Small Talk Pediatric Therapy

What Small Talk Pediatric Therapy does

Small Talk Pediatric Therapy is a privately-held, for-profit pediatric therapy clinic founded in 2014 and headquartered at 3086 W Milano Drive in Meridian, Idaho. The clinic delivers speech-language, occupational, and physical therapy services to children from birth through age 18 across the Treasure Valley region of Idaho, including Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Eagle, Kuna, Star, and Emmett. Its service portfolio spans standardized and function-based evaluations, individualized treatment plans, and ongoing therapy sessions, with specialty capabilities including feeding therapy and orofacial myofunctional therapy. The clinic emphasizes play-based, family-centered approaches that integrate all three disciplines under one roof.

The business operates on a fee-for-service healthcare delivery model rather than a technology platform. Revenue is generated primarily through insurance-billed therapy services across eleven accepted payer relationships (Aetna, Blue Cross of Idaho, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Moda, Mountain Health Co-op, Pacific Source, Regence, Select Health, St Lukes Health Plan, Tricare), supplemented by private-pay options for uninsured patients. Go-to-market is hybrid: physician referrals remain a core intake channel, while the website referral form and a third-party intake link (oceanfriends.ai) provide self-referral pathways. An Amazon Store curating therapeutic products extends the brand into adjacent retail.

The company is structured as an independent, single-site practice with 11-50 employees and 19 named team members across three clinical teams (Speech, Occupational, Physical Therapy) and a clinic support function. No funding rounds, parent company, M&A activity, partnerships, or institutional ownership have been disclosed. The operating model is labor-intensive and dependent on licensed clinical talent and payer reimbursement rates.

Name

Small Talk Pediatric Therapy

Legal name

Small Talk Pediatric Therapy

Website

https://smalltalkpediatrictherapy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Small Talk Pediatric Therapy is a privately-held clinic in Meridian, Idaho delivering speech, occupational, and physical therapy to children from birth through age 18 across the Treasure Valley region. Services are billed through major insurance plans and private pay, with intake via physician referral and self-referral.

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)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Rehabilitation & Developmental Therapy Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLAFAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Speech & Language Therapy (Early Intervention) (EDACAFAB), Physical Therapy (Early Intervention) (EDACAFAD), Developmental Therapy / Early Childhood Special Instruction (EDACAFAG), Early Intervention OT (Birth–3) / Preschool OT (EDAKAFAJ), Pediatric Physical Therapy & Developmental Rehab (HSADAIAE)

Keywords

• Pediatric therapy services
• Speech language therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Physical therapy
• Pediatric rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Meridian

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Insurance-billed therapy services: The clinic accepts most major insurance plans including Aetna, Blue Cross of Idaho, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Moda, Mountain Health Co-op, Pacific Source, Regence, Select Health, St Lukes Health Care Plan, and Tricare. Services are billed through accepted insurance plans.
2. Private pay: Out-of-pocket payment option available for patients without insurance coverage. Fees for service are quoted upon request.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Small Talk Pediatric Therapy is a Meridian, Idaho-based clinic that delivers in-person speech-language, occupational, and physical therapy services to children from birth through age 18. The practice integrates all three therapy disciplines at a single location, applying play-based and individualized treatment plans to address developmental, communication, motor, and sensory needs. The clinic also maintains an Amazon Store providing curated links to therapeutic products and toys recommended by its clinicians.

Product overview

Small Talk Pediatric Therapy offers three core therapy services—Speech-Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy—as a unified pediatric therapy practice. The company also operates an Amazon Store featuring curated therapeutic products and toys for children. Services are provided to children throughout the Treasure Valley region in Idaho, including Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Eagle, Kuna, Star, and Emmett. The clinic accepts most major insurance plans and also offers private pay options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Speech-Language Therapy Speech and language therapy services helping children improve comprehension, expression, speech sound production, executive function skills, and auditory skills. Addresses language delays, articulation disorders, autism spectrum disorder, apraxia of speech, social skills/pragmatics, fluency disorders, tongue thrust, feeding, and orofacial myofunctional concerns. Targeted at pediatric patients and their families.
• Occupational Therapy Occupational therapy enabling children to develop skills for independence in playing, learning, interacting with others, and self-care through development of fine motor, neuromotor, visual motor, and sensory motor skills. Uses a family-centered approach where parents and caregivers participate in treatment. Targeted at pediatric patients and their families.
• Physical Therapy Licensed physical therapy services for children from birth to age 18 supporting gross motor development through individualized programs including adaptive bike training, aquatic therapy, balance training, DMI, gait training, and therapeutic exercise. Addresses torticollis, functional mobility, and coordination challenges. Targeted at pediatric patients and their families.
• Amazon Store Curated Amazon product recommendations for pediatric therapy, including educational games, sensory toys, fine motor skill development tools, and therapeutic supplies such as the A Little SPOT of Emotion Box Set and Melissa & Doug Stack & Sort Board. Targeted at families of children receiving or considering therapy services.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals: Large national nonprofit network offering pediatric therapy (PT, OT, Speech) alongside broader disability services. Overlaps directly on core service mix and insurance-based delivery model.
• Ivy Rehab for Kids: National multi-site pediatric therapy brand within the broader Ivy Rehab Network, providing PT, OT, and Speech. Same service lines as Small Talk but operates at much greater scale across multiple states.
• EBS Healthcare: Established provider of pediatric therapy services and school-based staffing, including PT, OT, and Speech-Language. Comparable services but operates at significantly larger national scale with school district contracts.

Emerging players

• Talk Tools: Specialty provider of orofacial myofunctional therapy tools, training, and clinical resources. Directly comparable to the Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy specialty offering at Small Talk and serves a shared clinician population.

Direct peers

• Kids in Motion Pediatric Therapy: Multi-discipline pediatric therapy clinic offering PT, OT, and Speech services with specialty programs. Comparable service mix, patient age range, and regional clinic-based delivery model.
• The Hello Foundation: Pediatric speech-language and occupational therapy provider delivering therapy in clinic, home, and school settings across the Pacific Northwest. Strong regional overlap with the Treasure Valley service area and shared service disciplines.
• Therapy 2000: Pediatric home health therapy provider delivering PT, OT, and Speech in homes and schools across multiple states. Same disciplines and patient population, but a delivery model centered on home visits rather than clinic-based care.
• Pediatric Therapy Network: California-based nonprofit offering PT, OT, and Speech therapy for children, with specialty clinics and feeding programs. Highly comparable multi-disciplinary pediatric therapy model in a single regional footprint.
• Chatterbox Speech & Language Therapy: Regional pediatric speech-language therapy provider with comparable specialties (apraxia, language delays, social skills). Comparable niche, billing model, and patient profile to a key part of Small Talk's service line.
• Boston Ability Center: Outpatient pediatric therapy center providing PT, OT, and Speech-Language services with specialty programs (feeding, aquatic therapy, intensive therapy). Closely matches Small Talk's integrated single-site multi-discipline model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SmallTalkPediatricTherapy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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