Developmental Therapy Associates in Raleigh

I was referred here from my Pediatrician back in February of 2024 and so far it has been a very nice place to bring my son as we work on some things to get him school ready. The staff is very pleasant, the facility is kept clean. I have never experience it being overly crowded, I guess because they stagger appointments accordingly. Our Therapist name is Kellien and she is Amazing. Honestly I appreciate how she interacts and treat my son she made it easy for him and I to trust her and that’s definitely important to me. Over all we have enjoyed our time here so far and we look forward to the journey of meeting milestones and breaking barriers thank you for your services.

DTA and the therapists at DTA have been a lifeline for my family. Between two kids, three services, and three therapists, you could say that we’re pretty heavily involved! We first started at DTA a year and a half ago. I always knew that my then 5-year-old was in need of some services but I couldn’t quite pinpoint what exactly she needed. I decided to start by pursuing speech. I called and explained that I was unsure of the process and that my daughter had some anxieties. They were very understanding and ended up pairing us with Ms. Amanda Turner, SLP, stating that they thought it would be a good fit. I could say the rest is history, however, it was really the beginning.

Ms. Amanda truly changed the trajectory of our little girl’s life (and thus ours). I have never met someone so caring, so beyond generous with their time, such an advocate…I could go on and on. It’s wild to think that when we started I was so lost because a year and a half later our life looks so different. She’s helped us to understand our daughter better and to seek additional services we needed. Most of all she has been the most incredible sounding board and advocate for her, helping us to gain an outside ADHD diagnosis when others wouldn’t listen to our reality, and has guided us in pursuing an Autism diagnosis which would have been so scary to navigate on our own.

My daughter has also grown dramatically through speech at DTA! She’s gained so much confidence and an amazing ability to advocate for herself and speak up that was just not present before. Ms. Amanda has always reminded us so much of our daughter and it’s been so wonderful having a neuroaffirming role model representation of what celebrating and being true to who you are looks like. In fact, it’s bettered how we approach our own kids. I could cry thinking about what we’ll do one day without Ms. Amanda. Mostly me, as she’s become such a part of our family that I’ve in fact cried TO her during the ups and downs of our journey over the past year and a half.

We’ve also recently started seeing Ms. Killian Ayscue for OT for our now 6 year-old and Ms. Emily Rulewicz for speech for our 3-year old. Both are also so wonderful and the practice was more than accommodating with trying to make sure our services were paired together conveniently which has made such a difference to us. Ms. Killian has recently taught us the Wilbarger Protocol and Ms. Emily is just so great with littles.

My six-year-old has also recently started receiving feeding therapy due to picky eating and food sensitivities which I didn’t previously realize was an option at all, let alone at DTA. Ms. Killian and Ms. Amanda have collaborated on identifying her needs in this area from both an OT and SLP perspective and I’m so grateful to have access to such a combined wealth of knowledge from multiple disciplines.

Overall, I can’t imagine ever having my kids seen anywhere else. Not only have services at DTA worked well for our family logistically, but more importantly my family has thrived as a result.

If I could rate higher than 5 I would. My son LOOKS forward to coming to his sessions every week!! Emily is AMAZING. Literally her personality is a breath of fresh air. Highly recommend!

Everyone is great from the therapists all the way to Patti in billing. She has done nothing but help me the last 8 years navigate insurance and coverages!!

I highly recommend Absolute Speech and Language Therapy! I am the Assistant Director of a local preschool; we have had Absolute come into our facility for the last 10 years to provide free speech and language screenings for children 2-5. They are highly efficient during the screening process and easy to work with throughout the therapy duration. I cannot say enough positive things about the owner Trish and therapist Michelle in particular. Highly professional!

I definitely recommend Absolute Speech & Language Therapy! Meghan is an amazing speech therapist for both of my toddlers and they absolutely love her! Her energy is awesome and my toddlers have improved so much with their speech since coming to her!

Power packed with Incredible therapist that LOVE what they DO!
I called around to other groups but did not get that immediate gut feeling as a mother , however, with much confidence we chose DTA! The Administrator (Ms. Kat as I will come to know) answered the phone and answered every question I had. This Group knows what Mom's ,Dad's and Caretaker's go through on a daily basis. They don't skip a beat to help in any way. I personally have reached out for suggestions and techniques to help at home and without a hesitation I had easy to read information in my hand the next session. HANDS DOWN I am treated like Family! My diagnosis for my toddler was hard to take but here I feel like I am not alone, or my child is starred at. We are all one here and most of all I needed that . To be UNDERSTOOD.
Thank you DTA, We are finding our way because of you!