Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC

11/21/2025

At Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, we are happy to be able to provide gender-affirming voice modification services to those who seek it! Right now, we are fortunate to have ⭐four!⭐ providers who specialize in this service.

Want more information? Contact us today!

(616)528-0870
hello @ duncanlakespeechtherapy. com

11/20/2025

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance.

One this day, we honor those in the trans-and gender-diverse community whose lives were lost to violence. According to GLAAD’s 2025 ALERT Desk report, 52% of anti-2SLGBTQIA+ incidents over the past year targeted transgender and gender non-conforming folks (485 out of 932). And we know this is underreported.

So today, we remember, we mourn, and we commit to doing better by creating safer, more inclusive spaces, listening, and acting.

11/19/2025

Gender-affirming care is life saving health care. At Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, that means supporting the whole person through communication, self-expression, emotional well-being, and belonging.

Read our new blog post to learn more about the importance of affirming care and why it matters for our clients and our community!

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It isn’t always just about hormones, surgeries, or voice work (though it can be!). It can also be care that meets someone where they are and believes them when they say who they are. Affirming care acknowledges that identity isn’t a disorder to be treated, but a truth to be honored!

11/18/2025

We’re back for Round 2 of DLST’s Great Donation Showdown!

Last week, I'll Be Your Rock clinched their spot in the finals, and now it’s time to see who will join them!

✨ Panic! at the Deadline is competing forDown Syndrome Association of West Michigan (DSAWM), an organization empowering individuals with Down syndrome and supporting their families through connection and advocacy.

✨ The Jitterbugs are competing for AYA Youth Collective, which provides housing and resources for youth experiencing homelessness in West Michigan.

How to vote:
👉 Like or comment on your favorite team’s photo!
👉 The team with the most engagement moves on to the finals!

Will it be Panic! at the Deadline or The Jitterbugs dancing their way to victory?

Vote now and tune in next Tuesday to see who makes it to the championship round of The Great Donation Showdown!

Next week, I'll Be Your Rock and the winner of this round will go head-to-head for the ultimate prize....DLST’s Giving Tuesday donation!

11/18/2025

We just want to take a moment to say a great big hip-hip-hooray to our friend and colleauge, Nicholette Driggs! Nicholette is the Business Development Coordinator & Accessibility Consultant at Disability Advocates and lives for accessibility. We are so excited Governor Whitmer appointed her to this board. No one is more deserving and qualified!!

Congratulations, friend!

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11/17/2025

What does gender-affirming care really mean?

It’s care that supports people in living and expressing their gender in ways that feel true to who they are. That can include medical care, therapy, affirming communication or voice work, social support, and more.

At Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, we believe gender-affirming care is good care. Everyone deserves to be seen, respected, and supported as their authentic self!

11/16/2025

In S1E17 of Talks With Tami we have a ✨rapid fire!✨ edition with...Anna? FALSE. Tami gets absolutely bamboozled (!) and chaos ensues. Come check it out!

11/15/2025

Today is National Recycling Day, a national observance that invites us all to recommit to reducing waste, recycling more, and making smarter choices with what we consume and discard.

At Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, we’re proud to be a Certified B Corporation, meaning we’ve committed to meeting high standards of verified social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. Because of that commitment, recycling isn’t just "nice to have" for us. It’s part of how we work every day! Here’s how we’re putting it into action:

♻️ We prioritize materials that can be recycled, reused, or repurposed rather than ending up in a landfill (and we try to buy used items as well!).

♻️ We engage our team in learning and implementing the “reduce, reuse, recycle” mindset in our operations (and encourage it in their lives).

♻️ We monitor and measure our waste and recycling efforts, and strive to improve year over year because being a B-Corp means balancing profit with purpose.

If you’re looking for a simple way to make a difference, pick one thing you can recycle or reuse today. Your single action makes an impact!

11/14/2025

At Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, social skills support is about connection, not correction.

Both our speech-language pathologists and mental health clinicians work together to help clients build communication and relationship skills from a neuroaffirming foundation. That means:

✅ We don’t force eye contact or “expected” behaviors.
✅ We celebrate authentic communication in all its forms.
✅ We focus on connection, self-awareness, and confidence—never masking.

Whether we’re practicing conversation, navigating friendships, or learning emotional regulation, our goal is the same: helping each person connect in ways that feel safe, natural, and true to who they are.

11/13/2025

After a whole week of chatting about social skills, it only feels right that World Kindness Day is here to prove our point!

Kindness is communication! It’s how we show up, how we listen, and how we repair when things get messy. So, here’s to doing all of that, and doing it kindly. 💛

11/12/2025

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While we are very excited about this, DLST will still be providing a food pantry for our clients (or anyone who needs it, I suppose!) here at the clinic. Community needs to take care of each other!

MDHHS has directed its EBT vendor to once again begin uploading full November benefit payments for SNAP recipients. Those who normally receive benefits on the ninth of the month will receive them within 48 hours, and all others will receive them on their normally scheduled date.

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11/12/2025

Did you know that early social and emotional skills like sharing, empathy, and cooperation aren’t just nice-to-haves? In fact, they're foundational to lifelong success! From improved peer relationships to better self-regulation and academic readiness, the research is clear and compelling.

Like ACTUAL RESEARCH, PEOPLE! Come check it out on the blog.

Social skills are an important part of life that, in my humble opinion, often fall to the wayside relative to academics. How important? Social skills, as it turns out, are more than just behaviors that get us through barbecues at a friend’s house or modifying behaviors based on where you are (home...