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Myofunctional Therapy & Speech Services

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Complete Orofacial Myofunctional Solutions

Articulation Placement Errors, Apraxia, and More

From articulation placement errors and early language development issues to swallowing problems and habitual mouth breathing and everything in between, Myo & Speech Lynks has the right therapies for you. We are equipped with years of experience, knowledge, and training to help you reach your objectives with confidence. Don’t just take our word for it! Read on to see what some of our clients have to say about us.

"We began working with Angela when our son was 2.5 years old. We were referred to speech therapy by our pediatrician, and it was the first time we'd ever worked with any sort of therapist or specialist. We are so grateful that we found Angela.  She was approachable, knowledgeable, and patient as she diagnosed our son and set up a therapeutic course of action. Because of his age and other factors, our son was not an easy or typical patient. But right from the start, Angela did a wonderful job connecting with him personally. Her first priority was to build a trusting relationship with him, so that he was comfortable in sessions and able to access the exercises and therapies he needed. She modified treatments based on his strengths and weaknesses, and the result was that he looked forward to sessions and began making significant progress. Part of our son's diagnosis included a tongue tie. Angela spent months preparing him for the removal procedure, then working with him afterwards to make sure he continued to progress. All the while, Angela kept us informed and made sure we understood our son's treatment plan and goals. Over three years later, our son has met all of the goals we identified when we began therapy. Angela also has served as a valuable professional resource for us. Our son has a variety of special needs, but none of these were diagnosed at the time we started speech therapy. As we began to suspect that there were other issues we needed to address, we discussed our concerns with Angela. She gave us her honest, informed opinions, based on her experience with all types of children, and she was instrumental in guiding us to other professionals who were able to address our son's other needs. We so appreciated Angela's candor and her willingness to talk with us as we navigated that process."
"We began working with Angela when our son was 2.5 years old. We were referred to speech therapy by our pediatrician, and it was the first time we'd ever worked with any sort of therapist or specialist. We are so grateful that we found Angela.  She was approachable, knowledgeable, and patient as she diagnosed our son and set up a therapeutic course of action. Because of his age and other factors, our son was not an easy or typical patient. But right from the start, Angela did a wonderful job connecting with him personally. Her first priority was to build a trusting relationship with him, so that he was comfortable in sessions and able to access the exercises and therapies he needed. She modified treatments based on his strengths and weaknesses, and the result was that he looked forward to sessions and began making significant progress. Part of our son's diagnosis included a tongue tie. Angela spent months preparing him for the removal procedure, then working with him afterwards to make sure he continued to progress. All the while, Angela kept us informed and made sure we understood our son's treatment plan and goals. Over three years later, our son has met all of the goals we identified when we began therapy. Angela also has served as a valuable professional resource for us. Our son has a variety of special needs, but none of these were diagnosed at the time we started speech therapy. As we began to suspect that there were other issues we needed to address, we discussed our concerns with Angela. She gave us her honest, informed opinions, based on her experience with all types of children, and she was instrumental in guiding us to other professionals who were able to address our son's other needs. We so appreciated Angela's candor and her willingness to talk with us as we navigated that process."
"When we first brought our daughter to Angela at age 2, she was hardly talking at all. She and Angela made an immediate connection and established a great rapport. Our daughter has always been excited to come to her sessions with Angela and has made tremendous progress over the time she has been her therapist. The sessions have been very positive experiences, and Angela always gives us exercises and strategies to work on at home. Our daughter now has a wonderful vocabulary and speaks in complex sentences. We are grateful to Angela and will hold a place in our hearts for her and hope to stay in touch."
"When we first brought our daughter to Angela at age 2, she was hardly talking at all. She and Angela made an immediate connection and established a great rapport. Our daughter has always been excited to come to her sessions with Angela and has made tremendous progress over the time she has been her therapist. The sessions have been very positive experiences, and Angela always gives us exercises and strategies to work on at home. Our daughter now has a wonderful vocabulary and speaks in complex sentences. We are grateful to Angela and will hold a place in our hearts for her and hope to stay in touch."
"Angela has been an expert, engaging, and caring therapist for my son for over three years. Angela was there for us not only to address my son's specific speech therapy needs but also helped us connect with other specialists, which contributed significantly to my son's progress. She was very patient and methodical in addressing my son's needs. It was a great pleasure to work with Angela!"
"Angela has been an expert, engaging, and caring therapist for my son for over three years. Angela was there for us not only to address my son's specific speech therapy needs but also helped us connect with other specialists, which contributed significantly to my son's progress. She was very patient and methodical in addressing my son's needs. It was a great pleasure to work with Angela!"
"Angela Rivera has been seeing our two daughters since 2015; she has made tremendous progress with them.The rate of progress has been phenomenal, more so than with any of our previous therapists.She communicates her high expectations to our daughters and uses her training and experience to quickly diagnose specific problems.Our daughters are both autistic, each with distinct deficiencies; Angela has been instrumental in breaking both of them out of the autistic shell.One daughter needed intensive prompting, while the other needed to know that she could talk. Angela helped them both break through their respective barriers.We feel her therapeutic presence, combined with her deep caring and knowledge are responsible for the progress both our daughters have made. We are eternally grateful!"
"Angela Rivera has been seeing our two daughters since 2015; she has made tremendous progress with them.The rate of progress has been phenomenal, more so than with any of our previous therapists.She communicates her high expectations to our daughters and uses her training and experience to quickly diagnose specific problems.Our daughters are both autistic, each with distinct deficiencies; Angela has been instrumental in breaking both of them out of the autistic shell.One daughter needed intensive prompting, while the other needed to know that she could talk. Angela helped them both break through their respective barriers.We feel her therapeutic presence, combined with her deep caring and knowledge are responsible for the progress both our daughters have made. We are eternally grateful!"
"When traditional speech language pathology methods were not making any progress, we switched to Angela who right away saw some problems and devised a new treatment plan.Angela is always thinking and always trying to do what's best for the patient. She is innovative and is continually researching. If she isn't making progress with one technique, she has an arsenal of other ideas to try. We worked with Angela for several years and we were very impressed with her expertise, skills, and energy. We are so lucky to have Angela as speech therapist for both of my children. They both enjoyed their sessions and have also made great progress. Not only is she an amazing speech therapist with innovative approaches, she also was excellent and detailed when working with insurance. Angela really goes the extra mile in all respects. Angela sees the parent as part of the speech therapy team, taking time to make sure I understood everything and how to best approach home practice."
"When traditional speech language pathology methods were not making any progress, we switched to Angela who right away saw some problems and devised a new treatment plan.Angela is always thinking and always trying to do what's best for the patient. She is innovative and is continually researching. If she isn't making progress with one technique, she has an arsenal of other ideas to try. We worked with Angela for several years and we were very impressed with her expertise, skills, and energy. We are so lucky to have Angela as speech therapist for both of my children. They both enjoyed their sessions and have also made great progress. Not only is she an amazing speech therapist with innovative approaches, she also was excellent and detailed when working with insurance. Angela really goes the extra mile in all respects. Angela sees the parent as part of the speech therapy team, taking time to make sure I understood everything and how to best approach home practice."
"My son is a young teenager with Down Syndrome. Surprisingly he was the one that found Angela. One day he was walking out of a restaurant with a friend of mine and he happened to start a short conversation with Angela. She noticed that he was engaging and wanted to communicate, but it was difficult to understand him. Angela told the person he was with, “I am a speech therapist. I think I can help him and here is my contact information.” It took some time, but we finally connected, and it has been great! My son enjoys going to speech every week and we have seen amazing improvement in his communication skills. Angela is a dedicated, knowledgeable, caring, and gifted speech therapist and I am SO happy my son found her."
"My son is a young teenager with Down Syndrome. Surprisingly he was the one that found Angela. One day he was walking out of a restaurant with a friend of mine and he happened to start a short conversation with Angela. She noticed that he was engaging and wanted to communicate, but it was difficult to understand him. Angela told the person he was with, “I am a speech therapist. I think I can help him and here is my contact information.” It took some time, but we finally connected, and it has been great! My son enjoys going to speech every week and we have seen amazing improvement in his communication skills. Angela is a dedicated, knowledgeable, caring, and gifted speech therapist and I am SO happy my son found her."
  "Over the course of several years, we took our daughter,to numerous therapists without success. It was the same thing week after week and nothing changed. Our daughter made very little progress. However, after just a few sessions with Angela, we noticed great deal of improvement in her speech. It was exciting to watch her grow in confidence and want to speak in front of others. Angela worked to strengthen the muscles in and around her mouth. She challenged her and pushed her when needed but was also gentle and encouraging. Angela used her sense of humor to make the sessions engaging and productive and was able to get results in a pleasant and effective manner. She wants the best for her patients and will try novel approaches to ensure success. We wholeheartedly recommend her!"
  "Over the course of several years, we took our daughter,to numerous therapists without success. It was the same thing week after week and nothing changed. Our daughter made very little progress. However, after just a few sessions with Angela, we noticed great deal of improvement in her speech. It was exciting to watch her grow in confidence and want to speak in front of others. Angela worked to strengthen the muscles in and around her mouth. She challenged her and pushed her when needed but was also gentle and encouraging. Angela used her sense of humor to make the sessions engaging and productive and was able to get results in a pleasant and effective manner. She wants the best for her patients and will try novel approaches to ensure success. We wholeheartedly recommend her!"
"From Patient: Angela was a great speech therapist for me. She taught me every sound with meticulous detail. It worked wonders, fixing sounds that other therapists before her had not been able to correct. From Parent: Angela help my son tremendously with some significant orofacial myofunctional problems. She built up his skills piece by piece so that he became much more understandable to everyone talking with him. She was also always willing to reassess and try new techniques if one method was not working as she hoped. We are all very appreciative of her efforts on his behalf."
"From Patient: Angela was a great speech therapist for me. She taught me every sound with meticulous detail. It worked wonders, fixing sounds that other therapists before her had not been able to correct. From Parent: Angela help my son tremendously with some significant orofacial myofunctional problems. She built up his skills piece by piece so that he became much more understandable to everyone talking with him. She was also always willing to reassess and try new techniques if one method was not working as she hoped. We are all very appreciative of her efforts on his behalf."
"Our son had severe speech delays and challenges with receptive and expressive language. He had seen multiple speech therapists before Angela and she was the only one to identify a problem with his swallowing and was able to help us receive a proper diagnosis. She came up with an attainable plan that completely fixed the issue. She went above and beyond in advocating with his teachers and other professionals to ensure that he received the care that he needed. Angela was able to work with our son’s personality and help him get the best results. He no longer needs speech therapy services because of the hard work that Angela put in with him. We are very grateful for her and would recommend her to anyone who needs speech therapy services."
"Our son had severe speech delays and challenges with receptive and expressive language. He had seen multiple speech therapists before Angela and she was the only one to identify a problem with his swallowing and was able to help us receive a proper diagnosis. She came up with an attainable plan that completely fixed the issue. She went above and beyond in advocating with his teachers and other professionals to ensure that he received the care that he needed. Angela was able to work with our son’s personality and help him get the best results. He no longer needs speech therapy services because of the hard work that Angela put in with him. We are very grateful for her and would recommend her to anyone who needs speech therapy services."
"We began working with Angela when our son was 2.5 years old. We were referred to speech therapy by our pediatrician, and it was the first time we'd ever worked with any sort of therapist or specialist. We are so grateful that we found Angela.  She was approachable, knowledgeable, and patient as she diagnosed our son and set up a therapeutic course of action. Because of his age and other factors, our son was not an easy or typical patient. But right from the start, Angela did a wonderful job connecting with him personally. Her first priority was to build a trusting relationship with him, so that he was comfortable in sessions and able to access the exercises and therapies he needed. She modified treatments based on his strengths and weaknesses, and the result was that he looked forward to sessions and began making significant progress. Part of our son's diagnosis included a tongue tie. Angela spent months preparing him for the removal procedure, then working with him afterwards to make sure he continued to progress. All the while, Angela kept us informed and made sure we understood our son's treatment plan and goals. Over three years later, our son has met all of the goals we identified when we began therapy. Angela also has served as a valuable professional resource for us. Our son has a variety of special needs, but none of these were diagnosed at the time we started speech therapy. As we began to suspect that there were other issues we needed to address, we discussed our concerns with Angela. She gave us her honest, informed opinions, based on her experience with all types of children, and she was instrumental in guiding us to other professionals who were able to address our son's other needs. We so appreciated Angela's candor and her willingness to talk with us as we navigated that process."
"We began working with Angela when our son was 2.5 years old. We were referred to speech therapy by our pediatrician, and it was the first time we'd ever worked with any sort of therapist or specialist. We are so grateful that we found Angela.  She was approachable, knowledgeable, and patient as she diagnosed our son and set up a therapeutic course of action. Because of his age and other factors, our son was not an easy or typical patient. But right from the start, Angela did a wonderful job connecting with him personally. Her first priority was to build a trusting relationship with him, so that he was comfortable in sessions and able to access the exercises and therapies he needed. She modified treatments based on his strengths and weaknesses, and the result was that he looked forward to sessions and began making significant progress. Part of our son's diagnosis included a tongue tie. Angela spent months preparing him for the removal procedure, then working with him afterwards to make sure he continued to progress. All the while, Angela kept us informed and made sure we understood our son's treatment plan and goals. Over three years later, our son has met all of the goals we identified when we began therapy. Angela also has served as a valuable professional resource for us. Our son has a variety of special needs, but none of these were diagnosed at the time we started speech therapy. As we began to suspect that there were other issues we needed to address, we discussed our concerns with Angela. She gave us her honest, informed opinions, based on her experience with all types of children, and she was instrumental in guiding us to other professionals who were able to address our son's other needs. We so appreciated Angela's candor and her willingness to talk with us as we navigated that process."
"When we first brought our daughter to Angela at age 2, she was hardly talking at all. She and Angela made an immediate connection and established a great rapport. Our daughter has always been excited to come to her sessions with Angela and has made tremendous progress over the time she has been her therapist. The sessions have been very positive experiences, and Angela always gives us exercises and strategies to work on at home. Our daughter now has a wonderful vocabulary and speaks in complex sentences. We are grateful to Angela and will hold a place in our hearts for her and hope to stay in touch."
"When we first brought our daughter to Angela at age 2, she was hardly talking at all. She and Angela made an immediate connection and established a great rapport. Our daughter has always been excited to come to her sessions with Angela and has made tremendous progress over the time she has been her therapist. The sessions have been very positive experiences, and Angela always gives us exercises and strategies to work on at home. Our daughter now has a wonderful vocabulary and speaks in complex sentences. We are grateful to Angela and will hold a place in our hearts for her and hope to stay in touch."
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Dealing with Orofacial Myofunctional disorders can be a long and difficult process. Here at Myo & Speech Lynks, we are committed to helping you overcome challenges through regular therapy and guidance. Whether you are struggling with articulation placement errors, chewing and swallowing problems, lisps, or other issues, you can always count on us. Reach out to our team today and consult our experts on the best treatment for you or your loved ones.

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Montgomery County, MD

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Washington D.C.


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