Braxy Speech Therapy

02/24/2026

When I say therapy should be functional…this is what I mean. Real life scenarios and situations are the best teaching tools. Bonus I got to cook dinner WHILE doing a therapy session!

02/22/2026

Anyone else find that the word “something” is such a hard word to target medial /th/ with?! So many of my clients do great with medial /th/ until they say “something”. Here’s how I cued my client virtually…auditory cues, slow and overemphasized modeling, gestural cue with my hands, visual cues with my mouth. I also am coaching her through the motor planning needed to produce this word. Alllll the cues for this one!

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02/19/2026

I would choose a session that looks like this over a session where I have to repeat “come back to the table” 50x any day. I didn’t have to prompt her or motivate her to do the “work”. She picked the activity out of my bag. She responded well to my positive praise and we targeted several goals during this fun activity. Therapy should be fun and positive and motivating for kids and for us therapists!

02/18/2026

Joint attention does not always mean eye contact. This is a very common misconception and can be harmful especially for our clients with autism who do not make frequent eye contact. Some autistic adults have even stated that eye contact can feel “painful” or that it’s easier for them to pay attention when not making eye contact. Our goal should always be joint attention and joint engagement, NOT EYE CONTACT. Joint attention skills are a KEY foundational skill for language and learning to communicate. Do not skip this very important Prelinguistic skill!

02/17/2026

Attention all local Nashville/Brentwood families…this is an amazing event to look into! I can’t recommend Flip for Function, LLC enough.

We have SO many inclusive events coming up and we can’t wait to see all our friends there! 🤸🏿

February:
21: PDO
28: PNO

March:
9-13 Spring Break Mini Camp (Registration is OPEN)
14: PNO
21: PDO
28: PNO

SUMMER CAMP
June 1 - July 31 - Registration is OPEN!!!

As usual, we maintain the low adult/student ratio that you love, maintaining safety and a positive environment! All programs have been developed by OT’s and all staff have been trained under OT professionals!

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Registration for all above events can be done at the link in the bio or in our parent portal or Flip for Function App!

We can’t wait!

02/13/2026

Big difference between a child communicating spontaneously/through imitation and communicating because they were told to. One is true meaningful communication and the other is following a command. Big difference.

02/11/2026

Such a chaotic video 😂 this client has a phonological speech sound disorder. We started using the cycles approach. Now we have some articulation errors to correct. We are no longer stopping for /sh/ but we are over generalizing /s/ for all our long sounds. Once I got the /sh/ in isolation I switched to minimal pairs to really illustrate and distinguish the difference between the two sounds. I also had her discriminate between my productions which was extremely helpful.

02/05/2026

A glimpse into a speech therapy session targeting /th/. The perfect mix of play based and structure. You can do play based and child led therapy even on the computer!

02/03/2026

All my friends are having babies an they are asking me “what can I do at home to help my child learn to talk?” Here is a quick summary of my go to simple tips! These help ALL children, not just children with a speech/language delay.

01/28/2026

Prayers for everyone impacted by this brutal winter storm. I hope everyone is staying safe, warm and that everyone’s power is fully restored soon. We are happy to offer make up sessions this Friday. If you would like to reschedule please let us know. Praying that we go back to some sense of normalcy soon 🤞

01/20/2026

Braxy just launched a blog, and the first post is live! Parents and SLPs, I'd love to hear your thoughts on what you'd like to see featured in upcoming posts 🤗

Why Child Choice MattersOne of the first things parents notice during sessions at Braxy Speech Therapy is that their child gets to choose the activity. It might look simple, but there is a lot of intention behind this approach.Child-led therapy helps kids feel safe, respected, and understood.And whe...