- Improve the ability to pronounce words
- Improve enunciation of sounds (L, R, S)
- Increase fluency for the mild stutterer
- Reduce regional or foreign accents
- Improve grammar usage
- Enhance public speaking ability
- Rehabilitate and restore speech due to stroke, head injury, multiple sclerosis or other neurological causes
Teresa uses a variety of treatments and techniques tailored to your needs in increasing your speech clarity such as myofascial release, oral-facial-lingual strengthening and coordination exercises, breathing techniques,vital stimulation, auditory/visual feedback, LSVT (Lee Silverman Voice Therapy) for people with Parkinson’s disease and other neurological limitations.
Since my speech therapy at Horizons Speech Language and Voice, I have significantly improved my ability to speak clearly. I don’t hesitate to speak up now that I am perfectly understood. I have gained a lot of confidence and people around me have noticed.
-Sergey S., Denver
Restoring and Increasing the Quality of Your Voice and Breathing Function
Teresa DeAnda at Horizons Speech Language and Voice will:
- Increase strength and clarity of your voice
- Reduce hoarseness, nasalty and pitch problems
- Restore your speaking and singing voice
- Rehabilitate and restore a damaged voice and larynx due to specific pathologies
- Laryngeal/Pharyngeal reflux
- Laryngitis/inflammation
- Vocal nodules, polyps, granulomas, ulcers
- Vocal cord pareses, paralysis, and nerve damage
- Aging larynx (Presbylaryngeus)
- Spastic Dysphonia
- Vocal cord dysfunction, difficulty breathing and coughing spells
- Parkinson’s disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury and other neurological causes
- Post surgery and radiation of cancerous and benign thyroid, head and neck tissues and tumor
Teresa uses unique and calculated treatments involving myofascial release, vital stimulation, audio/visual feedback and breathing/voicing strategies that will increase the strength, function and mobility of your larynx (Voice Box). She will also use LSVT ( Lee Silverman Voice Therapy) for people with Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders.
I was afraid to talk. My voice was scratchy and sounded like I was sick. After seeing Teresa, my voice sounds amazing. I feel like a new person.”
– Sandra W., Denver
I lost my talking and singing voice due to vocal cord damage. Now my voice is back and I can talk and sing again.”
– David D., Littleton