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Child participating in pediatric apraxia therapy in Chicago, IL

Speech Therapy • Occupational Therapy • Feeding Therapy • Physical Therapy • Myofunctional Therapy • Literacy Support

Specialized Therapy Services for Kids, Teens, & Young Adults in the NW Suburbs of Chicago.

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Speech Therapy • Occupational Therapy • Feeding Therapy • Physical Therapy • Myofunctional Therapy • Literacy Support • Childhood Apraxia of Speech Specialists

Our mission is to provide individualized therapy services that meet the needs of your unique child and family. Your child will have fun as they build new skills and develop a strong foundation for communication, education, and daily life. We are committed to using interactive, client-led, and evidence-based approaches to ensure that your child grows quickly during positive learning experiences.

We also now offer school contract services to schools in the Greater Chicago Area! Click here to learn more.

Our Specialized Therapy Services

Speech Therapy

Childhood Apraxia of Speech • Articulation • Phonological Disorder • Stuttering

We integrate research-based methods into interactive and fun activities to treat each child’s communication challenges. 

Occupational Therapy

Fine Motor • Strength & Coordination • Sensory & Self Regulation • Self-Care

We focus on helping clients build everyday skills that increase independence and confidence.

Feeding Therapy

Picky Eating • Sensory Aversions • Oral Motor & Coordination

Helping children explore and expand food preferences in a calm and safe environment to reduce mealtime stress.

Language & Literacy Therapy

Receptive & Expressive Language • Early Intervention • Autism • Social Skills • Dyslexia

Building essential language, literacy, and social skills for success at home, school, and in the community.

Myofunctional Therapy

Tongue Ties • Sleep & Airway Issues • Tongue Thrust • Thumb Sucking • Drooling

Addressing the root cause to improve everyday skills, including breathing, eating, speaking, and resting.

Physical Therapy

Gross Motor • Strength, Coordination, & Endurance • Orthopedics • Torticollis

Helping children move more easily, become stronger and steadier, and feel confident and comfortable trying new movements.

Are you a parent or caregiver looking for support with your child's IEP or 504 plan?

Our IEP advocacy and parent consulting services meet you wherever you are, from a new diagnosis to your next IEP meeting.

SPEECH THERAPISTS • OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS • PHYSICAL THERAPISTS • MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPISTS • FEEDING THERAPISTS • LITERACY SPECIALISTS

Meet the Strive to Thrive Therapy Team!

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Strive to Thrive is a team of pediatric therapists and literacy specialists who love to help children succeed.

 

Our team is led by Anne Hodits, a speech-language pathologist (SLP) and expert in childhood apraxia of speech, with over 15 years of experience in the field supporting families and children.

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Our team believes in making therapy engaging, fun, and meaningful. We go above and beyond to ensure that your family is receiving the best possible care by consulting with parents, teachers, school speech therapists, pediatricians, and other service providers. We work hard to bridge the gap between the therapy room and the real world, allowing your child to thrive!

Looking to learn from our team?

Our team shares their expertise with schools, clinics and conferences through trainings, presentations and one-on-one consulting.

Testimonials
"Our son has made tremendous progress under her care... "

Anne is a true gem of the field: a highly skilled clinician who is diligent about refining her skills and with the ability to connect with children and families on their levels. Our son was nonverbal at age 2.5 when Anne first started working with him, and she wasn’t hesitant to enter into discussions about prognosis and treatment for his severe condition like other clinicians with which we had been partnered. Our son has made tremendous progress under her care, and Anne has demonstrated flexibility in her ability to maintain high quality care amidst changing forms of delivery during the pandemic. We love that she embraces his present level while continuing to challenge him in multiple areas to maximize his growth. Any child and family would benefit from her expertise and warm heart! Our son’s life has been dramatically impacted by her commitment to seeing kids with communication challenges succeed, and we are so grateful for her partnership!

-Parent

Getting Started with Strive to Thrive Therapy

Speech, occupational, physical, myofunctional, and feeding therapy for families in the northwest suburbs of Chicago

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Let's connect to discuss your child’s skills and get your therapy questions answered. We will make recommendations for the next steps for you and your child. If an evaluation is recommended, our director of administration will follow up to get you scheduled.

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Attend an evaluation session.  All children have unique profiles and the evaluation session allows us to understand your child's strengths, observe their challenges, and learn what motivates them to communicate with the world around them.

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Following the evaluation, we will review assessment results and share our professional recommendations. Together, we will develop a therapy plan and specific goals for your child. The frequency and duration of therapy sessions will be determined during this time as well.

Where We Meet You

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In our Arlington Heights Clinic

Our pediatric therapy team provides speech, occupational, physical, feeding, and myofunctional therapy to clients in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.

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Online Therapy

Online speech, occupational, physical, feeding, and myofunctional therapy sessions are conveniently offered to clients anywhere in Illinois.

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