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Firefly Friends Speech Therapy

Logo of Zahava Merlis' company Firefly Friends Speech Therapy

Everyone, no matter how big or small needs to be understood, seen and connected to those around them.

Kids playing Speech Therapy in Austin Texas
Kids learning in speech therapy
 Firefly Friends Speech Therapy is a boutique therapy service in Austin, TX, dedicated to high quality, individualized, evidence-based treatment to help children 12 months to 18 years of age reach their communicative potential.

What We Work On

Articulation

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Expressive
Language

Pronunciation, speech clarity/intelligibility, phonological skills (perceiving the differences between sounds and their distinctive features) 

Verbally formulating coherent ideas, relaying past events, and telling stories using age expected grammar and clear language. 

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Receptive Language

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Social Communication

Understanding spoken language such as multi-step directions, location terms and various linguistic concepts.

Entering, maintaining and exiting an interaction, sticking with the conversational topic, understanding abstract language (sarcasm, idioms,  jokes etc.), reading body language and facial expressions, demonstrating appropriate body space and using eye contact effectively.

TREATMENT

Speech Therapy services in Austin, TX

Meet Zahava

Zahava Merlis, speech-language pathologist in Austin, TX

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 Zahava Merlis, the founder of Firefly Friends Speech Therapy, and practicing speech-language pathologist is passionate about helping illuminate every child's communication path so that they can share their stories and shine brightly! With over 10 years of clinical experience, Zahava is both knowledgeable and well-seasoned in her approach to diagnostic practices and therapy intervention. A strong focus on fostering meaningful client-clinician bonds, allows her therapeutic efforts to be impactful and lasting.

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ABOUT
Zahava was extremely attentive and professional, and my daughter was able to connect with her right away. Zahava worked with my daughter for about a year, until her goals were met. She was everything I could ask for in an SLP! Zahava is loving and caring, yet was not afraid to make my daughter push herself to do better and work harder. She also  has a wonderful attitude and disposition that kids really fall in love with. I recommended Zahava to many more families! She is a true asset.

- N. Valko

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