The Aphasia Center

Name

The Aphasia Center

Legal name

The Aphasia Center

Website

https://theaphasiacenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Speech-Language Pathology Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Rehabilitation & Physical/Occupational/Speech Therapy Centers (HLAFABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Language Disorders Intervention (Receptive/Expressive, Morphology/Syntax/Semantics) (EDAKAEAE)

Keywords

• Intensive aphasia therapy
• Speech language pathology
• Stroke rehabilitation
• Communication disorder treatment
• Aphasia recovery programs

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Onsite Intensive Aphasia Treatment Program: 4-8 week onsite intensive program providing 25 hours of expert, individualized therapy weekly. Includes materials, detailed home program, final report, software subscription, weekly goal meetings, pre/post assessment, care partner education, 27 hours therapy weekly, and daily homework.
2. Online Aphasia Therapy: 6-8 week online or hybrid intensive treatment programs offering 60-110 hours of expert aphasia therapy. Includes orientation, software training, daily homework, home program, goal meetings, treatment summary, care partner education, and expert individual therapy.
3. My Aphasia Coach Software: Expert aphasia software with automatic difficulty settings. Free for speech pathologists to assign homework, assess skills, and monitor progress. Clients use independently or with therapist guidance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Aphasia Center provides intensive aphasia, apraxia, and dysarthria treatment programs, delivering 10-27 hours of individualized speech-language therapy per week over 4-8 week durations. Programs are offered onsite at the St. Petersburg, Florida facility, online, and in a hybrid format, and are supported by a proprietary software tool (My Aphasia Coach) that enables continued home-based brain retraining. The center exclusively treats communication disorders and integrates reading, writing, speaking, and understanding skills in each session using multiple evidence-based therapeutic approaches.

Product overview

The Aphasia Center offers intensive aphasia treatment through a combination of onsite and online programs. The Onsite Intensive Aphasia Treatment Program at their Florida facility provides 25 hours of weekly therapy over 4-8 weeks ($6,200/week). Online Aphasia Therapy offers 60-110 hours over 6-8 weeks ($3,410/week), while the Hybrid Program combines 2 weeks onsite with 6 weeks online at the same weekly rate. Supporting these programs is My Aphasia Coach, an expert aphasia software with automatic difficulty adjustment accessible via browser or app, offered free for speech pathologists. The company also provides free educational resources including Aphasia ID Cards (available in English, Spanish, and Norwegian) and Communication Tip Cards. For over 15 years, they have exclusively treated clients with aphasia, apraxia, and dysarthria across all severity levels, from ages 8 to 100.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• My Aphasia Coach: Expert aphasia software platform for brain retraining, providing therapy exercises accessible via app or browser with automatic difficulty adjustment.

Products and services

• Onsite Intensive Aphasia Treatment Program A 4-8 week onsite intensive aphasia treatment program at the St. Petersburg, Florida facility delivering 25 hours per week of expert, individualized therapy (100-200 hours total). Each session integrates reading, writing, speaking, and understanding so that language strengths support language weaknesses, and multiple therapeutic approaches are combined to accelerate learning. The program includes materials, detailed home program, final report, software subscription, weekly goal meetings, pre/post assessment, care partner education, and daily homework. Priced at $6,200 per week; targeted at individuals with aphasia, apraxia, and dysarthria seeking faster and longer-lasting results than traditional 1-3 hour weekly therapy.
• Online Aphasia Therapy A 6-week online intensive aphasia treatment program delivering 60 hours of expert individual therapy (2 hours daily) from the client's home. Focuses on learning strategies, numbers, work skills, and technology use, and is recommended for mild or very severe aphasia/apraxia. Includes orientation, software training, daily homework, home program, goal meetings, treatment summary, and care partner education. Priced at $3,410 per week; designed for individuals with aphasia who cannot or prefer not to travel to Florida for onsite treatment.
• Hybrid Aphasia Therapy Program An 8-week hybrid intensive aphasia treatment program combining 2 weeks onsite at the Florida facility (50 hours) to establish a personal treatment approach with 6 weeks of online therapy at home, totaling 110 hours. Priced at $3,410 per week. Designed to deliver the personal treatment customization of onsite care with the continuity and convenience of online therapy, aimed at individuals with aphasia who want the best of both onsite and online delivery.
• My Aphasia Coach Software Trademarked expert aphasia software platform that retrains the brain through integrated reading, writing, speaking, and understanding exercises, with automatic difficulty settings that adjust exercise challenge levels to the user. Created, researched, and adapted daily with intensive therapy clients. Free for speech-language pathologists to assign homework, assess skills, and monitor progress; available to clients independently or with therapist guidance via app or browser with a 14-day free trial. Used to support home practice and continued progress between intensive program sessions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients show measurable improvements in speech, naming, repetition, reading, and writing within 1-8 week intensive programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

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Direct peers

• Lingraphica: Lingraphica provides speech-generating devices and therapy apps for people with aphasia. Directly comparable as a company serving the aphasia market with both hardware/software products and clinical support, overlapping with The Aphasia Center's My Aphasia Coach software and clinical focus.
• Constant Therapy Health: Constant Therapy Health offers a digital brain rehabilitation platform used by speech-language pathologists and individuals recovering from stroke and brain injury. Directly comparable to The Aphasia Center's My Aphasia Coach in delivering technology-enabled aphasia and cognitive therapy.
• Retraining Aphasia (Aphasia Center of Innovative Treatment): Retraining Aphasia is a similar intensive aphasia therapy practice offering concentrated, individualized treatment programs. Most directly comparable to The Aphasia Center as a competing intensive aphasia service provider with a similar intensive-treatment model.
• Life with Aphasia: Life with Aphasia provides intensive aphasia therapy programs combining onsite and remote delivery. Directly comparable to The Aphasia Center as a competing intensive aphasia treatment service with similar treatment philosophy and target population.

Emerging players

• Tactus Therapy: Tactus Therapy develops speech therapy apps used by clinicians and individuals for aphasia, apraxia, and other communication disorders. Comparable to The Aphasia Center as a technology-enabled therapy provider in the aphasia/SLP space, though more focused on self-directed app products than intensive clinical services.
• Bungalow Software (TalkPath Therapy): Bungalow Software provides TalkPath Therapy, a web-based speech and cognitive therapy platform used by clinicians for aphasia and related disorders. Comparable as a technology-enabled therapy provider in the aphasia rehabilitation space.

Others

• Neuralink / BrainCo (general neuro-rehab adjacency): BrainCo and adjacent neurotechnology companies develop brain-computer interface and cognitive rehabilitation tools applicable to stroke and aphasia recovery. Adjacent thematic peer in the neuro-rehabilitation technology space relevant to the future of intensive aphasia treatment.
• Aphasia Access: Aphasia Access is a nonprofit membership organization promoting life-participation aphasia care. Comparable to The Aphasia Center as part of the broader aphasia clinical and advocacy ecosystem, though as a nonprofit network rather than a direct service competitor.
• National Aphasia Association: The National Aphasia Association is a nonprofit advocacy and resource organization serving the aphasia community. Comparable to The Aphasia Center as part of the broader aphasia ecosystem, providing awareness and referrals that drive demand for intensive treatment services.

Regional players

• Rehab That Works: Rehab That Works provides intensive speech therapy programs for aphasia and related disorders in specific US markets. Comparable to The Aphasia Center as a regional intensive aphasia therapy provider with a similar concentrated-therapy model, though operating in a different geographic territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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