Speech Solutions

What Speech Solutions does

Speech Solutions, Inc. is a privately held speech, language, and occupational therapy practice headquartered in Lumberton, North Carolina. Founded in 2003 by Allison Harrington, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, the company operates six clinical offices across Southeastern North Carolina (Lumberton, Laurinburg, Whiteville, Shallotte, Elizabethtown, and Pembroke) and serves patients across 11 counties from the Sandhills to the Coast. Services span articulation, fluency, voice, language, swallowing, and cognitive-communication disorders for all ages (1 to 100), with occupational therapy added in 2019 covering fine motor, sensory, play, and activities of daily living.

The company's core technology is its clinical workforce of 70+ ASHA-certified, state-licensed speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists with specialized credentials including LSVT BIG (Parkinson's), AAC device support, auditory verbal therapy, and Gestalt language processing. Service delivery occurs through clinic appointments, school and daycare IEP contracts, home-based sessions, and rehabilitation facility placements. Pricing is professional-services based with insurance, Medicaid, and private pay channels; formal pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Revenue is generated through individual patient evaluations, ongoing therapy sessions, and institutional contracts. The go-to-market is sales-led, relying on referrals from healthcare providers and educational institutions, community involvement, Google reviews, and social media presence. The company has no institutional funding, operates as an independent founder-owned entity, and is not pursuing disclosed M&A or capital-raising activity. It maintains ancillary licensure in South Carolina, suggesting latent geographic optionality.

Name

Speech Solutions

Legal name

Speech Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://speechsolutionsinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Speech Solutions, Inc. is a privately held speech, language, and occupational therapy practice operating six offices across Southeastern North Carolina, serving patients ages 1 to 100 in 11 counties since 2003.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Speech and Occupational Therapy Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) In-Home (HSABADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) & Swallowing Therapy Centers (HLADAJAF), Speech & Language Therapy (Early Intervention) (EDACAFAB)

Keywords

• Speech therapy services
• Occupational therapy services
• Pediatric therapy
• Language pathology
• Rehabilitation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lumberton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Speech Therapy Services: Individualized speech, language, cognitive, communication, oral, feeding and swallowing care services. Revenue generated through patient evaluations, consultations, and ongoing therapy sessions across multiple service settings including clinics, schools, daycares, homes, and rehab facilities.
2. Occupational Therapy Services: Occupational therapy services for patients of all ages addressing fine motor skills, play, sensory, and everyday living skills. Added in 2019 to expand service offerings.
3. School and Daycare Contracts: Contract services providing IEP (Individualized Education Programs) to students in schools and daycares throughout North Carolina.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Speech Solutions provides individualized speech, language, cognitive-communication, oral, feeding, and swallowing therapy services to patients of all ages (1 to 100). The company also delivers occupational therapy addressing fine motor, sensory, play, and activities of daily living. Services are delivered across clinic offices, schools, daycares, patient homes, and rehabilitation facilities throughout Southeastern North Carolina.

Product overview

Speech Solutions, Inc. is a healthcare services company providing speech and occupational therapy across southeastern North Carolina. Founded in 2003 by Allison Harrington, the company operates five offices in Lumberton, Laurinburg, Whiteville, Shallotte, and Elizabethtown. Their core offerings consist of Speech Therapy Services (addressing articulation, fluency, voice, language, and swallowing disorders) and Occupational Therapy Services (helping patients with fine motor skills, sensory processing, and daily living activities). Services are delivered across multiple settings including daycares, schools, clinics, homes, and rehabilitation facilities, serving patients from age 1 to 100 across 11 counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Speech Therapy Services Individualized speech therapy services addressing articulation deficits, developmental delays, dysfluency (stuttering/cluttering), language delays, oral motor deficits, voice disorders, aphasia, language-based learning disabilities, pragmatic disorders, swallowing disorders (dysphagia), feeding difficulties, and hearing loss support. Delivered to patients ages 1 to 100+ across clinics, schools, daycares, homes, and rehabilitation facilities.
• Occupational Therapy Services Occupational therapy services helping patients of all ages develop, recover, improve, and maintain skills for daily living and working. Addresses processing disorders, autism, mental health or behavioral problems, birth injuries or defects, and conditions affecting fine motor skills, sensory processing, play skills, self-care, and instrumental activities of daily living across the lifespan.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 11 counties in Southeastern North Carolina with 5+ office locations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NC Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NCSHLA)coreOthers · 1 January 2014Allison Harrington is an active member of the NC Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The company maintains professional membership and engagement with the state-level professional organization for speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
• American Speech-Hearing-Language Association (ASHA)coreOthersAll therapists are certified by ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association). The company is nationally accredited and recognized by ASHA for meeting professional standards in speech-language pathology and audiology.
• NC Board of Speech Language Pathology and AudiologycoreOthersAll therapists are state board licensed through the NC Board of Examiners for Speech Language and Audiology. Allison Harrington served as chair of the board and was appointed by Gov. Pat McCrory in 2014 to sit on the board.
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAllison Harrington serves on the Board of Trustees at UNCP as vice chair. She established the Allison Harrington Endowed Scholarship, Frank Harrington Endowed Scholarship, and Ann Powell Harrington Endowed Scholarship at UNCP. Multiple employees are UNCP alumni including Kristi Strickland who received her Bachelor's in Elementary Education from UNCP and Jackie Deese who received her Elementary Education Degree from UNCP.
• Lumberton Chamber of CommerceminorOthersAllison Harrington served as former board member of the Lumberton Chamber of Commerce and former executive chairperson for the LRDA Policy Committee. The company was awarded the 2015 Small Business Award by the Lumberton Area Chamber of Commerce.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• EasterSeals UCP North Carolina & Virginia: Nonprofit disability services organization providing SLP, OT, and other therapies across NC and VA. Comparable in service scope and patient population; differs in nonprofit status and broader social-services mandate.

Broad incumbents

• RehabCare (Genesis Rehab Services): Division of Genesis HealthCare providing SLP, OT, and PT services in skilled nursing and post-acute settings. Comparable via the rehab-facility distribution channel Speech Solutions relies on for adult and elderly patients.
• HealthPRO Heritage: National contract rehabilitation therapy company providing SLP, OT, and PT services to skilled nursing, schools, and pediatric programs. Comparable to Speech Solutions through the rehab-facility and school-contract channels.
• Aveanna Healthcare: National home health and medical solutions company offering SLP/OT as part of its pediatric and adult home health services. Comparable in that Speech Solutions also delivers home-based therapy to a multi-age patient base.
• BrightSpring Health Services: Diversified provider of home and community health services including pediatric therapy, behavioral health, and home health. Comparable as a multi-setting therapy provider serving Medicaid and school-aged populations similar to Speech Solutions' IEP contract book.
• ATI Physical Therapy: Large U.S. outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy provider with multi-site clinics. Comparable as a multi-location therapy practice spanning SLP and OT, though broader in scale and therapy mix than Speech Solutions.
• Aegis Therapies: National contract provider of speech-language pathology, occupational, and physical therapy services to skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, and home health agencies. Comparable to Speech Solutions because it delivers SLP/OT services across multiple care settings, including rehabilitation facilities — a channel Speech Solutions also serves.

Direct peers

• Solace Pediatric Healthcare: Provider of home- and community-based pediatric SLP, OT, and PT services across multiple states. Comparable as a pediatric-focused therapy provider serving Medicaid populations in non-clinic settings, mirroring Speech Solutions' daycare and home-based delivery.
• Carolina Pediatric Therapy: North Carolina pediatric therapy clinic providing speech, occupational, and physical therapy. Comparable in scale, geography, and service-mix to Speech Solutions' pediatric SLP/OT offering.
• Center for Pediatric Therapies (CPT): North Carolina-based pediatric SLP and occupational therapy practice offering individualized therapy across clinics, daycares, and homes. Closely comparable in size, geography, service mix, and IEP contract-driven model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Speech-Solutions-Inc-146950442034536
• Instagraminstagram.com/speechsolutionsinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/speech-solutions-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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