Padi Anvari, MS,CCC-SLP

Speech Therapy & Beyond, Inc. was founded in 2016 by speech pathologist, Padideh (Padi) Anvari. ASHA certified speech language pathologist, with over 20 years of experience in clinical, healthcare, and educational settings. Ms. Anvari’s passion for speech and related disorders have given her the drive for gaining extensive knowledge related to adult neurological conditions, to pediatric speech disorders. She is qualified and certified in many areas of communication and related disorders. As a Qualified PROMPT provider, Ms. Anvari uses a more holistic approach to therapy, systematically determining where motor breakdowns occur using assessment tools and the Conceptual Framework to determine in prioritizing treatments for kids with minimal to severe articulation disorders. Ms. Anvari is also a Qualified Orofacial Myologist, aka orofacial myofunctional therapist in determining the treatment of the oral and facial muscles related to speech, dentition, chewing/bolus collection, swallowing, and overall mental and physical health.  Among the areas covered are tongue tie (ankyloglossia) determination, oral habit elimination such as thumb sucking, the chewing and swallowing process, “tongue thrust,” airway concerns, speech articulation connections, relationship to orthodontics, and much more.  Also certified in Vital Stim therapy for swallowing and MDTP (The McNeill Dysphagia Therapy Program (MDTP) is a systematic, exercise-based therapy framework for the treatment of dysphagia in adults focusing on progressive strengthening and coordination of swallowing with progression toward normalization of swallowing behavior.

 

In her 20 yrs. as a practicing speech, Padi was fortunate to have had array of experience in variety of clinical settings, including inpatient acute care and rehabilitation, outpatient services, assisted and independent living, skilled nursing, long term and memory care, various school settings, pediatric clinic, preceptors to graduate students in communication disorders & sciences at California State University, Northridge. She has gained various experiences in multitude of medically based diagnoses, including traumatic and non-traumatic brain injury, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, alzheimer’s disease. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and concussin. She is highly skilled in providing cognitive-communication therapy, language therapy, voice therapy, and dysphagia therapy to clients of all ages.
Padi, also has completed specialized training on accent modification, helping non-native English speakers or speakers with accents learn to speak with an American English accent. Ms. Anvari is passionate about speech therapy and devoted to helping each of her clients achieve their maximum potential. 

Everything starts from our brain and our nervous system. It is our own brain that controls everything we do. It keeps us alive by regulating breathing, circulation, digestion, and the immune system. The brain controls abilities such as movement, memory, speech, vision, hearing, making decisions, and our ability to get organized and get things done. It is through the brain that we are able live, experience emotions, and express ourselves. The brain controls everything we say, do, think, and feel.