Virtual Speech Therapy

Pediatric speech therapy for children at every stage of development, available throughout Arizona.

What You Can Expect From Virtual Speech Therapy at Canopy

When it comes to virtual sessions, the environment may be different but the quality of therapy is the same. Just like an in-person session, our virtual sessions are:

  • Built on connection, evidence-based strategies, and family coaching.

  • We target the areas of need while also making the therapy engaging through interactive games.

  • At the end of each session, we make sure families feel confident with at-home practice activities, and we email any supplemental materials.

What Virtual Speech Therapy Looks Like at Canopy

Sessions are practical and highly engaging, supporting strong participation and progress.

We use evidence-based treatment techniques to build meaningful skills and support children from early childhood through adolescence.

❋ Research-supported strategies include the Complexity Approach, the Cycles Approach, Dynamic Temporal Tactile Cueing, and more.

❋ Our licensed SLPs use visual supports, movement, and games to keep children actively participating throughout each session.

❋ We follow the ASHA Telepractice Overview to ensure every session meets professional standards.

❋ Practice activities are provided for outside therapy sessions, and family coaching is included at no extra cost.

Virtual Sessions May Include Things Like…

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A bar graph showing white, light blue, and dark blue bars with varying heights, representing data values, on a black background.

Incorporating target sounds into virtual games.

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Circular diagram with arrows indicating a cycle of stages: 'Plan', 'Design', 'Develop', 'Test', 'Deploy', and 'Maintain'.

Recording and playback of skills to teach self-prompting.

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Unstructured conversation to generalize skills.

What Our Therapists Do Differently

Connect with the child to determine their current capacity to learn.

Meet Them Where They Are

Adapt Therapy to Each Child

Modify sessions to meet each child's individual needs.

Provide Tools for Progress

Spend time with families to coach specific techniques to use at home.

individualized

collaborative

intentional

interactive

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Connect With a Canopy Speech-Language Pathologist

Whether you're ready to start therapy or still have questions, we're here to help you figure out what comes next.

Our complimentary 15-minute phone consultation gives you an opportunity to:

  • Share what you're seeing and ask questions.

  • Get practical strategies you can use at home.

  • Get an honest recommendation about whether an evaluation or therapy is the right next step.

Schedule Your Complimentary Consultation

Techniques Our Therapists Use

 We target difficult sounds first to trigger a "ripple effect" in the brain. This often allows children to gain simpler sounds automatically, reducing the total time spent in therapy.

The Complexity Approach

Ideal for unintelligible children, this method rotates through speech patterns in cycles to mimic natural language growth and prevent frustration.

The Cycles Approach

We use specific visual and timing cues to help the brain "re-map" the mouth movements needed for clear, consistent speech.

Dynamic Temporal Tactile Cueing

What Parents Ask Us About Virtual Speech Therapy

Canopy owner and speech-language pathologist, Jack Anger, MS, CCC-SLP, shares answers to some of the most common questions we hear from parents.

  • Yes. Large-scale ASHA NOMS data show that 67–87% of children make significant communication progress via online speech therapy, with outcomes that meet or exceed those of in-person care.

    Many children are more engaged in online speech therapy sessions, which can lead to strong progress and better participation.

  • Our sessions are a direct, engaging experience between the therapist and your child. While we encourage family participation throughout the session, the clinical responsibility rests entirely with us. We do ask that family members are present at the end of a session to receive coaching.

  • Yes. Many children with attention challenges actually thrive in a virtual setting. By staying in their "home court," we reduce the sensory overload and distractions often found in new environments. 

    Our sessions are 100% active and interactive, not passive screen time. We use gamified tools, immediate visual rewards, and planned movement breaks to keep your child locked in and motivated. We don't just talk at your child; we interact with them through the platform.

  • We conduct comprehensive, standardized pediatric speech and language evaluations via our secure platform.

    By assessing your child in their natural home environment, we often see a more accurate representation of their communication skills than in a traditional office setting.

    You will receive a full clinical report and a personalized treatment plan for therapy.

  • We provide virtual speech therapy across Arizona. Our online platform allows us to extend the reach of our in-person services to families throughout the state.

    Whether you are in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Sedona, Flagstaff, Yuma, or anywhere else in Arizona, our state-licensed therapists provide the same high-quality care without the commute.