Address: 5475 E La Palma Ave Ste 206, Anaheim, CA 92807, USA
Phone: +17142516356
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 7AM–6PM
Tuesday: 7AM–6PM
Wednesday: 7AM–6PM
Thursday: 7AM–6PM
Friday: 7AM–6PM
Saturday: Closed
Gat Lum
My husband had a stroke in Nov. 2021. His prognosis was aphasia and apraxia which severely affected his ability to understand words and speech. He knew what he wanted to say but the results came out incoherent to the listener. As a result, he needed speech snd language therapy and was prescribed 2 sessions (30-45 min. each) per week for only 3 weeks by his health care provider. I felt my husband needed a more intensive training to help him to regain his skills as the window for the injured brain to accept new skills is usually within 6 months after an injury or a stroke. My brother happened to find a service called Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program (ICAP). This program allows people like my husband to make “substantial improvement” when the brain is most receptive (neuron plasticity) to learn in a shorter time period by increasing the intensity and repetition of the treatments. By googling ICAP, we found Lyda Kongswangwongsa (CCC-SLP) and Instrumental Speech Language Pathology, the only one in So. California to offer this program. My husband worked with Lyda and her assistant, Stacey for 3 hours per day for 3-4 days per week. Both were flexible and accommodate when we needed to adjust for other needs such as doctors’ appointments. My husband recently completed 35 hours spread over a period of 14 days. His improvements included relearning mouth movements for enunciations, correct words use and simple sentence structures. His regaining some of these skills have helped his confidence and his motivation to do more. He still has a way to go, but we both can see the improvements in his ability to communicate. Family members also noticed the improvements. Lyda also helped with recommendations on the appropriate aphasia and apraxia program apps to purchase to continue the training at home. Keep in mind given the intensity with ICAP, the cost is high and insurance may or may not cover the cost. We paid out of pocket but felt it was worth the cost given the skills he has regained. We highly recommend Lyda and using ICAP if you are looking to regain as much speech and language skills as you can.
Leanne Nebenzahl
Lyda was great. She asked me questions about any number of things, and listened to my answers. She really took time to get to know me and what I wanted to do. She was awesome. And Theresa D and Stacey H were so straight forward, it was very nice working with them!
Nancy Tsoneff
Lyda has been very kind and supportive in working with my husband’s swallowing problems. We feel so lucky to have her as his SLP.
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We are in network with original Medicare. We are also an out of network provider with Tricare West, which means you can request authorization from Tricare and they will cover our sessions once authorized. We are out of network with all other insurances and accept private pay.
We offer in home therapy for an additional fee.
Yes! In our experience, teletherapy is very effective and we have had good results.
Yes, we also offer services for older children.
Yes, we provide swallowing/dysphagia therapy. We base our therapy on the McNeil Dysphagia Therapy Program and our goal is to get you swallowing as quickly as possible.
Yes, we love working with people who have acquired aphasia and apraxia of speech. We utilize a variety of approaches to improve your ability to speak and communicate functionally.
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