Seattle’s Trusted Pediatric Speech Therapy

Serving Ballard & surrounding areas in person

Providing virtual sessions throughout all of Washington

unlocking communication, one child at a time

Certified Speech & Language Pathologists

At Swanson Speech Therapy, we believe that every child deserves the opportunity to communicate confidently. Whether your child struggles with speech sound production, language delays, fluency, or social communication skills, our expert speech therapists provide personalized speech therapy designed to meet their unique needs.

Early language development

Receptive and expressive language delays/disorders

Articulation and phonological delays

Childhood apraxia of speech

Speech therapy for late talkers

Autism spectrum speech therapy

Stuttering speech therapy

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Speech Therapy Services

Comprehensive Evaluations

We conduct thorough, evidence-based evaluations to assess your child’s speech, language, and communication skills that identify strengths, challenges, and the best path forward for treatment.

Personalized Therapy Plans

Every child is unique, and so is our approach. We create individualized therapy plans designed to help your child make meaningful progress in communication.

Play-Based Therapy

Children learn best through play. Our therapy sessions incorporate games, movement, and interactive activities to support speech and language development in a natural, engaging way.

Home, school, and clinic visits

We provide speech therapy in multiple settings so families can choose the option that works best for them. Whether in-clinic, in-home, or at school, we bring expert therapy to where your child thrives most.

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flexible speech therapy options

Does My Child Need Speech Therapy?

If your child:
→ Has difficulty being understood by family or peers
→ Struggles to form sentences or express ideas clearly
→ Has trouble following directions or understanding questions
→ Stutters or repeats sounds when speaking
→ Shows frustration when trying to communicate

Early intervention is key! We’re here to help. Fill out our inquiry form.

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Why Families Trust Swanson Speech Therapy

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Emily Schoettle
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We had a fantastic experience working with Natalie at Swanson Speech Therapy. She created a supportive, warm, and fun learning environment, where our son had tremendous growth and mastered all of the speech patterns he struggled with. He always left the sessions happy, smiling, and proud. Natalie not only connected and communicated wonderfully with our elementary aged son, she also provided my husband and I with clear and effective tools to help with at-home practice, reinforcing and strengthening the in-session work. We would highly recommend Natalie and Swanson Speech Therapy!
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Fikerte Befekadu
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My 3 years old has been coming to Swanson speech therapy for over a year now and we are impressed. Andrea is an amazing speech pathologist; she has worked so hard to make a difference in my son’s speaking abilities. My son looks forward to coming here and working with Andrea. She has different games she sets up for him for each session and that’s how she gets him to talk more. She also has sound cards he practices with her at each session. Sometimes she also sends us home with some target words. I can’t imagine where my son would be in speaking if we didn’t bring him to Swanson. Thank you, Swanson!
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Abby Yawitz
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Natalie was incredibly supportive throughout the speech therapy process. Both of my children worked with her, and she made every session engaging, fun, and encouraging. They genuinely looked forward to going, which made a huge difference. Thanks to her expertise and positive approach, both kids made great progress and were very successful in reaching their goals. We are so grateful for the care, patience, and dedication she showed our family.
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Ashley Neiswender
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My 3yo has been seeing Andrea for 4 months and I couldn’t be happier with the language support she is getting and the results we are seeing. Andrea is so great with kids, and creates customized approaches to tackle the sounds we are working on, sends us home with exercises to work on that are super approachable and easy to integrate into our day. Would highly recommend to anyone who has a little one who needs speech support
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Brianna Yearwood
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Miss Andrea is amazing! Our daughter has made so much progress and looks forward to speech therapy every time. So grateful to have found this place
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Sam Bowerman
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Swanson Speech Therapy is fantastic! My son 's improvement was night and day. He went from being barely understandable at age 4, to speaking clearly and age appropriately by 5! The teachers are super supportive and make learning a fun environment. My son was actually sad to graduate because he looked forward to going every Monday afternoon. Highly recommend!
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Amy Betz
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We had a fantastic experience with Swanson Speech Therapy for my daughter. The location was convenient and very comfortable and quiet. Natalie immediately developed rapport with my daughter, efficiently evaluated her needs, and implemented a plan that was fun and effective. She was able to connect brain/awareness, mouth/tongue position, and sound/articulation in a way that my daughter could connect and understand for herself which gave her the foundation to make real progress. Natalie was able to relate the sessions to real life which helped to bridge the skills into day to day use drawing on interests and activities that my daughter had shared which made it feel relevant to her. We could not have been more happy with the time we spent with Swanson Speech Therapy!
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Glory Lee
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Natalie and the team at Swanson Speech Therapy has been a godsend. I don’t know how they do it, but they are able to engage with my kids like no other teachers. Both my kids were seeing natalie on a weekly basis and the leaps they made week to week has been nothing short of amazing. My kids have worked with both teacher Rachel. (yes, they’re both Rachels and so kind with my kids.) Natalie and team are the greatest empaths that creates a positive and safe environment for the kids to learn and grow. I say this to everyone I talk to— SLPs are literal angels on earth! We are so grateful for all that Natalie has done for us as a family and I appreciate how encouraging and comforting she’s been during each and every one of our visits. Thank you so much!
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Kathleen Corwin
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We had a wonderful experience working with Piper at Swanson Speech Therapy! She was incredibly helpful, knowledgeable, and professional. Scheduling was easy and we loved that she was able to do sessions at our house and school. We can't say enough great things about Piper or this experience, and would highly recommend to others!
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C & A
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A wonderful experience from start to finish. They were kind, professional, gave me feedback on a regular basis and my kid really appreciated their help! Thank you Swanson Speech Therapy!
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About Swanson Speech Therapy

Our team includes PROMPT-certified, Hanen-trained, and Meaningful Speech-trained speech therapists specializing in a wide range of speech and language disorders.

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Rachel Tennant, M.A. CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

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Bettye Eifert, M.A. CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

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Molly Whipple, M.A. CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

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Andrea Gougian, M.A. CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Natalie swanson

Natalie Swanson, M.S. CCC-SLP

Owner and Speech Language Pathologist

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Piper Doering, M.S. CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Rachel Connelly

Rachel Connelly

Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

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Dawn Swalander

Billing Specialist

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