Monkey Mouths

What Monkey Mouths does

Monkey Mouths, LLC is a privately held pediatric therapy practice founded in 2004 by Erin Bernett, MS, CCC-SLP, and headquartered in Hurst, Texas. The company delivers in-person speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, and feeding therapy services to children from infancy through adolescence across 11 clinic locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex (Addison, Alliance, Clearfork, Coppell, Fort Worth, Frisco, Haslet, Hurst, Southlake, Stephenville, and Summer Creek). Service lines extend into specialized programs including autism, ADHD, apraxia, Down syndrome, augmentative communication, dyslexia, orofacial myofunctional therapy, fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallow (FEES), and infant lactation and tongue-tie services, with bilingual delivery in Spanish and Vietnamese. The company positions itself as family-centered and play-based, drawing on modalities such as PROMPT, DIR/Floortime, and SOS feeding approaches.

The business operates on a direct-to-consumer, service-based model with no proprietary clinical software platform. Revenue is generated primarily through insurance reimbursement (in-network with Aetna, BCBS, multiple Medicaid variants, Oscar, Curative, Tricare, and Cigna for speech only) plus self-pay rates, with a $50 refundable initial-evaluation deposit. Customers schedule via an online booking tool and access care at any of the 11 locations. A secondary revenue stream runs through MonkElearning, an online continuing education storefront selling courses such as Feeding Therapy 101 ($149), OT sensory integration training ($59), and the founder-developed Sound Card System ($40 download), with payment processing via PayPal and Stripe.

The company is founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investors, no parent company, and no acquisitions. Operating geographies are confined to North Texas (with a single Stephenville office extending west). Technology stack is limited to standard marketing infrastructure: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google reCAPTCHA, Google Fonts, Vimeo embeds, and Stripe/PayPal checkout for the course storefront. There is no mobile app, no public API, and no AI/ML capability disclosed.

Name

Monkey Mouths

Legal name

Monkey Mouths, LLC

Website

https://monkeymouths.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Monkey Mouths is a privately held, founder-owned pediatric therapy practice operating 11 clinics across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, delivering speech, occupational, and feeding therapy to children from infancy through adolescence, with an ancillary online continuing education platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Therapy Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAKAEAN

SLP Consultation, Teacher/Parent Coaching & Home Program Support

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Speech-Language Therapy Services (School-Age)

SECONDARYEDAKAFAF

Feeding Therapy & Oral-Motor/Sensory Feeding (OT-Led)

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Occupational Therapy (OT) & Sensory Integration Services

SECONDARYEDACAFAH

Feeding, Swallowing & Oral-Motor Therapy

Education/Early Childhood Education/Early Intervention & Developmental Services (0–5)

Keywords

• Pediatric speech therapy
• Occupational therapy services
• Feeding therapy
• Continuing education courses
• Pediatric therapy clinic

Headquarters

HQ city

Hurst

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Clinical Therapy Services: In-person pediatric therapy services including speech therapy, occupational therapy, and feeding therapy delivered at 11 clinic locations across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Services are billed through insurance or self-pay.
2. Continuing Education Courses: Online professional development courses for therapists and parent training programs. Courses include Feeding Therapy 101 ($149), OT courses ($59), and free parent training modules. The Sound Card System is sold as a downloadable resource ($40).
3. Insurance Reimbursement: The practice accepts most major insurance plans including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid variants, Cigna (speech only), Oscar, Tricare, and Traditional Medicaid. Revenue is generated through insurance reimbursement for therapy services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Monkey Mouths provides in-person pediatric speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, and feeding therapy services across 11 clinic locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Therapy is delivered by licensed clinical staff to children from infancy through adolescence, billed through insurance or self-pay. The practice also sells online continuing education courses and downloadable therapy resources to professionals and parents through the MonkElearning platform.

Product overview

Monkey Mouths is a pediatric therapy provider offering a comprehensive suite of services organized around three core therapy disciplines: Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Feeding Therapy. The company operates 11 clinic locations across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In addition to direct patient care, Monkey Mouths operates MonkElearning, an online continuing education platform offering structured courses including Feeding Therapy 101, the Sound Card System, Monkey Munchers Parent Training, and OT courses. The company also runs specialized programs for autism, ADHD, apraxia, Down syndrome, augmentative communication, and infant services. Together, these offerings form an integrated pediatric therapy ecosystem combining in-person clinical services with digital education resources for both clinicians and parents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Speech Therapy Pediatric speech therapy services helping children develop articulation, phonology, apraxia, receptive and expressive language, voice, fluency, and bilingual communication skills.
• Occupational Therapy Pediatric occupational therapy focusing on sensory integration, regulation strategies, fine and gross motor skills, daily living skills, handwriting, visual perception, and reflex integration.
• Feeding Therapy Pediatric feeding therapy addressing sensory feeding challenges, medical and motor feeding issues, including neuromuscular electrical stimulation, orofacial myofunctional disorders, and fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallow (FEES).
• Infant Services Comprehensive infant care services including lactation counseling, bottle feeding guidance, lip and tongue tie interventions, FEES evaluation, and torticollis management.
• Augmentative Communication AAC services helping children with communication challenges access effective communication methods and devices.
• Monkey Munchers Specialized feeding program designed to help children develop healthy eating habits and positive relationships with food through structured group routines and family involvement.
• MonkeyU Educational program offered by Monkey Mouths for continued learning and skill development.
• Lego Brick Club Therapeutic program using Lego building activities to support child development.
• MonkElearning Online continuing education platform offering courses, virtual webinars, and downloadable resources for speech therapy, occupational therapy, feeding therapy, and parent training.
• Feeding Therapy 101 Online course designed to advance the skill level of feeding therapists, covering etiology of pediatric feeding disorders, comprehensive feeding evaluations, instrumental swallow assessments, and therapy techniques.
• Sound Card System Digital download including 21 consonant cards, 12 vowel cards, 33 hand cue images, PowerPoint slides, and 3-hour video training to help families cue children for missing sounds in words.
• Monkey Munchers Parent Training Free online curriculum with 7 sections and 7 lessons covering group routines, steps to eating, sensory systems, key phrases, food jags, and family meals to help families develop positive relationships with food.
• Enhancing OT Practice with Sensory Integration, Co-Regulation, Self-Regulation, and Behavioral Strategies Occupational therapy continuing education course focused on sensory integration, co-regulation, self-regulation, and behavioral strategies, with lecture content, case studies, and 4 hours of training.

Quantifiable outcome

• Therapy sessions held between 1.5 to 2 hours for OT or ST initial evaluations ensuring thorough assessment
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EdifyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonkey Mouths partners internationally with Edify (edify.org), a nonprofit organization that helps provide training, loan capital, and education technology to independent schools in third-world countries. This partnership reflects the company's mission to support education and children beyond their local community.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Invo Healthcare Associates: Provides school-based and pediatric clinic-based speech, occupational, and physical therapy services. Comparable as a multi-modality pediatric therapy services provider with a similar therapy mix.
• KidsCare Home Health: Provides pediatric home health therapy services (speech, occupational, physical) across multiple states, targeting medically complex and developmentally delayed children. Comparable pediatric therapy services though delivered primarily in-home rather than clinic-based.
• Hopebridge: Operates a multi-location pediatric therapy center model combining ABA, occupational therapy, and speech therapy for children with autism and developmental delays. Comparable to Monkey Mouths in multi-site pediatric clinical delivery, though more ABA-centric.
• Centria Healthcare: National provider of pediatric home and center-based ABA and related therapy services. Comparable as a scaled pediatric therapy operator; differs from Monkey Mouths by being more ABA-focused and home-based.
• Cortica: Multi-location pediatric therapy provider delivering integrated ABA, OT, SLP, and medical services for children with autism and developmental differences. Most directly comparable to Monkey Mouths in offering multidisciplinary therapy under a single clinic brand.
• The Stepping Stones Group: Provides pediatric speech, occupational, and physical therapy across clinic, school, and home settings nationally. Comparable multi-discipline pediatric therapy operator with similar payer relationships.
• BlueSprig Pediatrics: Operates pediatric therapy centers primarily delivering ABA services for children with autism, with adjacent SLP and OT offerings. Comparable in clinic-based pediatric therapy delivery model, though concentrated in ABA.

Broad incumbents

• EBS Healthcare: Broader incumbent providing school-based and pediatric therapy staffing and services including SLP, OT, and school psychology. Comparable therapy mix though predominantly school-based rather than clinic-based.
• Aveanna Healthcare: Large national provider of pediatric home health and adult home care services including private duty nursing, SLP, OT, and PT. Comparable as a large-scale pediatric therapy operator with broader home health portfolio.

Emerging players

• Proud Moments ABA: Operates ABA therapy centers for children with autism across multiple states, with adjacent pediatric therapy offerings. Comparable as a multi-location pediatric therapy operator with overlapping therapy disciplines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MonkeyMouths
• Instagraminstagram.com/monkeymouths/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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