As a speech therapist, I am gentle, empathetic, and encouraging. It is important to me to meet every client as an individual and create a supportive environment where learning new skills is enjoyable. Especially when working with younger children, play, shared activities, and the child's own interests are a central part of my therapy approach. I want every client to experience the joy of success and gain the confidence to use their new skills in everyday situations. I plan therapy goals together with the family to ensure that therapy supports the client's daily life as effectively as possible. Guiding the family and other people close to the client is also an important part of speech therapy. I provide families and other people close to the client with practical strategies to support the client's progress between therapy sessions.
I provide speech therapy in Finnish. Guidance is also available in English.
CORE COMPETENCE
Bilingualism / multilingualism
Language difficulties
Delayed speech and language development
Difficulty in speech production / unclear speech
Articulation errors
OTHER EXPERIENCE AND AREAS OF INTEREST
Autism spectrum
Communication and interaction problems
Eating and swallowing difficulties
AAC
CONTACT INFORMATION
040 1856752
saara.virkkunen(at)mehilainen.fi