Speech Therapy for Kids in Woodridge, IL
Speech and feeding therapy for kids from 18 months through school age, at our Woodridge center on Hobson Road near Seven Bridges.
- An ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist leads your child's plan
- Speech and OT back to back, so it's one trip instead of two
- Weekday appointments, 8 am to 6 pm, minutes from I-355 and Route 53
- We check your insurance before your first visit
Call 630-381-7755 and we'll walk you through the next steps.
Monday to Friday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
We accept most major insurance plans:
Is it time to talk to a speech therapist?
Some parents notice it at daycare pickup, when other kids are chatting and theirs isn't. Some notice it at home, in the meltdowns that happen when a child can't get the words out. Others hear it from a pediatrician who says "let's wait and see," and aren't sure they want to wait. If something has you wondering, that's reason enough to ask.
Signs worth a conversation with a speech therapist:
- Fewer than 50 words, or no two-word phrases, by age 2 (a common threshold from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
- Speech that family understands but other people don't
- Big frustration around communicating
- Trouble following simple directions or answering questions
- Stuttering that's lasting or getting in the way
What speech therapy looks like at our Woodridge center
It starts with an assessment of about an hour. Our SLP plays with your child, listens, and asks what you're seeing at home, then builds a plan around the moments that matter to your family.
Sessions use our therapy rooms and gym with swings, a rock wall, and a climbing structure, because movement often helps kids find words. We support late talking, understanding language, speech sounds, social communication, alternative communication (AAC), and feeding therapy in our dedicated feeding room.
Parents are coached during sessions, so the practice keeps going at home. See how we approach speech and feeding therapy.
Your speech therapist plays with your child, listens to how they communicate, and asks what you're seeing at home.
Goals tied to real moments: asking for a snack, being understood at preschool, mealtimes that feel calmer.
Play-based sessions, and one or two things to practice at home each week, so progress keeps going between visits.
Meet Our Speech Team
Jessica Roberts-Grant
Michaela Bugumba
Michelle Spencer
Speech, OT, and ABA under one roof in Woodridge
Plenty of Woodridge families have a child in more than one therapy. Here, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and ABA therapy all happen in the same building, so your child's therapists coordinate goals and share what's working, and you don't have to be the messenger. One front desk, one schedule, one plan.
Finding their words
First words, being understood, picture and device communication, and mealtimes that feel calmer.
Confidence in everyday moments
Fine motor, sensory, and self-care skills, from getting dressed to holding a crayon.
Skills for independence
Play-based, child-led support for communication, social, and daily-living skills.
The bigger picture
If speech is only part of the story
For some kids, a speech delay shows up alongside differences in play, social connection, or routines. Sometimes that points to autism, and sometimes it doesn't. Either way, it helps to have people who can tell the difference.
- Start with your child's speech therapist. She'll tell you honestly what she's noticing.
- Get answers nearby. Our early autism testing happens at our Naperville center, about 11 minutes away.
- Continue here in Woodridge. If ABA therapy would help, it happens in this same building, alongside speech and OT.
ABA therapy
Support that grows with your child
If an autism diagnosis is part of your child's story, ABA therapy happens in the same building, with a team that already knows your child. It's play-based, led by your child's strengths, and built around your family's goals.
Learn about ABA therapy at this center →Why Woodridge families choose private speech therapy
If your child already has speech through Early Intervention or school, you might wonder whether private therapy is worth it. Here's what it adds that those programs aren't set up to do:
- Help without an eligibility test. Plenty of kids who are struggling to talk don't meet EI or school cutoffs. You don't need anyone's approval to get your child support.
- One-on-one, every time. School speech is often in small groups and squeezed into the school day. Private sessions are just your child and their speech therapist.
- Goals your family picks. Ordering at a restaurant, playing with a cousin, calmer mealtimes, not only classroom skills.
- A coach for you. You'll see what we're working on and get simple ways to practice at home.
- Speech and OT in one trip. Many Woodridge families book them back to back, with ABA in the same building if your child needs it.
- Year-round. No pause for summer or school breaks.
Turning 3 or starting school?
That's when a lot of families add private therapy. Early Intervention ends at 3, and not every child qualifies for school services or gets as much support as before. Private speech therapy keeps your child's progress going through the change, and we'll coordinate with your child's school team.
Most families use insurance, and we check your benefits before your first visit.
Woodridge, Downers Grove, Lisle, Bolingbrook, Darien, Lemont
BCBS PPO, BCBS Blue Choice, BCBS HMO (Endeavor Health and Ascension), UnitedHealthcare, United Behavioral Health, TriWest
Coverage varies by plan. We check yours before your first visit.
More about this center →Getting to our Woodridge, IL center
Gracent Pediatric Therapy - Woodridge, IL
We're on Hobson Road in the Seven Bridges area, near Route 53 and Main Street at Seven Bridges, and minutes from I-355 at the 63rd Street or 75th Street exits.
Typical drive times: about 7 minutes from Lisle, 8 from Downers Grove, 9 from Bolingbrook, 11 from Darien or downtown Naperville, and 16 from Lemont.
We're open Monday through Friday, 8 am to 6 pm. Many families book speech and OT back to back, so it's one trip instead of two.
Monday to Friday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Start speech therapy with one call
Reach out to us
Tell us about your child. We’ll listen, ask questions, and help you understand next steps based on your needs and availability.
Come in for a tour
Meet the team, see the space, and talk through how we’d support your child, so you can feel confident before moving forward.
Start care with confidence
We’ll help you get started quickly and smoothly, with a plan built around your child.
What our families say
They have been essential in understanding and supporting our child's needs across multiple areas, including speech, large motor occupational therapy, and executive functioning for ADHD.
— A local familyFrom day one they have been amazing and helpful. Communication is always easy and I always have my questions answered within hours. My son's therapists always let me know how he is doing after each session and even did their own full evaluations even though he has records from previous practices.
My son has been making amazing progress in just the few weeks he has been here than anywhere else. It's a process but he is certainly getting what he needs and I couldn't be more pleased :)
I am so so grateful for this place. My son has been doing amazing because of the therapist that are here. I can't stress enough how proud we are of the turnaround my son has been doing.
Speech therapy questions from Woodridge parents
What's the difference between a late talker and a language delay?
A late talker is a toddler who says fewer words than expected but understands well and is on track otherwise. A language delay can affect understanding, not only talking. A speech-language pathologist can tell which it is, usually in a single one-hour assessment.
Can my child have speech and OT on the same day?
Often, yes. Because both therapies happen at our Woodridge center, we try to schedule sessions back to back, so you make one trip instead of two.
My child is turning 3 and leaving Early Intervention. Should we keep private speech therapy?
Many families do both. When Early Intervention ends at 3, not every child qualifies for school services, and school therapy focuses on what your child needs in the classroom. Private therapy keeps working on goals at home and with friends, and it continues through school breaks.
Will insurance cover speech therapy?
Many plans do. In Illinois we accept BCBS PPO, BCBS Blue Choice, BCBS HMO plans through Endeavor Health and Ascension, UnitedHealthcare, United Behavioral Health, and TriWest. Coverage and referral rules vary, so our intake team checks your specific plan before your first visit.
What should we bring to the first visit?
Your insurance card, any past evaluations or school plans (an IFSP or IEP), and a quick list of the words or signs your child uses. Most of all, bring your questions.
See What's Possible for Your Child
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Our commitment to you and your child:
- For our clients, treatment hours are determined on an individualized basis, without predefined blocks.
- Our BCBAs weigh the priorities of the family, the availability of the child given other therapeutic services they may be receiving, and the level of support needed to facilitate the best outcomes.
- All of our treatment plans have terminal goals that are reported every 6 months and discussed every 3 months directly with the family, to ensure we are always moving towards fading the level of support needed and increasing daily independence.
Gracent Pediatric Therapy — formerly Pine Cone Therapies in Texas and includes three North Shore Pediatric Therapy centers in Illinois — is part of the Gracent network and a sister company to North Shore Pediatric Therapy. Together, we’re creating connected, compassionate care for children and families across every stage of growth.
Services at North Shore Pediatric Therapy and Gracent Pediatric Therapy centers are provided by affiliated professional corporations.
- ABA services are provided by North Shore Pediatric Therapy, Ltd.
- Speech, Occupational, and Physical Therapy services are provided by Pediatric Therapies, Ltd.
- Neuropsychological services are provided by Chicago Neuropsychological Institute
