Capitol City Speech Therapy

What Capitol City Speech Therapy does

Capitol City Speech Therapy, PLLC is a therapist-owned private speech-language pathology practice founded in 2004 by Tracy Barnes and headquartered in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. The practice provides speech, language, and swallowing therapy across the full age spectrum — from infant feeding assessment and pediatric speech-sound, language, fluency, and feeding disorders through adult aphasia, voice, LSVT LOUD for Parkinson's, dysphagia, accent reduction, and gender-affirming voice care. Specialized service lines include orofacial myofunctional therapy, reading intervention, social-skills groups, Triple P parent training, Community Based Rehabilitative Services (CBRS) for birth-to-3, and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Services are delivered through three modalities — physical clinics (Fuquay-Varina, two Raleigh sites, and a Knightdale site co-located with Abilitations Children's Therapy), mobile/community-based delivery to homes, daycares, and schools, and a teletherapy platform launched after COVID-19. The practice extends into the Charlotte metro via mobile and teletherapy only.

The underlying technology is conventional clinical-practice infrastructure: a Fusion Web Clinic patient portal handles records, intake forms, and online payments; the teletherapy platform runs on commodity video-conferencing; and Boom Cards provide interactive digital therapy activities through the Boom Learning marketplace. The staff is fully credentialed, with all SLPs holding the Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) from ASHA and North Carolina licensure, and includes specialists in childhood apraxia of speech, pediatric feeding, AAC, LSVT LOUD, and neurogenic communication disorders. The practice is HIPAA-compliant with bilingual (English/Spanish) documentation.

The business model is dominated by fee-for-service therapy billed in-network to seven major payors — Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare, and United Healthcare — with the practice handling insurance billing directly on behalf of patients. Two secondary revenue streams diversify the model: CEU training courses for childcare professionals priced at $300 per class (approved by the NC Division of Child Development and Early Education) and digital Boom Cards resources sold through the Boom Learning marketplace. Distribution is direct-to-consumer, driven by insurance network participation, organic social (Instagram and Facebook), website content marketing, and patient testimonials. The practice is bootstrapped with no outside investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity disclosed.

Name

Capitol City Speech Therapy

Legal name

Capitol City Speech Therapy, PLLC

Website

https://ccst.coach

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Capitol City Speech Therapy is a therapist-owned North Carolina practice providing pediatric and adult speech, language, and swallowing therapy across four Triangle-area clinics, mobile/home-based delivery, and a teletherapy channel, billing in-network to major insurance payors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Speech-Language Pathology Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Educational Support Services (61171), Child and Youth Services (62411), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

SLP Consultation, Teacher/Parent Coaching & Home Program Support (EDAKAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Teletherapy / Remote Speech-Language Therapy (School-Age) (EDAKAEAL), AAC (Augmentative & Alternative Communication) & Speech/Language Therapy Tech (EDAFAKAB), Autism Communication Support (AAC, Pragmatics & Language) (EDAKAKAG), Fluency (Stuttering/Cluttering) Services (School-Age) (EDAKAEAG), Pediatric In-Home Rehabilitation Therapy (PT/OT/SLP) (HSABADAM)

Keywords

• Speech therapy services
• Language therapy services
• Pediatric therapy clinic
• Teletherapy services
• Swallowing therapy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fuquay Varina

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Speech Therapy Services (Insurance): Therapy services billed to insurance for in-network providers including Aetna, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare, and United Healthcare. Company is in-network with major insurance plans and bills directly on behalf of patients.
2. CEU Training Services: Continuing education training for childcare professionals and therapists. $300 per class for 5-15 participants, additional participants at $10 each. Approved by NC Division of Child Development and Early Education.
3. Boom Cards Digital Resources: Sale of digital interactive therapy resources and Boom Learning subscriptions to other therapists and caregivers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Capitol City Speech Therapy, PLLC provides speech, language, and swallowing therapy services for pediatric and adult patients across four North Carolina locations and via teletherapy. The practice delivers in-person clinical therapy, mobile/community-based therapy in homes and daycares, and virtual sessions, accepting in-network insurance from major providers. Ancillary offerings include Boom Cards digital therapy resources and CEU training courses for childcare professionals.

Product overview

Capitol City Speech Therapy operates as a multi-service speech therapy practice offering pediatric and adult speech, language, and swallowing therapy services. The core offering consists of Pediatric Speech Therapy Services and Adult Speech Therapy Services, delivered through in-person clinic visits and Teletherapy Services. Specialized services include Feeding Evaluation and Therapy, Infant Feeding Assessment, Reading Therapy, Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, Voice Therapy (including LSVT LOUD), Community Based Rehabilitative Services (CBRS), Group Therapy, Triple P Parent Training, Aphasia Therapy, and Gender Affirming Voice Care. The practice also offers supplementary products including Boom Cards Digital Resources and CEU Training Courses for professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pediatric Speech Therapy Services Comprehensive speech, language, and swallowing therapy services for children including articulation, receptive/expressive language, fluency, voice, and social skills therapy; delivered in clinic, in homes/daycares/schools, and via teletherapy.
• Adult Speech Therapy Services Speech and language therapy for adults addressing stroke, aphasia, voice disorders, dysphagia, Parkinson's disease, cognitive communication, accent reduction, and gender-affirming voice care.
• Teletherapy Services Virtual speech therapy sessions for both pediatric and adult populations via video conferencing, providing flexible scheduling, real-time caregiver instruction, and remote access to therapy services.
• Feeding Evaluation and Therapy Therapy for feeding and swallowing difficulties in children and adults, including tube weaning, food chaining, and infant feeding assessments.
• Infant Feeding Assessment and Treatment Assessment and treatment for infants with feeding difficulties including latching problems, choking, and transition to solids for breast, bottle, or weaning scenarios.
• Reading Therapy Literacy intervention services targeting phonological awareness, decoding skills, context clues, and reading comprehension for children with reading difficulties.
• Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy Therapy for orofacial myofunctional disorders affecting tongue thrust, lisp, jaw alignment, drooling, thumb sucking, and mouth breathing.
• Voice Therapy Voice therapy including LSVT LOUD treatment for Parkinson's disease, addressing vocal nodules, polyps, hoarseness, and pitch modification.
• Community Based Rehabilitative Services (CBRS) Early intervention services for children birth to 3 years targeting developmental milestones including communication, motor skills, self-help, social, and cognitive skills.
• Group Therapy Social skills groups for children focusing on making friends, conversation skills, and understanding body language in a peer learning environment.
• Triple P Parent Training Evidence-based parenting program accredited facility providing Level 2 Brief, Level 3 Brief, and Level 3 Stepping Stones services for parents of children with behavioral challenges.
• Aphasia Therapy Rehabilitation services for aphasia patients after stroke, traumatic brain injury, or brain cancer addressing speech, language comprehension, reading, and writing abilities.
• Gender Affirming Voice Care Voice therapy services helping transgender and gender-diverse individuals develop new voice safely with targeting pitch, resonance, intonation, rate, volume, and non-verbal communication.
• Boom Cards Digital Resources Digital interactive speech therapy resources available through the Boom Learning platform, sold via the CCST Boom Store for home practice and therapy sessions.
• CEU Training Courses Continuing education units for speech-language pathologists and related professionals, including 'Building Expressive Language Skills in the Childcare Setting' 2-hour course approved by the NC Division of Child Development and Early Education; $300 per class for 5-15 participants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Children with verbal apraxia showing significant speech improvement within 3 weeks of intensive summer camp therapy
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Expressable: Online speech therapy provider offering 1:1 virtual SLP sessions for children and adults with in-network insurance coverage. Directly comparable to CCST in clinical scope, payor mix, and patient segments, but with a virtual-first delivery model that competes for the same NC patient pool.
• Great Speech: Teletherapy speech-language pathology provider serving pediatric and adult patients nationwide. Closest comparable in service mix (speech, language, voice, fluency) and insurance billing model, with the key difference being a virtual-only delivery model versus CCST's physical-clinic anchor.
• The Hello Foundation: Speech-language therapy practice serving Oregon and Washington with teletherapy and in-person services for both pediatric and adult populations. Comparable in being a multi-modality SLP practice with strong clinical specialization and a coaching-oriented caregiver model.
• Hopebridge: Multi-state pediatric therapy provider offering integrated ABA, speech, and occupational therapy with a center-based model. Highly comparable patient population (pediatric autism, developmental delays) and insurance-driven revenue model, though at substantially larger scale.
• Pediatric Therapy Network: Multi-disciplinary pediatric therapy provider offering SLP, OT, and PT services across multiple Southern California locations. Comparable as a clinic-based pediatric therapy practice with community-based and in-clinic service delivery.
• Rethink: Therapy services provider serving children with autism and developmental disabilities through clinics, home-based services, and telehealth. Comparable in pediatric developmental therapy focus, payor contracting, and multi-modal delivery.

Emerging players

• Lingraphica: Provider of AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) devices and therapy services specifically for adults with aphasia and speech disorders. Overlaps with CCST's adult aphasia and AAC service lines and represents a more technology/product-centric adjacent player.
• Tactus Therapy: Developer of evidence-based speech therapy mobile apps used by SLPs and patients for home practice. Adjacent to CCST's Boom Cards digital resources business and reflects the broader trend of digital tools supplementing clinician-led therapy.

Broad incumbents

• Talkiatry: Large-scale online psychiatry practice with in-network insurance billing and a multi-state clinician network. Comparable operating model (in-network insurance, multi-state licensed clinicians, hybrid virtual/in-person delivery) within an adjacent therapy discipline.

Others

• Therapy Brands: EMR and practice management software provider serving therapy practices including speech-language pathology. Comparable as an infrastructure provider whose products (similar to Fusion Web Clinic used by CCST) underpin the operations of practices like CCST.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/capitolcityspeech
• Instagraminstagram.com/capitolcityspeech

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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