Our Services
We provide In-Person Speech Therapy sessions to treat the following:
Why Choose Pediatric
Speech & Language Therapy?
We provide assessment and treatment of your child’s communication skills. These include speech, language, play and interaction development. The focus of treatment may be on oral-motor skills, stuttering, tongue thrust, voice or augmentative communication, articulation, or childhood apraxia.
Toddlers and young children often have trouble with pronunciation and difficulties putting sentences together.
A child between the ages of 18 months and 3 years will generally mispronounce many words. It’s perfectly normal to have to play a guessing game to figure out what your child is saying, and at times you may have no clue what he or she is getting at. That’s okay.
If the problem is not pronunciation but rather that your child isn’t talking or is talking very little, you should act a bit more quickly. A child older than three should have clearer words and should be more easily understood. They should be able to make meaningful sentences when they are communicating ideas, and they should also be able to follow directions, ask questions and respond to questions.
You Should Have Your Child Evaluated...
If he or she displays any of the following:
- Doesn’t react normally or consistently to sounds. (May be overly sensitive to sounds such as vacuums or hair dryers, yet seem indifferent at other times when someone calls their name.)
- Mispronounces vowels (i.e. saying “coo” instead of “cow”).
- Uses one catch-all sound or syllable to name most things (“duh or “duh-duh”).
- Doesn’t point to common objects in books. Uses a word once and doesn’t use it again frequently.
- Still says single words only, and not two- or three-word sentences.
- Answers a question by repeating part of your question or unable to respond appropriately to questions.
Oral Motor
Expressive
Language
Augmentative Alternative
Meet the Doctor
Dr. Mary L. Duncan
ClinScD, CCC-SLP
Dr. Mary Duncan is the Principal Speech-Language Pathologist of ClesiaSpeech Speech Therapy Services, a Division of Metro-Atlanta based, Clesia Ventures.
Educationally, Mary holds a Doctorate in Clinical Science in Speech-Language Pathology, a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology with a minor in Psychology. She holds a Certification in Clinical Competency (CCC) through the American Speech and Hearing Association (AHSA), a Type 73 Credential for teaching and an Early Intervention Credential. She holds professional licensure to practice in Georgia, Illinois, and Michigan.
With over 20 years of professional experience, Dr. Mary Duncan’s focus has been working with children and teens ages 0 through 18. She is dedicated to working with children and their families to make communication more meaningful and enjoyable. Mary has successfully practiced Speech-Language Pathology in Michigan, Illinois, Virginia, and Georgia.
Get in Touch
Location
7454 Hannover Pkwy S.
Suite 235
Stockbridge, GA 30281
Hours of Operation
Monday - Thursday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday - Sunday | Closed
Contact Numbers
Office Phone Number
470-491-7707
470-491-7707
If we are unable to answer the phone, please leave us a voicemail message.
Text - Only Phone Number
470-377-3479
We use this text-only line for quick questions, updates and for use when we are out of the office. This number does not accept calls.
Office Fax Number
404-738-2128