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Speech Therapy Practice
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Praxis für Sprachtherapie – Katharina Friedrich
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Praxis für Sprachtherapie – Katharina Friedrich is a single-location, founder-owned speech therapy practice (sole proprietorship) operating from Traunsteiner Straße 11 in Bad Endorf, Bavaria, Germany. Founded and run by Katharina Friedrich M.A. (akademische Sprachtherapeutin / Sprachheilpädagogin), the practice provides diagnostic evaluation, consultation, and therapy for the full spectrum of speech, language, voice, swallowing, and communication disorders across all age groups — from preschool children with language development disorders (SES) through adolescents with dyslexia and concentration issues to adults with aphasia, dysarthria, dysphagia, voice disorders, and post-surgical or neurological rehabilitation needs. The clinical team comprises one full-time therapist (Susanne Schäfer) plus four freelance specialists (Regina König, Franziska Heindel, Irene Stattrop, and an open position), supplemented by hospital and kindergarten-based mobile service delivery.

The practice's product surface centers on core speech therapy (Sprachtherapie) and adds differentiated clinical offerings including Manuelle Stimmtherapie (MST), Novafon sound wave therapy, BVL-certified dyslexia therapy, individual consultation, and Videotherapie (insurance-covered remote video sessions). Supporting technology is operational rather than proprietary: digital/remote-capable documentation on practice tablets, video consultation infrastructure for Videotherapie, and the Novafon therapeutic device. Distribution is multi-modal — in-clinic appointments, home visits to private residences, senior care facilities, and nursing homes when medically necessary, on-site sessions at partner kindergartens and a cooperating local hospital, plus video therapy for remote patients.

The business model is a fee-for-service clinical practice reimbursed primarily through German statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenkassen, GKV) under standard Heilmittelverordnung prescriptions (with statutory co-payments of €10 plus 10% of prescription value for patients 18+), supplemented by private insurance (PKV) billing per the practice fee schedule and a self-pay (Selbstzahler) revenue stream for non-covered services such as voice and speech training. Patient acquisition is sales-led and referral-driven, dependent on prescriptions from a network of general practitioners, ENT doctors, pediatricians, neurologists, dentists, and orthodontists, with the practice website, phone contact, and informational blog supporting top-of-funnel awareness.

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Praxis für Sprachtherapie – Katharina Friedrich is a single-location speech therapy practice in Bad Endorf, Germany, providing diagnostics, consultation, and therapy for speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders across all age groups, reimbursed via statutory and private health insurance.

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Operating
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1–10
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HeadquartersBad Endorf, Germany
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Bad Endorf
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Germany
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Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
speech therapy services, language disorder treatment, voice therapy, swallowing therapy, pediatric speech therapy
Industry1 code
1Teletherapy / Remote Speech-Language Therapy (School-Age)
CodeEDAKAEALPrimaryYes
NAICS code1 code
  • Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists621340
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec8093
  • Services-Home Health Care Services8082
Product category
Speech-Language Pathology Services
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Revenue model3 records
1Statutory Health Insurance (GKV)
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

Treatment covered by German statutory health insurance. Patients aged 18+ pay a co-payment of €10 plus 10% of the total prescription value. Treatment must begin within 28 days of prescription.

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2Private Insurance (PKV)
TypeOne Time License
Description

Private insurance patients billed according to practice fee schedule. Full invoice amount must be paid regardless of insurance reimbursement. Cost estimates provided upon request.

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3Self-payer services (Selbstzahler)
TypeOne Time License
Description

All services available on self-pay basis for patients without prescription or seeking services not covered by insurance

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Marketing channels3 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels4 records

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Cost components5 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Pricing details3 tiers
1Statutory health insurance (GKV) patients
ModelSubscriptionBilling cadencePer session/Prescription
Notes

€10 co-payment plus 10% of total prescription value for patients 18+; treatment sessions last 30, 45, or 60 minutes depending on prescription

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2Private insurance (PKV) patients
ModelOtherBilling cadencePer session
Notes

Billed according to practice fee schedule; full invoice amount due regardless of insurance reimbursement; cost estimates available on request

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3Video therapy (Videotherapie)
ModelSubscriptionBilling cadencePer session/Prescription
Notes

Covered by health insurance; patients should contact practice to discuss prerequisites and options

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GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

The practice provides diagnostic evaluation, consultation, and treatment of speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders in children, adolescents, and adults, covered by statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurance. Services are delivered in-clinic, via home visits, and through insurance-covered video therapy, with supplementary offerings including Novafon sound wave therapy, manual voice therapy (MST), BVL-certified dyslexia therapy, and voice/speech training for professional speakers.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

The practice operates as a single-location speech therapy clinic offering a unified service model centered on speech therapy (Sprachtherapie). The core product encompasses diagnostics, consultation, and treatment of language, speech, voice, and swallowing disorders. Supplementary offerings include video therapy (Videotherapie) for remote consultations, voice and speech training, BVL-certified dyslexia therapy, individual consultation services, manual voice therapy, Novafon sound wave therapy, and at-home treatment visits. The practice accepts both statutory health insurance (alle Kassen) and private patients.

Product and service8 records
1Sprachtherapie (Speech Therapy)
CategorySpeech-language therapy (core service)
Description

Core diagnostic, consultation, and treatment service for language, speech, voice, and swallowing disorders in children, adolescents, and adults, covered by statutory and private health insurance.

2Videotherapie (Video Therapy)
CategoryTelehealth / video consultation
Description

Telehealth service enabling patients to receive voice, speech, or speech disorder treatment via video consultation, covered by health insurance providers.

3Stimm- und Sprechtraining (Voice and Speech Training)
CategoryWellness / professional voice coaching
Description

Additional self-pay service focused on training a healthy speaking voice, voice hygiene, improving speech impact, and supporting presentation skills for professional speakers.

4Gezielte Förderung von Schulkindern (Targeted Support for School Children)
CategoryPediatric literacy and learning support
Description

Specialized support for school children including BVL-certified dyslexia therapy (Legasthenietherapie), expression improvement for exams, and concentration training.

5Individuelle Beratung (Individual Consultation)
CategoryConsultation and counseling
Description

Personalized consultation covering speech and language disorders in childhood and adulthood, individual support planning, and family counseling.

6Manuelle Stimmtherapie (MST)
CategorySpecialized voice therapy technique
Description

Manual voice therapy technique used to treat voice disorders and craniofacial dysfunction, including dystonias affecting articulation, swallowing, breathing, and voice.

7Schallwellentherapie mit Novafon (Sound Wave Therapy with Novafon)
CategoryDevice-assisted speech/voice therapy
Description

Therapeutic sound wave treatment using the Novafon device for voice and speech therapy applications.

8Hausbesuche (Home Visits)
CategoryMobile / home-based therapy service
Description

At-home or nursing home treatment services delivered when medically necessary, extending practice services beyond the clinic location for children, adults, and elderly patients.

Scale indicator2 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership3 partners
1Cooperation with local hospital (Krankenhaus)
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Practice cooperates with a local hospital providing treatment to inpatients and expanding the variety of cases and challenges for therapists. This interdisciplinary collaboration provides diverse clinical experience.

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2Cooperation with kindergartens (Kindergärten)
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Practice provides mobile speech therapy services at local kindergartens for integration children (Integrationskinder), allowing early intervention and convenient access to therapy for young children.

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Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Team member Franziska Heindel works at Romed Rosenheim's neurological station, providing hospital-based speech therapy services.

Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight4 records

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Peers5 records
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Sana is a major German private hospital chain with a broad network of acute care and rehabilitation facilities. It is comparable because Sana hospitals integrate speech-language therapy into clinical care pathways for stroke, Parkinson's, and oncology patients — directly overlapping with the Praxis's adult neurological and swallowing-disorder caseload.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Asklepios is one of Germany's largest private hospital groups, operating inpatient facilities and outpatient clinics nationwide. It is comparable because Asklepios hospitals employ speech therapists (Logopäden) for inpatient rehabilitation — particularly in neurology, stroke, and head-neck oncology — the same adult specialty segments the Praxis serves (aphasia, dysphagia, post-tumor therapy).

TypeEmerging player
Description

Doctolib is the dominant German/European practice-management and telehealth booking platform used widely by both physician offices and allied-therapy practices including speech therapists (Logopäden). It is comparable because it competes for the same patient booking flow and increasingly offers its own teleconsultation infrastructure that overlaps with the Praxis's Videotherapie offering.

TypeOthers
Description

Samedi is a Berlin-based healthcare appointment booking and care-coordination platform widely used by German medical and therapeutic practices. It is comparable as adjacent infrastructure that shapes how independent practices like this one attract patients, manage online presence, and integrate digital scheduling alongside their own phone-based intake.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Helios is Europe's largest private hospital operator, with extensive inpatient and outpatient services across Germany. It is directly comparable because the Praxis has an active cooperation with a local Krankenhaus (in this kind of regional network) and one team member provides neurological speech therapy at Romed Rosenheim, mirroring how Helios-affiliated hospitals integrate SLP services into inpatient and outpatient pathways.

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Strengths4 records

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Weaknesses4 records

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Key risks6 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Named customers3 records

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Segment3 records

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Ideal customer profile3 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

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Feature4 records

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Profiles5 records

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

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Speech Therapy Practice

Speech-Language Pathology Servicessprachtherapie-friedrich.de

Praxis für Sprachtherapie – Katharina Friedrich is a single-location speech therapy practice in Bad Endorf, Germany, providing diagnostics, consultation, and therapy for speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders across all age groups, reimbursed via statutory and private health insurance.

What Speech Therapy Practice does

Praxis für Sprachtherapie – Katharina Friedrich is a single-location, founder-owned speech therapy practice (sole proprietorship) operating from Traunsteiner Straße 11 in Bad Endorf, Bavaria, Germany. Founded and run by Katharina Friedrich M.A. (akademische Sprachtherapeutin / Sprachheilpädagogin), the practice provides diagnostic evaluation, consultation, and therapy for the full spectrum of speech, language, voice, swallowing, and communication disorders across all age groups — from preschool children with language development disorders (SES) through adolescents with dyslexia and concentration issues to adults with aphasia, dysarthria, dysphagia, voice disorders, and post-surgical or neurological rehabilitation needs. The clinical team comprises one full-time therapist (Susanne Schäfer) plus four freelance specialists (Regina König, Franziska Heindel, Irene Stattrop, and an open position), supplemented by hospital and kindergarten-based mobile service delivery.

The practice's product surface centers on core speech therapy (Sprachtherapie) and adds differentiated clinical offerings including Manuelle Stimmtherapie (MST), Novafon sound wave therapy, BVL-certified dyslexia therapy, individual consultation, and Videotherapie (insurance-covered remote video sessions). Supporting technology is operational rather than proprietary: digital/remote-capable documentation on practice tablets, video consultation infrastructure for Videotherapie, and the Novafon therapeutic device. Distribution is multi-modal — in-clinic appointments, home visits to private residences, senior care facilities, and nursing homes when medically necessary, on-site sessions at partner kindergartens and a cooperating local hospital, plus video therapy for remote patients.

The business model is a fee-for-service clinical practice reimbursed primarily through German statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenkassen, GKV) under standard Heilmittelverordnung prescriptions (with statutory co-payments of €10 plus 10% of prescription value for patients 18+), supplemented by private insurance (PKV) billing per the practice fee schedule and a self-pay (Selbstzahler) revenue stream for non-covered services such as voice and speech training. Patient acquisition is sales-led and referral-driven, dependent on prescriptions from a network of general practitioners, ENT doctors, pediatricians, neurologists, dentists, and orthodontists, with the practice website, phone contact, and informational blog supporting top-of-funnel awareness.

Speech Therapy Practice firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Speech Therapy Practice
Legal name
Praxis für Sprachtherapie – Katharina Friedrich
Website
https://sprachtherapie-friedrich.de
Company type
Private
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Praxis für Sprachtherapie – Katharina Friedrich is a single-location speech therapy practice in Bad Endorf, Germany, providing diagnostics, consultation, and therapy for speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders across all age groups, reimbursed via statutory and private health insurance.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Speech Therapy Practice industry classification

Industry
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-Home Health Care Services (8082)
akta.pro primary industry
Teletherapy / Remote Speech-Language Therapy (School-Age) (EDAKAEAL)

Keywords

  • Speech therapy services
  • Language disorder treatment
  • Voice therapy
  • Swallowing therapy
  • Pediatric speech therapy

Where Speech Therapy Practice is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Bad Endorf
HQ country
Germany
HQ region
Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Speech Therapy Practice business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Statutory Health Insurance (GKV): Treatment covered by German statutory health insurance. Patients aged 18+ pay a co-payment of €10 plus 10% of the total prescription value. Treatment must begin within 28 days of prescription.
  2. Private Insurance (PKV): Private insurance patients billed according to practice fee schedule. Full invoice amount must be paid regardless of insurance reimbursement. Cost estimates provided upon request.
  3. Self-payer services (Selbstzahler): All services available on self-pay basis for patients without prescription or seeking services not covered by insurance

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
SubscriptionPer session/PrescriptionStatutory health insurance (GKV) patients
OtherPer sessionPrivate insurance (PKV) patients
SubscriptionPer session/PrescriptionVideo therapy (Videotherapie)

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Speech Therapy Practice product offering

Product offering

Core offering

The practice provides diagnostic evaluation, consultation, and treatment of speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders in children, adolescents, and adults, covered by statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurance. Services are delivered in-clinic, via home visits, and through insurance-covered video therapy, with supplementary offerings including Novafon sound wave therapy, manual voice therapy (MST), BVL-certified dyslexia therapy, and voice/speech training for professional speakers.

Product overview

The practice operates as a single-location speech therapy clinic offering a unified service model centered on speech therapy (Sprachtherapie). The core product encompasses diagnostics, consultation, and treatment of language, speech, voice, and swallowing disorders. Supplementary offerings include video therapy (Videotherapie) for remote consultations, voice and speech training, BVL-certified dyslexia therapy, individual consultation services, manual voice therapy, Novafon sound wave therapy, and at-home treatment visits. The practice accepts both statutory health insurance (alle Kassen) and private patients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Sprachtherapie (Speech Therapy) Core diagnostic, consultation, and treatment service for language, speech, voice, and swallowing disorders in children, adolescents, and adults, covered by statutory and private health insurance.
  • Videotherapie (Video Therapy) Telehealth service enabling patients to receive voice, speech, or speech disorder treatment via video consultation, covered by health insurance providers.
  • Stimm- und Sprechtraining (Voice and Speech Training) Additional self-pay service focused on training a healthy speaking voice, voice hygiene, improving speech impact, and supporting presentation skills for professional speakers.
  • Gezielte Förderung von Schulkindern (Targeted Support for School Children) Specialized support for school children including BVL-certified dyslexia therapy (Legasthenietherapie), expression improvement for exams, and concentration training.
  • Individuelle Beratung (Individual Consultation) Personalized consultation covering speech and language disorders in childhood and adulthood, individual support planning, and family counseling.
  • Manuelle Stimmtherapie (MST) Manual voice therapy technique used to treat voice disorders and craniofacial dysfunction, including dystonias affecting articulation, swallowing, breathing, and voice.
  • Schallwellentherapie mit Novafon (Sound Wave Therapy with Novafon) Therapeutic sound wave treatment using the Novafon device for voice and speech therapy applications.
  • Hausbesuche (Home Visits) At-home or nursing home treatment services delivered when medically necessary, extending practice services beyond the clinic location for children, adults, and elderly patients.

Companies that use Speech Therapy Practice

Customer profile

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Speech Therapy Practice technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
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API docs
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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Speech Therapy Practice partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

  • Cooperation with local hospital (Krankenhaus)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPractice cooperates with a local hospital providing treatment to inpatients and expanding the variety of cases and challenges for therapists. This interdisciplinary collaboration provides diverse clinical experience.
  • Cooperation with kindergartens (Kindergärten)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPractice provides mobile speech therapy services at local kindergartens for integration children (Integrationskinder), allowing early intervention and convenient access to therapy for young children.
  • Romed Rosenheim (neurological station)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeam member Franziska Heindel works at Romed Rosenheim's neurological station, providing hospital-based speech therapy services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Speech Therapy Practice competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Sana Kliniken: Sana is a major German private hospital chain with a broad network of acute care and rehabilitation facilities. It is comparable because Sana hospitals integrate speech-language therapy into clinical care pathways for stroke, Parkinson's, and oncology patients — directly overlapping with the Praxis's adult neurological and swallowing-disorder caseload.
  • Asklepios Kliniken: Asklepios is one of Germany's largest private hospital groups, operating inpatient facilities and outpatient clinics nationwide. It is comparable because Asklepios hospitals employ speech therapists (Logopäden) for inpatient rehabilitation — particularly in neurology, stroke, and head-neck oncology — the same adult specialty segments the Praxis serves (aphasia, dysphagia, post-tumor therapy).
  • Helios Kliniken: Helios is Europe's largest private hospital operator, with extensive inpatient and outpatient services across Germany. It is directly comparable because the Praxis has an active cooperation with a local Krankenhaus (in this kind of regional network) and one team member provides neurological speech therapy at Romed Rosenheim, mirroring how Helios-affiliated hospitals integrate SLP services into inpatient and outpatient pathways.

Emerging players

  • Doctolib: Doctolib is the dominant German/European practice-management and telehealth booking platform used widely by both physician offices and allied-therapy practices including speech therapists (Logopäden). It is comparable because it competes for the same patient booking flow and increasingly offers its own teleconsultation infrastructure that overlaps with the Praxis's Videotherapie offering.

Others

  • Samedi: Samedi is a Berlin-based healthcare appointment booking and care-coordination platform widely used by German medical and therapeutic practices. It is comparable as adjacent infrastructure that shapes how independent practices like this one attract patients, manage online presence, and integrate digital scheduling alongside their own phone-based intake.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Speech Therapy Practice financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Speech Therapy Practice leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Speech Therapy Practice funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Speech Therapy Practice M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Speech Therapy Practice

What does Speech Therapy Practice do?

The practice provides diagnostic evaluation, consultation, and treatment of speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders in children, adolescents, and adults, covered by statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurance. Services are delivered in-clinic, via home visits, and through insurance-covered video therapy, with supplementary offerings including Novafon sound wave therapy, manual voice therapy (MST), BVL-certified dyslexia therapy, and voice/speech training for professional speakers.

Is Speech Therapy Practice a public or private company?

Speech Therapy Practice is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Speech Therapy Practice founded?

Speech Therapy Practice was founded in -1. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Speech Therapy Practice based?

Speech Therapy Practice is headquartered in Bad Endorf, Germany, in the Europe region.

How does Speech Therapy Practice make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Statutory Health Insurance (GKV) is the primary driver. The others are private Insurance (PKV) and self-payer services (Selbstzahler).

Who are Speech Therapy Practice's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Sana Kliniken, Asklepios Kliniken and Helios Kliniken. Doctolib is listed as an emerging player. Samedi is listed as an others.

Does Speech Therapy Practice have an API?

No public API is recorded for Speech Therapy Practice.

What industry is Speech Therapy Practice in?

Speech Therapy Practice's product category is Speech-Language Pathology Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAKAEAL, Teletherapy / Remote Speech-Language Therapy (School-Age). Its NAICS code is 621340 and its SIC code is 8093.

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