Find your voice, free your movement. Our therapy team can help.

The Voz Institute is a therapy center in Washington DC.

 Offering bilingual speech therapy for all ages, and pediatric services in occupational, physical, and feeding therapy.

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Our Therapy Specialties

Here at The Voz Institute, our speech therapists and occupational therapists have a wide area of clinical focus. However, below you’ll find some of the areas of occupational and speech therapy we specialize in.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism isn’t a speech or language disorder. It’s also not a physical disability. However, autistic children often benefit from the support of a pediatric therapy team. In particular, autistic children are more likely to have delays in their speech, language, social skills, and fine motor skills development. But with the right support from a speech therapist and occupational therapist, your child can thrive.

Early Intervention Therapy

If you notice your child isn’t progressing as expected or is missing key developmental milestones, early evaluation is essential. Early intervention in both speech and occupational therapy can significantly improve long-term outcomes by supporting critical brain and skill development during the early years. Whether your child needs help with communication, motor skills, or daily routines, early support makes a big difference. The Voz Institute is here to help guide that journey.

Expressive & Receptive Language Disorders

Communication is about giving and receiving. If you have an expressive disorder, it means you have difficulty with expressing ideas – through speech, writing, etc. And if you have a receptive disorder, you have difficulty with understanding others’ expression – through listening, reading, etc. These include aphasia, language delays, and social pragmatic language disorders. We can help.

Voice Disorders

A voice disorder is a unique category of speech disorder. It specifically refers to disorders that affect the quality of your voice. If you or a loved one has difficulty controlling the pitch, loudness, resonance, or speed of your voice, it may be a voice disorder. Voice disorders have many different possible causes, but speech therapy from The Voz Institute can help.

Speech Sound Disorders

If you or your child have difficulty creating certain sounds, it may be a result of a speech sound disorder. These are disorders that affect your ability to make the sounds necessary for speech. They can affect both children and adults of any age. Some of the more common ones include dysarthria, selective mutism, childhood apraxia of speech, and acquired apraxia of speech. The Voz Institute can help.

Pediatric Feeding Disorders

Eating is an important part of life for many different reasons. But when your child has difficulty eating, it can have widespread consequences. Have you noticed your baby has difficulty breastfeeding, or is struggling to make certain sounds? Or, does your toddler display extreme pickiness while eating? If so, feeding therapy from an occupational therapist at The Voz Institute can help.

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About The Voz Institute

If you’ve dealt with a speech or language disorder your entire life, you know how frustrating it can be.

Maybe you were diagnosed at a young age, and ongoing therapy is what’s kept it in check.

Maybe you just figured it out recently, and it was a lightbulb moment as you realized why you’ve always felt so different from your peers.

Or maybe it’s not you at all, but your child. You’ve noticed they haven’t been progressing the way the doctors and the mommy blogs said they should, and you’re getting concerned.

Either way, at The Voz Institute, our team is here to help.

Founded in 2018, The Voz Institute is a full service bilingual speech therapy and occupational therapy clinic serving the Washington DC area, as well as residents of Maryland and Virginia.

Our team of licensed therapists collaborate closely with parents, caregivers, and educators to create individualized, play-based treatment plans that foster growth, confidence, and independence.

If you or your child is dealing with a speech, language, swallowing, or movement disorder, we can help.

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If you or your child is dealing with speech-language or movement challenges, we can help.

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Our Speech Therapy & Occupational Therapy Services

At The Voz Institute, we offer speech-language therapy and occupational therapy services for adults and children of all ages. Find out more about the therapy services we offer, below.

Screenings & Evaluations

Are you noticing your child isn’t hitting the expected developmental milestones? Have they shown some early signs of a speech, language, swallowing, feeding, or movement disorder? Or have you always struggled with certain areas of speech or language, but never received a diagnosis? If so, the first step is a therapy evaluation. We’ll find out what the root cause of your or your child’s symptoms are, and offer you a treatment plan to address it.

Pediatric Speech Therapy

Is your child struggling to learn to read and write? Do they seem reluctant to talk or communicate? Do they have trouble creating certain sounds with their speech? If so, speech therapy for children can help. Through working with a pediatric speech therapist, your child will learn to manage their speech or language disorder, giving them the best chance at developing a strong, confident voice.

Adult Speech Therapy

When it comes to speech therapy for adults, it usually falls into two categories. Either you have a speech disorder you were born with but were never treated for, or you or a loved one has experienced an event that alters their ability to communicate. Whatever it is that’s causing your concerns, however, speech therapy for adults can help you overcome your disorder and communicate clearly once more.

Pediatric Occupational Therapy

If your child is struggling with motor skills, sensory processing, or daily tasks like dressing and feeding, it can be overwhelming. At The Voz Institute, we’re here to help. Our pediatric occupational therapy services are designed to support your child’s unique developmental needs. We’ll also guide you as a parent or caregiver so you can confidently support your child’s progress at home.

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Reviews From Our Happy Patients

Here at The Voz Institute, our goal is to be the best multidisciplinary occupational and speech therapy clinic in Washington DC.

But don’t just take our word for it – see what others have had to say about us.

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Yadhira Sandoval
My daughter has been part of the Voz for almost a year, there’s no words to explain the amazing work from Anastasia and Gabriela, I love how patience and dedicated they are, I can definitely see the big progress my daughter has made this year, we could not be more grateful with them.
Michael Gonzalez
Working with Lee Mora at Voz Institute has been the best therapy experience I’ve had. He helped me build confidence and feel more in control of my voice. I’m grateful for the progress I’ve made and highly recommend him.
Rewina Habteab
Great experience with my Son Occupational and speach therapy . They are dedicated and they care about him .
Cierra Nilan
My family has been with Voz almost a year now. I love them!! Everyone in the office is so nice and pleasant even on difficult days. Our speech therapist, Anastacia is nothing short of AMAZING!! She is so understanding and she provides excellent care! She meets my girl where she is and give very helpful tips for out family to use at home. Along with Beth our OT as well. My family just started working her and she is wonderful to work with she is so compassionate and helpful. My daughter’s growth over the last few months is really because of our care team at Voz. I love them and will always recommend them. Our house manger approves💚
ashley cacho
I can’t say enough great things about Anastacia from VOZ! My son has made incredible progress with his speech since working with her. When he first started, he struggled to express himself clearly and often got frustrated trying to communicate. Now, he speaks with so much more confidence and clarity—it’s truly amazing to see the difference!

Anastacia is patient, kind, and knows exactly how to engage children in a fun, encouraging way. She makes every session something my son looks forward to, and she always takes the time to explain what we can do at home to keep supporting his growth.

I’m beyond grateful for all the effort and care she’s put into helping him reach his speech goals. VOZ is lucky to have her, and I highly recommend Anastacia to any parent looking for real, lasting improvement in their child’s communication skills!
Karin Kaye
My son currently works with Logan & Lee Morra, they are amazing. We absolutely LOVE the entire VOZ institute team. Highly experienced, passionate and organized .. Definitely recommend!
James Keeling
My Grandchild Actually Looks Forward to Voz!

As a grandfather firsthand watching my grandchild’s journey at Voz Institute over the past two years, I’m impressed by the exceptional care and progress I’ve witnessed.

The team at Voz has created an environment where my grandchild is genuinely happy to go to therapy. That alone speaks volumes. The whole staff is truly people-oriented, which makes all the difference.

Having multiple therapies in one convenient place has been a tremendous support for our family. The results speak for themselves: a child who has grown from nonverbal to conversational, developed important skills for life, and overcome challenges we weren’t sure how to address.

Voz Institute is doing remarkable work. Highly recommend to any family seeking quality, compassionate care for their child.
Mali
My daughter sees four of the therapists at Voz for speech, ot, and feeding therapy. Literally every person in the center is such a delight. Anything you could be looking for is there! The professionalism, the versatility, the kindness, the patience, and the just all around experts. My daughter loves going and asks every morning if it's a day to go to the Voz institute. In the 3 months since we've started I've noticed so much growth in her speech and self-regulation. Literally could write pages! Thank you guys so much for showing up at 100% everyday 🫶🏾❣️❣️❣️
AFN
I worked with Skylar for several months, focusing on affirming my voice. She was incredibly patient, and worked towards my goals. It was a pleasure working with her, and I would happy work together again!
Joanna Samhouri
Working with Mr. Morra has been one of the most transformative and healing experiences of my life. As someone navigating the challenges of stuttering, I couldn’t have imagined a more
compassionate, intuitive, and gifted therapist. From the very beginning, he cultivated a space where I felt completely safe to show up as I am—bold, uncertain, vulnerable—and where I felt
genuinely seen, heard, and honored, not just as a client, but as a whole person.
He is someone who meets you exactly where you are, gently sits beside you in your hardest
moments, listens without judgment, offers unwavering kindness, carries your emotions tenderly—never as a burden—and welcomes your rawness with deep compassion. What’s truly remarkable is not only his ability to bring clarity and calm to even the most overwhelming moments, but also the way he walks beside you as you rediscover what was never broken.
His approach is collaborative, flexible, and deeply attuned to both emotional and clinical needs.
He listens carefully, responds thoughtfully, and always meets you with full presence—offering guidance with zero pressure to perform or urgency to “fix.” He never asks you to rush; rather, he
trusts your timing, honors your truth, and helps you build a relationship with yourself that feels more rooted, loving, and free.
Because of our work together, I have grown in ways I never thought possible—gaining not only speech tools, but a deep and lasting sense of peace, confidence, and purpose.
Simply put, Mr. Morra embodies everything you could ever hope for in a therapist—both personally and professionally. With him you will never feel alone, not even in your heaviest
moments.
Conor Cassidy
I’ve worked with Lee since September 2024 and he has introduced me to new strategies that have been very helpful thus far. He truly empathizes with his patients and I look forward to continuing to work with him.
kevin jenkins
Lee Morra is an outstanding speech therapist. He has been working with my teenage son for over a year now and we have seen great strides.

My son recognizes his stutter and Mr. Morra has helped him to embrace it and be able to explain it to others. Through Mr. Morra's encouragement and teaching, my son can engage better with classmates, friends, family, and even strangers. My son recognizes the words and phrases that he has issues with and can use the exercises he has learned from Mr. Morra to be more confident in expressing himself. He is also more confident at telling others about his speech and encourages them to be patient with him as he speaks.

Before seeing Mr. Morra, my son got his encouragement from Redditt. Mr. Morra has instilled confidence in him that is helping him become a leader in school, at home, and among his friends.

I wholeheartedly would recommend Mr. Morra to anyone looking for someone that can understand, and work with their stutter or speech impediment.
Lisa Mathias Johnson
We worked with Skylar at Voz and she was amazing! My son started with her in October 2024 to help with his autism-related speech disorder. At 2.5 years old, he was speaking in single words and had a lot of babble. Over the months while working with Skylar, his speech blossomed. He’s now speaking in full sentences, speaks with unprompted, original thought, and is more understandable all-around. We’re very grateful for the work that Skylar and the team at Voz put in to help my son. We highly recommend them.
Jaylon Curry-Hagler
This place changed the course of my life for the better. Without the beautiful and accepting heart of Skylar in particular, I would have not I have been comfortable, finding my true voice
Rey Govea
I worked with Skylar Hamblen for trans affirming voice therapy and absolutely LOVED HER! She is so willing to meet you where you are at and take direction for whatever your personal voice goals are. She is so personable and makes a point to make sessions fun and tailored to your personality and interests. I would recommend her to anyone looking to change their voice and who wants someone reliable to be a part of their transition journey <3
Samuel Ansong II
Skylar Hamblen was truly exceptional. From the start, her patience, thorough preparation, clear communication, and kind-hearted approach made the entire experience feel positive and uplifting. What initially felt like an intimidating or even embarrassing step became something I looked forward to, thanks to her support. I can’t think of a single complaint—only high praise. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone considering speech therapy.
Hosaena Ghebre
I really recommend Voz speech therapy they’re so nice especially Anastacia my daughter really loves her and she so nice thank you…🤗❤️
Elise Salazar
Voz speech therapy is a practice lead by knowledge, experience and professionalism. My daughter worked with Anastacia and she was absolutely wonderful! She was able to identify her speech impediments immediately and create a plan tailored to her learning style and personality. She showed us how to incorporate at home what she was working with our daughter . My daughter’s speech blossomed under her direction. It was a joy and relief to find Voz speech therapy.
Connor Crowley
I had an excellent experience at Voz Speech Therapy while undergoing myofunctional therapy to address my tongue thrust. I appreciated that the staff was professional and truly invested in my progress. My therapist, Skylar, was knowledgeable, flexible, and made sure I fully understood each exercise and its purpose.

Over the course of my sessions, I noticed significant improvements not only in my tongue posture but also in my swallowing habits. It's difficult to change habits as an adult, but Skylar made sure I continued to progress at my own pace a was a great coach.

With easy scheduling and hands-on instruction, I recommend Voz to anyone interested in myofunctional therapy or hoping to address their tongue thrust.
Juan Castillo
This an amazing opportunity to be with the best!
Jenna Garbett
I could not recommend Voz Speech Therapy enough!!! The entire team is exceptional at their jobs and the level of care they provide is unmatched! I came to Voz for myofunctional therapy and was paired with Anastacia. From my first appointment, I knew that I was in good hands — Anastacia was caring, patient, punctual and went above and beyond to ensure my success and provided me with abundant tools to use at home. Both her and the owner Ana-Maria are incredible and have a deep wealth of knowledge that made navigating a myofunctional disorder, as an adult, much less daunting. I looked forward to my appointments each week and am so grateful for my time at Voz!!! I would recommended this practice time and time again!!!
Brittany Freeman
I and my daughter see Ms. Anna and she's great! I've improved my executive function skills greatly. I'm able to keep up in group conversations and I don't become avoidant.
Adonay Monge
La mejor experiencia que he pasado Anastacia la mejor terapeuta trato ami hijo con toda la paciencia y amor y le enseño a decir las palabras correcta Anastacia tiene la especialidad para ayudar alos niños es una persona increíble yo estoy muy agradecida lleven a sus niños a voz y les recomiendo a Anastacia la mejor
Delonda Williams
Dr Ana-Maria jaramillo is awesome and she’s the best speech therapist I ever seen with working with my son. My son was talking completely jargon at the age of 2 Dr.Ana-Maria jaramillo got him talking and expressing himself.
Alexis Sriram
I can't say enough good things about Voz Speech Therapy. My son went from struggling to communicate with us to a complete chatterbox and we couldn't be happier! He was barely speaking one or two words and now is using complete sentences, singing along to things we listen to on the radio and asking more questions than we can answer. We have Dr. Jaramillo and Voz Speech Therapy to thank for this. She comes to our daycare and works with him independently and in the classroom setting which has been great for him to have ST in a space he is familiar with already. We cannot thank Dr. Jaramillo and Voz enough for everything that they have done to help our son and our family!
Heidi Moreau
The team at VOZ is absolutely amazing. Anastacia was so patient and so kind with my child. She always provided examples on Spanish and English during the sessions. We truly feel so much better about our son's speech. She was very helpful and provided additional tips to follow each week at home in between therapy. If you are considering Voz speech therapy then go for it. You won't regret it.
Julie Kang
Prior to seeing Jessica, my 7-year old was terrified of reading and would use every avoidance tactic in his little tool belt to avoid it. And so began my tireless efforts to seek DC/VA/MA for a dyslexia specialist. I can say, without reservation, that we absolutely won the lottery when we found Jessica Nolasco.

In the past, we have used fun instructors who would play lots of games but provided very little value in terms of substantive improvements. But Jessica has an incredible gift of knowing just the right amount to push and challenge him. For parents, she also offers a lot of feedback about the sessions, exercises to practice at home, tips on which books to read, and games to play. She is also incredibly receptive to my questions and allows me to have input based on issues that I've seen crop up with our other support tutors. This has allowed me to give my kid the best wrap-around service that coordinates with his other services.

She has been working with my 7-year-old and even within the first short few weeks, we have seen dramatic changes. To truly understand how magical she is....you must understand that we gave her the monumental task of teaching him after a long day of school - when he is completely depleted. But he absolutely loves her. She has managed to gamify reading exercises in an effective way. As most 7-year-olds, he does not suffer fools gladly. If someone came in with a fake singsong-y way, he would turn them away. Thankfully, they have a wonderful and genuine connection. Jessica miraculously managed to break through and get him excited about reading. He actually runs to see her. I repeat, runs to see her.

Even his newly assigned school speech therapist said, "I can tell immediately, someone has been working with him". Take it from a picky mom and kid, she is the best. What got in the door was her credentials but what has kept us is her incredible ability to connect and work with my son. We love her!

On the business side:
Porche, at the front desk, is incredibly lovely! She is there late in the evenings when we have our sessions. She's super kind and goes out of her way to ensure that our sessions are seamless.
She processes all of our insurance claims and we have never had any issues. While this is often invisible work -- it is only invisible because she is doing such an amazing job. This allows me to focus on my child's progress rather than muck around with the nasty work of insurance claims.
Maria Pacheco-Reyes
I am very grateful to Voz Speech Therapy, especially to the therapist Jessica, who with her dedication and professionalism, patience and excellent work that she did in each therapy session that she dedicated to my daughter with a lot of love, she was able to overcome and now she speaks in a surprising way. . Thank you very much, I will forever be very grateful.
Berenice Pernalete
Our experience with Voz Speech Therapy, particularly with Anastacia, has been nothing short of exceptional. Anastacia isn't just a speech pathologist; she's a beacon of expertise, patience, and genuine care. She's become an integral part of my son's language journey and, quite honestly, a cherished part of his life.

Anastacia possesses an incredible blend of patience, savvy, and knowledge that makes every session productive and enjoyable. Her ability to connect with my son and tailor her approach to his unique needs is remarkable. But what truly sets her apart is her warmth and fun-loving nature. My son's highlight of the week is going to speech therapy, and that speaks volumes about Anastacia's remarkable ability to create a positive and engaging environment.

Not only has Anastacia helped my son make remarkable progress in his speech, but she's also instilled confidence in him and fostered a genuine love for learning. As a parent, seeing my child excited about speech therapy is beyond rewarding.

If you're searching for a speech pathologist who is not only highly skilled but also genuinely cares about the well-being and progress of your child, look no further than Anastacia at Voz Speech Therapy. Trust me; you won't be disappointed. She's simply the best!
Esthela Rosas
En Voz Speech nos encontramos con la mejor terapeuta que mi hija pudo tener la terapeuta Jessica fue muy amable siempre con mi hija y le tuvo la paciencia que mi hija necesitaba , voz speech es lo mejor en terapias
Gabriel Florit
Ms. Anna fixed my daughter's lisp in a matter of weeks. She was a joy to work with and I cannot recommend her highly enough. I feel lucky we got to work with her and my daughter's speech has been fixed.
Jennifer S
I highly recommend Voz Speech. Anastacia has been working with my daughters for several months (pre & post tongue tie release and tongue thrust/lateral s speech issue). She is wonderful and impactful. We have had a positive experience and are thrilled with our outcomes.
Caroll Vazquez
My familiy is eternally grateful to Dr. Jaramillo for her comprehensive and thorough care for our son and daughter. Our children have thrived and excelled in achieving develomental milestones related to communication in English and Spanish. My daughter also participated in their summer program and had an amazing time. Her day was filled with fun learning activities, stories, and fieldtrips which she then shared with us. This practice is outstanding and one of a kind.
Oscar Valle
Outstanding practice that is family centered and takes time to develop relationship with patients. Dr. Jaramillo and her team has evaluated and treated our children and we are grateful to have found such an amazing practice. We have noted significant improvement in their socialization and communication skills and strongly recommend this practice to any parent who is concerned with speech & language development.
Rachele Penn Martin
My daughter receives speech therapy service from Anna Vanta. We have been extremely pleased with the improvement my daughter is having with her speech. My daughter was having issues with stuttering and repeating the last syllable of the word at the end of the sentence. It was causing her not to engage in school or talk with people outside of her family circle.
After a few month with Anna, my daughter was volunteering to read out loud in class and feeling confident enough to engage with people outside of her circle.
Anna takes the time needed to gain the child’s trust. She engages the child in various activities that will help them develop or improve their speech. Anna provides thoughtful and informative feedback to parents. In addition she gives families and the child tasks and tips they can use to practice the skills they learned in the session.
Anna has the ability to draw the best out of a child and encourages them to try skills that may be difficult but not impossible.
Thank you Anna for restoring the confidence in my child!
Mrs. Davis
Mrs.Anna Vanta is amazing. She has been working with my son for almost a year. Her methods really keep him engaged and focus. Which we also use at home and have seen a huge improvement in his communication.
Lvly Amara
Ms. Anna Vanta is an excellent speech therapist. She's a very patient and kind person and did wonders for my daughter.
Pierre Hines
Excellent speech therapy for child. Learned in ton in just a few months. Very engaging activities.
Chantal Potter
Ana-Maria began working with my daughter at 14 months and made sure my 2020 baby met all of her milestones related to speech. She’s professional, punctual, intentional, caring, and went above and beyond to give me all the tools I needed to succeed outside of the office. Ana-Maria didn’t hesitate when I asked her to coordinate with my daughter’s teacher so we were all on the same page about her expectations. When I needed advice on 2-year-old tantrums as a first time mom, she would send helpful articles and coach me through them. Above and beyond is actually an understatement. My daughter looked forward to her weekly visits to VOZ and was always greeted with a smile. She’d ask about Ana-Maria daily at times which is how I knew she was in good hands. On her last day I actually asked for advice on how to break the news that she no longer needed to visit the practice. Thank you so much for supporting my family through the most crucial time of her speech development! I couldn’t imagine having been on this journey without Ana-Maria and her wonderful team.
Evi Cruz
Super helpful and effective. Recommend!
Kofi Essel
As a father, clinician, and nutrition researcher I knew how to help others obtain the resources they needed to support their children and family. That same wealth of knowledge and resources became difficult when trying to address the specific needs of my child. After running into many challenges while searching and calling a number of practices in the DMV region, we were finally referred to Voz Therapy and got connected to Dr. Ana-Maria.

We spent the last year with Dr. Ana-Maria, and we have nothing but amazing things to say about our experience. Her comprehensive care model went above and beyond what we expected.

Diagnosis: Dr. Ana-Maria conducted a thorough speech and feeding evaluation with my child. These extensive evaluations used a combination of history taking from our family’s experiences, physical exam techniques, and relied on evidence-based tools that assisted her in identifying the root cause and disruptive patterns in speech and feeding. Not only did her diagnosis provide insight but she also was able to communicate the concerns and plan of care with great detail and clarity for our entire family. Dr. Ana-Maria has built a collection of specialized subspecialists we were able to connect with to rule out any other concerns that may have been contributing to the challenges my child was having.

Management: Dr. Ana-Maria has an amazing and organic way of connecting with young
children and it put our whole family at ease. We would watch Dr. Ana-Maria interact with our
child and see them come to life and gain confidence in his speaking and feeding. She applied just the right amount of pressure to ensure our child could continue to excel each and every week. We also received step by step homework strategies to practice at home. Dr. Ana-Maria was also highly trained utilizing advanced speech and feeding skills include myo-functional therapy and the SOS feeding therapy protocols.

Intangibles: After just a few weeks of therapy we began noticing drastic changes in my child’s speech and feeding challenges. Now after a year of therapy we have graduated from Voz therapy. We are honored to have had the opportunity to work with such a caring, skilled, and effective speech therapist and hope others can benefit from her practice as well.

If you are looking for a practice that provides high quality, evidenced based, family centered approaches to treating young children with speech and/or feeding challenges. If you desire access to a group of therapists that emphasize and advocate for equity in and out of their practice in speech services. If you desire a practice that truly cares about our youngest children and invests the time, effort, and care to detail, look no further than Voz Therapy. You won’t be disappointed!
Bridget Baynes
VOZ is the best Speech Pathologist team in DC. I have utilized multiple speech providers in the district for over 8years, including the big name organizations, none compares to VOZ.They understand that each child need is diferrent, they are dedicated, patient, flexible to meet the needs of patients. Their swift response in communication is outstanding. They are higly professionally equipped with strategies that generates results. I am very happy with the significant results that I have seen with my Autistic son. Jessica, thank you for all the hard work and dedication. All the progress with my kid speech needs would not have been possible without you. You are indeed a blessing!!
Courtney Myers
Dr. Ana is the best. My pediatrician was concerned because my toddler wasn’t meeting his speech benchmarks. Dr. Anna caught him up in just three months, and now he is a little talking machine.

Not only did Dr. Ana give me weekly activities to do with my son at home for his speech, but she is also a kid expert and was able to help with other facets of his development as well. He (and I) looked forward to seeing Dr. Ana every week.

Highly recommend if you need a qualified and empathetic speech pathologist!
Summer Anderson
My daughter was so lucky to find Voz. Everyone here has been wonderful. Ana-Maria met with us first and diagnosed my daughter with a condition that is usually overlooked. For therapy, we worked with Jessica. I cannot say enough wonderful things about her. She was so good to my daughter; coming to speech therapy was something she really looked forward to, because she viewed Jessica as her friend. Jessica could have fun with her, but she always made her work; Because of that, I have seen a great deal of progress in my daughter's speech in the 7 months we worked with Voz.
Sara Fernandez
Ana-Maria is a truly gifted speech therapist and wonderful person. My son came to her at two years old speaking very few words. Now, he never stops talking. 🙂 My son looked forward to his weekly sessions and always talked about Ana throughout the week at home. Ana-Maria also gave me helpful tips to encourage my son’s language development at home. We will miss seeing her weekly so much!
Alexis Bumpers
Dr. Ana is an amazing speech therapist that knows her stuff! Prior to visiting her, our 20 month old daughter had a slight delay in her speech. Dr. Ana not only used age appropriate engaging activities to help our daughter build up her speech, she also provided numerous resources and tips for us to reinforce at home with our daughter. After a few months of seeing Dr. Ana, our now 23 month old had a burst of speech and is now saying the expected number of words for her age group.

Dr. Ana is also super friendly and very hygienic which is important during these times of the pandemic. We’d highly recommend other parents to sending their children to see Dr. Ana!
Jennifer Bires
Anna-Maria was such a gift to our family. My son started working with her during the pandemic. She was incredibly engaging, always got down on the floor with him - and he was always excited to see her and the new games she would introduce to make learning fun! She has a way of working with kids that makes them respect and listen to her. She gave us a "report" after each session to let us know how it went and gave us some easy suggestions to incorporate into our day to day life. We saw a HUGE improvement through our work with her. Her office team was really accessible, and she was always quick to answer any questions. I was a little sad when it was time for us to "graduate" but she also was the first to let us know when he was meeting his milestones and we didn't need to keep coming. I cannot recommend Anna-Maria enough, and if we ever needed speech services again, we would call her.
valentina romano
I’m not able to express our gratitude to Anna Maria and Heyli for what they are doing to our son. We had a no speaking boy of 3 years old in September with an Apraxia diagnosis. We have now a 3years and 5 months boy that can’t stop talking both in English and Italian. Lots of work made with passion and love. They made the difference and we are really grate for this hard work that they made. We consider both of them part of our family now.
Laura N Rojas Sanchez
Ana-Maria is an excellent speech therapist. She worked with my two year old who was non verbal when he started and three months later he is talking non stop! Ana-Maria set goals and once they were met, she graduated my son from therapy. My son still asks me to take him to play with Ana-Maria! She is extremely warm and professional. I highly recommend VOZ therapy to anyone who might need it.

Our Clinic Location

The Voz Institute is conveniently located in downtown Washington DC, next to Café Mozart and just steps from both the McPherson Square and Metro Center subway stations.

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FAQs About Speech Therapy & Occupational Therapy

If you’re new to speech therapy or occupational therapy and you’re not sure what to expect, you’re not alone. Below you’ll find a few of our most frequently asked questions, to help you better understand what they are and how they work.

Yes, absolutely. We are in-network to accept Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield, HSCSN, Tricare, Medstar, DC Medicaid, Amerihealth, Maryland Medicaid, and Amerigroup.

Additionally, we are currently in the process of being credentialed by other insurances. If you have another insurer, you may still be able to receive out of network benefits, but you’ll have to consult your plan for details.

Not only that, but we’re also licensed to practice in Maryland and Virginia as well.

There is a wide variety of different speech, language, and feeding disorders that speech therapy can help with. For more information, explore our speech therapy specialties page.

In some limited cases, perhaps. But research shows that early intervention speech therapy delivers much better results. If you take the wait and see approach, and it doesn’t work out, your child might be stuck with a frustrating speech or language disorder for the rest of their life that could have been treated with early intervention.

Each individual speech therapy session lasts for 45 minutes. The number of sessions it takes depends on your or your child’s disorder, severity, and several other factors. Your speech therapist will give you an estimate of what to expect.

Occupational therapists are specialists in the “occupations” of life. This includes what we call the activities of daily living, or ADLs. In practice, pediatric occupational therapists often work with kids who need some extra support in fine motor skills, feeding, sensory processing, emotional regulation, executive function, handwriting, and more. If you think your child might benefit from seeing an occupational therapist, we’re here to help.

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