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Speech With Heart LLC - Bilingual Pediatric Speech Therapy Tucson

Speech Therapy
Tucson & Vail

Speech with Heart LLC is an in home pediatric provider of Language and Speech therapy. We also provide early intervention for toddlers. In home visits available in Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana, Rita Ranch, and Vail, AZ.

If you would like to request speech therapy services for your child, request services by clicking the button below and filling out a contact form.

Reasons to consider speech therapy

…My toddler will grunt and point to things that he wants, but he won’t try to tell me with words or sounds.

…It takes a lot of effort on my part to encourage and hear my child say words or sounds.

…My child has behaviors (hitting, biting, yelling, crying) because he is frustrated that he can’t say what he wants to say.

…I can’t understand what my child is trying to tell me, and other adults have an even harder time.

…It seems that my child is missing the smaller pieces that make a full sentence.

…I have no idea what my child did today at school because he struggles to tell me about his day.

…Reading and writing are very effortful for my child.

…My child is very shy around other children and struggles to make friends at school. 

…He has a hard time speaking up to his teacher about asking for permission to go use the restroom (or other basic needs).

…My child is self conscious about his stuttering.

…We are considering (or have) a communication device for my child and we’d like some instruction on how to use it.

Meet our Team

Here at Speech With Heart, we are all excited to help you get started on this journey to improving your child’s communication. Let’s work together to help communication improve between you and your child.

Tamra Mullen M.S. CCC-SLP: bilingual, pediatric speech-language pathologist,

Meet Tamra

Speech Therapy
Tucson, AZ

Tamra Mullen M.S. CCC-SLP is the owner of Speech With Heart and has provided bilingual (English/Spanish) speech therapy in Tucson, Northwest Tucson, Oro Valley, and Marana.  She is trained in trained in Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) and Gestalt Language Processing (GLP). She has been a Speech Language Pathologist for 11 years and has experience with infants through school aged children. She specializes in bilingual language acquisition, evaluation and treatments. She has provided individual speech therapy with a heavy emphasis on parent/caregiver education and training to promote continued language growth within the home. She became a speech language pathologist because she loves helping children and parents communicate together.

Raising kids is hard enough and it’s stressful when a child simply cannot clearly state their wants and needs…to a parent, teacher or daycare provider. Communication doesn’t need to be your struggle! She will support you and guide you on this journey to helping your child overcome breakdowns in communication. Though she is currently on a “clinical sabbatical” in order to homeschool and raise her 5 young children, she looks forward to talking with you in an introductory phone consultation! 

Liliana McMillen Speech Therapist Vail AZ

Meet Liliana

Speech Therapy
East Tucson and Vail, AZ

Liliana McMillen, M.A. CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist residing in the Vail, AZ area. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona and her Master’s in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Colorado. She has a passion for working with children with speech sound disorders (articulation and phonology) and stuttering (dysfluencies). She is trained in Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) and Gestalt Language Processing (GLP). She has worked as a speech-language pathologist for the past 19 years in a variety of settings, including schools and home-based therapy. She enjoys doing amigurumi, cooking, baking and spending time outdoors with her husband and three kids.

Liliana McMillen Speech Therapist Vail AZ

Meet Julia

Speech Therapy
Northwest Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana

Julia Jurgens, M.S. CCCC-SLP, is a speech language pathologist serving the NW Tucson, Oro Valley, and Marana  areas. She completed her Master’s in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, on an autism training grant. She has 20 years experience working in elementary schools with pre-K through 5th grade students in the areas of autism, motor-speech disorders, apraxia (CAS), receptive and expressive language delay, and stuttering. She is additionally trained in Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) and Gestalt Language Processing (GLP).

 

Her therapeutic approach begins with a focus on building rapport and relationship with a child and making therapy fun. She loves collaborating with parents who are their children’s most knowledgeable advocates.  One of her favorite communication treatment areas is within Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). She is excited about the paradigm shift in treatment based on the lived experiences of autistic adults who convey the impact of childhood therapies. If your child is struggling, there is much hope and you are not alone!

 

She enjoys hiking, camping, weight training, nutrition, reading, poetry, and being with her husband and mini-dachshund, Fern.
Michaela Copeland

Meet Michaela

Administrative Assistant
Tucson, AZ

Hello! My name is Michaela Copeland, the administrative assistant for Speech with Heart. I assist Speech with Heart families on their speech journey by taking care of appointment details! I’m here to clear up your questions and support you with scheduling needs and changes. I have my Bachelor’s degree in Deaf Studies with an emphasis in Educational American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting. Most importantly, I am a wife and mother who has always been passionate about helping people.

Our Approach & Values

We believe the parent-child-therapist relationship and engagement is crucial to successful treatment outcomes. The parent is always a key player in the treatment journey. As parents are the first teachers of their children and the EXPERTS on their kids, we hold in utmost importance the parents’ or caregivers’ wishes, beliefs, ideas, and goals for the child. Together, we will form a collaborative treatment approach that meets the needs of your child and your family’s lifestyle.

Qualifications

Our therapists hold certifications by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and speech language pathology licenses to practice in the state of Arizona in addition to  Masters degrees in Communication Disorders. Select providers can provide language, articulation and speech therapy in English and Spanish.

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