ms. Brittany Larson at the McKinney location is a total ROCK STAR!!! From the very 1st meeting with Ms. Brittany amazing things started to happen. Firstly, she is always very accommodating, pleasant and patient. She went above and beyond to help me put things in place for my son's appointments and always delivered as promised. She greets us with a huge smile every single time and my son adores her. He looks forward to every visit and shows progress each time. Within just a few visits she has exceeded our expectations and managed to get some of the most spectacular results. We are honored to work with Ms. Brittany and I am confident that he will continue to make amazing strides under her care. You cannot go wrong with this awesome therapist.
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Jeanine at Frisco Feeding & Speech Therapy has amazing energy and knowledge that she applies to her clients. I highly recommend her.
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Feeding therapy at a young age is difficult enough, add to that a teenager, set in their ways, with anxiety and it’s almost impossible. Theresa was the best fit for my son. Not only did he reach his goal with the therapy, he walked out with mental development and tools for the future. I would highly recommend Theresa for feeding therapy.
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My daughter’s speech therapist, Theresa, has been nothing but amazing with her. Her speech has developed so much that words we did not know existed in her vocabulary has us dumbfounded in recent times. My daughter has come to love and trust her so much that she later did not require us to be in the room with her during her sessions. I highly recommend this place if you are thinking about speech therapy and specifically Theresa as your therapist.
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Frisco Feeding and Speech Therapy is constantly expanding our locations so that we may serve more families around the Dallas Fort-Worth area. 

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  • Milestones: When a child achieves the goals of our individualized client treatment plan, we have a client discharge discussion with their family to discuss the results of the plan and possible continuing support that can be provided by the family.
  • Family Oriented: Parents are welcome to observe our speech therapy or feeding therapy sessions with their child. After each therapy session, we offer a brief therapy summary and treatment status for our client’s family who are present at our clinic.
  • Personalized Treatment: A copy of our individualized client therapy treatment plan is provided to our client’s family after reviewing and agreeing to it with them.
  • Free Consultations: We offer free phone consultations with family members prior to enrolling their child in treatment to discuss their child’s history & therapy options.
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Loryn Hudson

MS, CF-SLP

What is one unique fact about you?
I’ve been to 42 out of 50 states!

What are your hobbies?
I love doing renovation products. Whether it’s updating a thrifted piece or breaking out a hammer to build something new, I’m always working on something.

What is your favorite children’s book?
“Wish” by Matthew Cordell.

Do You Have Any Pets?
My family has a pug named Lilibet Ladypug (but we just call her Lily).

What do you like to do for fun?
I love being creative, and will spend hours trying a new recipe. I like to play guitar, bake, and paint! Outside the house, I enjoy exploring everything Dallas has to offer.

What is the best thing about your job?
My favorite thing about my job is being able to create relationships with families. I feel so honored to be trusted with my clients and so lucky to be a part of your family’s journey!

Nicole Tsao

MS, CCC-SLP, CAIP

What is one unique fact about you?
I used to participate in a lion and dragon dance team

Do you have a favorite children’s book?
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Do you have any pets?
I don’t have any pets but dream of adding 2 dachshunds to my family one day.

What do you like to do for fun?
I like to garden, cook/bake, draw, play video games, and hang out with my family

Who is your hero and why?
My heroes are my parents and grandparents who selflessly work so hard to provide for their families.

What is the best thing about your job?
I love getting to collaborate with a great team of SLPs and building relationships with tons of great families. One of my favorite things is seeing children make progress on their goals and become more confident about being themselves.

Ciera Gianni

MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC, CAIP

What is one unique fact about you?
I traveled to Zambia, Africa on a speech therapy mission trip to educate the community about children with communication impairments and disabilities.

Where is your favorite place to vacation?
I love the beach but I also love visiting other countries. I don’t like traveling to the same country more than once.

What is your favorite children’s book?
“Beautiful Oops!” by Barney Saltzberg

Do You Have Any Pets?
Lyla, basset hound

What do you like to do for fun?
I enjoy hanging out with my family, traveling, reading, going to the movies and running.

Who is your hero and why?
My mother is my hero because she taught me that you can accomplish your dreams at any age. She received her doctoral degree in education at the age of 56. She inspires me every day that it is never too late to continue to pursue my dreams.

What is the best thing about your job?
Educating parents and providing them the skills to help make their child succeed in the home environment. I love receiving updates of new skills their child has learned at home.

Tamika Magloire

MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC, CAIP

What is one unique fact about you?
My older brother has a cognitive-communication disorder.

Where is your favorite place to vacation?
Anywhere warm

What is your favorite children’s book?
“There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly”

Do You Have Any Pets?
Blue Heeler Mix. Her name is Storm 🙂

What do you like to do for fun?
I enjoy being active, playing volleyball, enjoying the outdoors, and spending time with friends.

Who is your hero and why?
My hero is my younger sister. She has overcome so much adversity and continues to strive to be a better individual and overall humanitarian.

What is the best thing about your job?
I enjoy working with such a diverse population and having the flexibility to be as creative as I’d like. I love collaborating with this amazing, outgoing, and energetic team, which matches my personality.

Leah Estep

MS, CCC-SLP, CAIP, ADHD-RSP

What is one unique fact about you?
I conquered my fear of heights when I was 19 years old by bungee jumping from a 170 ft bridge over a river in Canada.

Where is your favorite place to vacation?
The Beach

What is your favorite children’s book?
“The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein

Do you have any pets?
Yes, I have a boxer/lab mix named Nora

What do you like to do for fun?
Spend as much time with my family as possible–they make everything fun!

Who is your hero and why?
My mother–not only is she incredibly nurturing and loving, but she is also one of the hardest workers I know. She holds herself and those around her to high standards and she exudes excellence in all that she does. She is open-minded, compassionate, and adventurous.

What is the best thing about your job?
I love the fact that I am able to develop long-term unique relationships with each of my patients and their families. It is an incredible privilege to be able to watch so many kiddos develop and grow up over time. I feel lucky and thankful every single day for my job.

Brittany Larson

MS, CCC-SLP, CAIP

What is one unique fact about you?
I went skydiving for my 18th birthday and bungee jumping in Australia off a 165 foot bridge.

Where is your favorite place to vacation?
Anywhere that has a beach!

What is your favorite children’s book?
“The Day the Crayons Quit” by Drew Daywalt

Do You Have Any Pets?
I have a mini poodle who is 14 years old named Maxie.

What do you like to do for fun?
I like to spend time with my family and friends, watch movies and travel.

Who is your hero and why?
My heroes are my parents. They have been supportive in anything that I have wanted to accomplish and have been the cheerleaders along the way.

What is the best thing about your job?
I love becoming an extended part of each family that I get to work with. Each patient and family I get to work with holds a special place in my heart and sharing the excitement about their child’s accomplishments brightens my day!

Keri Bartel

MS, CCC-SLP, CAIP

What is one unique fact about you?
I took a semester off and lived in Spain for three months in the middle graduate school.

What is your favorite place to vacation?
Costa Rica

What is your favorite children’s book?
Amelia Bedelia

Do you have any pets?
Nope, just my plants.

What do you like to do for fun?
Something active or adventurous with my husband and spending time with friends.

Who is your hero and why?
My hero is my dad. He lost part of his hand in an accident as a young adult but that has never stopped him from working hard. Growing up I remember noticing that he never made excuses for something being difficult and always modeled working hard when it wasn’t easy.

What is the best thing about your job?
I love when parents get excited about their child’s accomplishments. When they tell me about using new words with a friend or eating a new food for the first time it makes my day!

Maggie Olson

MS, CCC-SLP

What is one unique fact about you?
I have a twin brother! We are fraternal twins.

What are your hobbies?
I love to exercise and try new recipes or restaurants- I am a big foodie!

What is your favorite children’s book?
Junie B. Jones series

Do You Have Any Pets?
In graduate school, my 4 roommates and I fostered a newborn puppy while living together. We loved him so much that my roommate adopted him. Although we don’t live together anymore, all 5 of us are still considered his “moms”. His name is Goose and he is in training to be a therapy dog!

What do you like to do for fun?
I enjoy running, spending time with family and friends, reading, traveling, and especially finding a new farmers market on the weekend!

Who is your hero and why?
My parents! They have taught me the importance of family, tradition, and time together. I appreciate them more than anything, especially since moving farther away from my hometown.

What is the best thing about your job?
The best thing about my job is the connections I get to make with each kid. Every day is so rewarding!

Mary Calhoun

What is one unique fact about you?
My daughter and I love doing charity work.

Where is your favorite place to vacation?
Cabo San Lucas

What is your favorite children’s book?
“The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein

Do You Have Any Pets?
Ginger -dog

What do you like to do for fun?
Read, Yoga, travel, and watching the kiddos play sports

Who is your hero and why?
My dad who has shown me to always have a positive outlook on everything In life and growing up he was very driven to work hard for the family.

What is the best thing about your job?
I have to stay organized and that is one of my best qualities.

Ariel Vovakes

MS, CCC-SLP

What is one unique fact about you?
I was a gymnast for 10 years!

Where is your favorite place to vacation?
Hawaii

What is your favorite children’s book?
“Good Night, Gorilla” by Peggy Rathmann

Do You Have Any Pets?
Jester, miniature pinscher
Whiskey, standard poodle

What do you like to do for fun?
I enjoy hanging out with family and friends, traveling, painting and spending time outdoors.

Who is your hero and why?
My mother is my hero because she’s always inspired me to work hard in order to achieve my career goal of helping others.

What is the best thing about your job?
The best thing about my job is identifying a child’s unique strengths in order to help them reach their goals. I love to hear success stories from parents!

Lindsey Mendoza

MOT, OTR/L

What is one unique fact about you?
I was able to have the opportunity to ride in a hot air balloon! It was such a fun experience with so many beautiful views!

Where is your favorite place to vacation?
Anywhere! I just love traveling in general!

What is your favorite children’s book?
“The Runaway Bunny”

Do You Have Any Pets?
Yes two dogs. An Australian Shepard mix named Luna and a Boarder Collie mix named Sadie.

What do you like to do for fun?
I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, traveling, and finding fun new places to explore.
Who is your hero and why?
My heroes are my parents. They have set such a great example for me to live by and have supported me in everything I have wanted to do.
What is the best thing about your job?
I enjoy working with children and their families and making a difference in their lives. Being able to watch their growth over time and sharing both the parent and child’s excitement brings me so much joy.

Breanna Lawton

MS, CF-SLP

What is one unique fact about you?
When I was born, it was discovered that my 5th chromosome is upside down! My parents did genetic testing and it turns out my dad’s chromosome is also upside down. We still don’t know what it means!

What are your hobbies?
I like yoga, reading, and baking new recipes.

What is your favorite children’s book?
The Rainbow Fish was always my favorite book to read when I was younger.

Do You Have Any Pets?
I have 2 cats named Murphy and Felix – but I love all animals :)

What do you like to do for fun?
I love to spend time with my family and closest friends, and travel as much as possible.

Who is your hero and why?
My hero is my mom because she is the most resilient person I know and has always supported me to work hard and be successful.

What is the best thing about your job?
The best part of my job is being able to provide support and guidance for so many wonderful children and their families. It’s such a rewarding experience every day.

Theresa Duff

MS, CF-SLP

What is one unique fact about you?
I am one of 7 children and love being a part of a big family.

What are your hobbies?
I enjoy working out, playing in an adult soccer league, and reading/podcasting.

What is your favorite children’s book?
The Nancy Drew series

Do You Have Any Pets?
I do not have any pets.

What do you like to do for fun?
I enjoy exploring new areas and restaurants and trying new hobbies.

Who is your hero and why?
My mom and dad are my heroes because they selflessly raised 7 kids while overcoming many different challenges. They continue to support me in everything I do and inspire me to always work hard and love others well.

What is the best thing about your job?
Seeing parents and their child overcome an obstacle they did not think was possible.

Jordan Rudd

MS, CF-SLP

What is one unique fact about you?
I played college basketball for four years in undergrad and one year of graduate school.

What are your hobbies?
In my free time I enjoy reading, especially thriller/mystery novels. I also love to exercise and be active by going to the gym, going for a walk, playing tennis or playing pickleball with friends.

What is your favorite children’s book?
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

Do You Have Any Pets?
I don’t have any pets, but would love to have as many dogs as possible!

What do you like to do for fun?
I have so much fun participating in outdoor activities with my friends and family. Exploring new places to eat is also something I always look forward to doing.

Who is your hero and why?
My parents are both too incredible to choose just one of them as my hero. My parents are the reason I am the person I am today and have always been my biggest supporters in all aspects of my life. They inspire me in different ways to live my life as a brave, determined and most importantly kind person. They are my favorite people in the world.

What is the best thing about your job?
The best thing about my job is being able to impact children’s lives in a positive way while developing valuable and lasting relationships. Not only do I get to help create a fun and enriching environment for children, I also get to work alongside amazing clinicians and people everyday!

Katie Von Bargen

MS, CF-SLP

What is one unique fact about you?
I was a Spanish major in college, and I spent 4 months studying abroad in Spain during my junior year. Bilingualism has become a huge passion of mine!

What are your hobbies?
I love to read, work out, and spend quality time with families and friends. I also love to travel; I have been to 15 countries!

What is your favorite children’s book?
“A Bad Case of Stripes” by David Shannon

Do You Have Any Pets?
I don’t have any pets right now, but I grew up with cats and am a total cat person! I definitely think there is a cat adoption (or two) in my future.

What do you like to do for fun?
I’ve lived in the DFW area for 2 years, and I enjoy exploring all the wonderful activities, restaurants, and nature that it has to offer. I also love Broadway shows; I am so glad to live in a city where we get fabulous touring productions!

Who is your hero and why?
My heroes are my parents. They have worked so hard to give me everything I could have ever wanted or needed. Even now, they drop everything if their phone rings in Georgia with a call from me all the way in Texas. Their love and support for me and their willingness to be honest about the joys and trials of parenthood inspire me to be a better speech therapist.

What is the best thing about your job?
The best part about my job is the relationships I build with my patients and families. There is no greater joy than walking alongside children and families and watching them grow and succeed!

Marissa White

MS, CCC-SLP, ADHD-RSP

What is one unique fact about you?
I can say the alphabet backwards

What are your hobbies?
I love cooking, reading outside, and playing with my dog

What is your favorite children’s book?
Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall–the book combines rich language, practical scenarios, and a great message about facing your fears!

Do You Have Any Pets?
Yes! I have a 5-year old beagle named Cooper, and he is even more energetic than when he was a puppy.

What do you like to do for fun?
Reading, spending time with my family, and playing board games

Who is your hero and why?
My mom–she taught me everything I know! Especially the importance of hard work, honesty, and commitment. I will always thank her for being a great example!

What is the best thing about your job?
Getting to build relationships with families!

Jeanine Roddy

MA, CCC-SLP

I believe every child has endless potential and is not defined by their area of need.   Fostering individual change is possible when a therapist is passionate about their calling and given the resources to implement their expertise.  In this way we will positively change the course of life for the children and families we service.

What is one unique fact about you?
I have spent most of my life competing. As a young adult, I earned a scholarship to swim at the University of Kansas and competed at the U.S. Open and National Championships. Upon graduation, I began endurance running and competing in triathlons. Racing at the U.S. Triathlon Championships with my father was one of my fondest memories.

Where is your favorite place to vacation?
Nothing beats the beauty or culture of France. Fabulous food, beautifully manicured parks, incredible beaches, and towering Alps.

What is your favorite children’s book?
“What Do You Do with an Idea?” by Kobi Yamada

Do You Have Any Pets?
I’m a crazy cat lady!

What do you like to do for fun?
On the weekends, you may find me cheering on my son at the baseball fields or applauding for my daughter at the theater. Perhaps if I am lucky, we may be boarding an airplane on our way to a new adventure.

What is the best thing about your job?
Each child presents their own unique strengths and challenges. My favorite part of being a speech pathologist is figuring out how to unlock each child’s potential by utilizing their strengths to alleviate their weakness. Humans have an inherent drive to eat and communicate with one another; being able to foster’s a child ability to enjoy mealtime with family or express their thoughts and feelings is a true joy.