Speech Therapy in Fort Worth, TX

Live speech and language therapy by video for Fort Worth, Arlington, Keller and the rest of Tarrant County. Sherry Owais, M.A., CCC-SLP, works with children, teens and adults.

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When Your Child Talks Fine but Struggles With Language

Some kids speak clearly and still have a hard time with language itself. They might:

  • Have trouble following directions with more than one step

  • Use short, simple sentences for their age, or mix up grammar

  • Struggle to learn and remember new words

  • Find it hard to tell a story or explain what happened at school

  • Answer a different question than the one you asked

This can be developmental language disorder (DLD). About 1 in 14 children has it, and it often goes unnoticed because the child seems to talk a lot. DLD can make reading, writing, and schoolwork harder, so it's worth checking.

How Language Therapy Helps

Sherry uses books, pictures, and your child's own schoolwork to build vocabulary, sentence skills, and storytelling. Parents get simple ways to practice during everyday routines like dinner, bedtime and the drive to school. See all our pediatric speech therapy services.

Fort Worth parent practicing storytelling with his child at dinner as part of language therapy

Fort Worth and Arlington School Districts

Fort Worth children attend Fort Worth ISD, Keller ISD, Northwest ISD, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD, Crowley ISD, Birdville ISD and others. Arlington families are mostly in Arlington ISD. If you think your child needs language support at school, you can request a free evaluation in writing. Our Texas school evaluation guide shows you how.

Under 3? ECI in Tarrant County

Texas HHS lists MHMR of Tarrant County's ECI of North Central Texas as the Early Childhood Intervention program for Tarrant County. The same program serves Denton County.

Insurance for Fort Worth Speech Therapy

  • BCBS of Texas, including HealthSelect of Texas

  • Aetna and Curative

  • Medicare and traditional Texas Medicaid

  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan STAR+PLUS for adults in the Tarrant Medicaid service area (Tarrant, Denton, Hood, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties)

  • Self-pay: $250 for an evaluation, $85 for a 30-minute session

We aren't in network with the STAR, STAR Kids, or CHIP plans that serve children in this area right now. If your child has one of those plans, the member services number on the back of the card can point you to in-network speech therapists. You're also welcome to call us with questions or see our Texas Medicaid and CHIP plan checker.

Fort Worth Speech Therapy FAQ

  • No. DLD is its own diagnosis, though it can happen alongside ADHD, dyslexia or other conditions. An evaluation sorts out what's going on.

  • DLD usually doesn't go away on its own, but therapy helps children build skills and strategies that carry into school.

  • Yes, and all of Texas by video.

  • Yes. Bringing real classroom material into sessions makes practice more useful.

Ask About a Language Evaluation

It takes about two minutes. We check your benefits first, then call you to set up the evaluation. Prefer to talk? Call (863) 663-2944.

Serving families across Tarrant County and all of Texas by video, including nearby Dallas and Fort Worth. See all our Texas service areas.

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