Speech and Hearing Services

Aprendamos Intervention Team is a therapist-run organization that serves children and families’ needs through early intervention. Team services include speech-language, occupational, physical, and family therapists. A nurse, nutritionist, family services coordinators, developmental instructions, infant massage therapists, and pediatric specialists are also available. Mental health clinicians specializing in play therapy interventions, MDMR, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and more. The Autism program has 16 Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) and about 50 Registered Behavior Therapists (RBT).

Services for children include providing developmental support and speech and motor therapies to children ages infant to 3 years with or at risk of developmental disabilities or delay. Services for adults include support services designed to help adults with developmental disabilities live happy, productive, and fulfilling lives. Services for seniors include helping seniors remain in their homes with a good quality of life and assisting in day-to-day activities to ensure their safety. The majority of our services are provided in Valencia and Socorro Counties. We also provide some adult and senior services in Bernalillo County, children and adult services in Cibola County and McKinley Counties, and adult services in San Juan County.

Amplified Therapy is a New Mexico Family Infant Toddler provider in Catron, Grant, Hidalgo, and Luna Counties. The NM FIT program provides early intervention services and supports to families of children aged birth to three who have or who are at risk for developmental delays or disabilities. In addition to working with the FIT program, ATI also provides occupational and speech-language pathology services to various school districts in southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona.

Presbyterian Ear Institute helps deaf and hard-of-hearing adults and children develop and strengthen auditory and oral communication skills. Using the most advanced technology available, PEI helps children and adults realize their unlimited potential and actively participate in the hearing and speaking world. The world becomes a much bigger place when deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals can participate more fully in all aspects of life.

Angel Care of NM, Inc. provides Family Living, Customized Group and Individual Community Support, Respite, and Speech-Language Therapy. Angel Care of NM is a locally owned, New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Waiver & Mi Via Waiver Provider serving persons with developmental disabilities & their families. 24-Hour assistance is provided to individuals by a family member, companion, or surrogate. Substitute care is available. Assistance is also available to support individuals and provide primary caregiver relief from their care duties. A monthly calendar of events is published and reminders are sent about upcoming activities. Bilingual clinical evaluation and treatment services are also available.

Services include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language therapy to special needs children - specializing in the use of hippotherapy (equine movement) and equine assisted therapy activities. Provide American Hippotherapy Association approved educational courses in the use of hippotherapy as a treatment tool to professionals nation wide. Involved in research of the effectiveness of hippotherapy through the University of New Mexico. They have helped to establish the national standards of practice and accreditation process for therapists using hippotherapy as part of their clinical practice.

​​​KidsBridge provides Occupational and Speech Therapy to individuals, especially children from 2-15 years old, with a variety of diagnoses including Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Asperger's, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Down's Syndrome, Post-Traumatic Stress, developmental Coordination Disorder, and other developmental delays. Kidsbridge Therapy offers Equine movement as part of Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy, aka Hippotherapy. KidsBridge accepts Presbyterian, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Molina, and Centennial Care Medicaid and Presbyterian, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and Molina MCOs. Other: Facility therapy dog also a treatment option

Enchantment Speech Therapy provides speech therapy services.

Earley Palagi & Associates, Inc. provides speech therapy services.

Speech & Language A to Z, LLC, provides pediatric speech and language treatment and evaluations for a variety of communication disorders including Phonological Disorder, Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Selective Mutism, Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder, and more.

We help children who are struggling with pronunciation, social skills, stuttering, using words, understanding words, following directions, and more. Our philosophy is that children learn best when they’re having fun. We use a variety of treatment techniques including The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), Hanen Centre’s® It Takes Two to Talk® and More Than Words® programs, positive reinforcement, the Zones of Regulation, HearBuilder, and more!

West Side Speech Academy Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) work with families to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults. West Side Speech Academy has over 30 years of experience with providing support and family services in the areas of Speech Language Pathology. Services are comprehensive, coordinated, and team based.

Laurie Ross-Brennan and Associates provide speech-language therapy services including assessment/evaluation, treatment, auditory integration therapy, and feeding and swallowing.

Chatterbox Speech Therapy provides speech and language therapy services to children. Evaluations, screenings and consultations are offered by Chatterbox Speech. They offer individual services, group sessions, and training online and in person. Chatterbox Speech also works with undergraduate and graduate students from New Mexico universities, to aid them in their educational journey. Patient history and new patient forms are also offered in Spanish.

Indigo Therapy Services, Inc. offers Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy to children. We provide three age-appropriate sensory gyms and a torticollis/plagiocephaly positioning clinic. We specialize in helping children that have sensory processing issues, social, emotional, and self-care issues, language and articulation issues, and/or fine and gross motor delays. We receive referrals from Parents, Physicians, APS/Schools, Psychologists/Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Counselors, CYFD, Treatment Foster Care Facilities, and other Community Agencies.

KidPower's treatment philosophy emphasizes a family-centered approach to therapy that supports the child’s development and allows for maximum progress. From the initial visit, we incorporate family education and provide individualized home activities and exercise​ programs. We strive to help families articulate their needs and we support them in becoming an integral part of their child’s treatment and overall development. By providing evaluation, sound clinical knowledge, intervention in the clinic, and consultation in a variety of settings, we develop a precise picture of the child’s needs. Our goal of treatment is to help the child successfully function in all environments without therapeutic support. Wellness and family education programs are an integral part of empowering families to achieve and maintain therapeutic gains. KidPower provides Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech-Language Therapy services including assessment/evaluation.

The Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program (TEDP) is an integral program of the State of New Mexico Commission for Deaf & Hard of Hearing. They provide effective leadership, education, advocacy and programs to reduce barriers to the social, economic, educational, cultural and intellectual well-being of Deaf and Hard of Hearing New Mexicans and their families, friends and colleagues. NMCDHH offers devices including amplified telephones, iPads, speech-generating devices, neck loops and more through our awarded provider, Teltex, Inc.

The New Mexico Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NMCDHH) provides leadership, education, advocacy and programs to reduce barriers to the social, economic, educational, cultural and intellectual well-being of Deaf and Hard of Hearing New Mexicans and their families, friends and colleagues. The NMCDHH Department of Community Advocacy provides advocacy services on an individual level and a systems level for individuals who face communication barriers in employment, government, legal, and business settings. The Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program (TEDP) lends telecommunications devices at no cost to qualifying New Mexico residents who need assistance in communicating on the phone. The NMCDHH also provides interpreter information.

New Mexico School for the Deaf (NMSD)
Early Intervention / (EIID) / Parent-Infant Child Program / Deaf Mentor Program
Includes on-site and home-based, state-wide services for families

New Mexico School for the Deaf provides comprehensive educational and support services to New Mexico’s deaf and hard of hearing children and youth between the ages of birth and 21. While most are enrolled at our Santa Fe campus, we also offer extensive Early Childhood services on our main campus in Santa Fe, through our satellite preschools located in Albuquerque, Farmington, and Las Cruces. NMSD also supports students and their families across the state through its Early Intervention and Involvement Division (EIID), which includes the Parent-Infant-Child Program and Deaf Mentor Program and the Center for Educational Consultation and Training (CECT).

Any child from 18 months to 21 living in New Mexico and has a diagnosed hearing loss can be considered for school enrollment and attend free of charge. Children statewide age birth through six can access the Parent-Infant Child Program and Deaf Mentor Program. Children and youth who are enrolled in public school programs, their families, and their educational teams, are eligible for outreach services through CECT.

The University of New Mexico Speech-Language-Hearing Center (UNMSLHC) offers audiology and speech services to the general public. Clinical services are provided by graduate students under direct supervision of licensed American Speech-Language Hearing Association-certified clinical instructors, with expertise in hearing, speech, language, voice, and early childhood communication. At the UNMSLHC, clients include all age groups, from infants to older adults. The Center provides a range of services including accent modification, aphasia, apraxia of speech, articulation, auditory processing disorders, aural rehabilitation, autism spectrum disorders, brain injury rehabilitation, dysarthria due to a variety of neurological disorders, language delay, stuttering, voice, and voice and communication therapy for clients who are transgender or transsexual.

Telecommunications Relay Services permit persons with a hearing or speech disability to use the telephone system via a text telephone (TTY) or other device to call persons with or without such disabilities.

To make using TRS as simple as possible, you can simply dial 711 to be automatically connected to a TRS operator. No cost.

A diagnostic and education center for young children with hearing loss. Offers worldwide family services, local family services, professional education, preschool, and hearing testing. 

Online Resources Include:

• [http://www.infanthearing.org/states/index.html information about state EHDI programs]
• Resources for professionals and families.
• Information about national and state legislative efforts.