Therapy Connections

What Therapy Connections does

Therapy Connections, P.C. is a privately held, founder-owned speech and language therapy clinic established in 2002 by Leila Ramirez Salmons in Bellaire, Texas. The practice operates from two physical locations in the Greater Houston metropolitan area — Bellaire (Central Houston) and Webster/Clear Lake (South East Houston) — and additionally delivers services via teletherapy. Its core service is speech-language therapy for children with articulation, fluency, pragmatic/social language, apraxia, autism spectrum, and language development challenges, supplemented by feeding therapy (addressing pediatric picky eating, food aversion, tongue thrust, and oral motor disorders) and bilingual English/Spanish service delivery. The clinical team of approximately six includes the founder and four speech-language pathologists supported by an office manager who handles billing and insurance.

The practice has extended beyond clinical speech therapy into adjacent offerings, including the proprietary Tiny Pretzels kids yoga program (developed in-house in 2010) for sensory integration and self-regulation, and a mindset coaching practice (the Accelerate Quarterly Calendar Program) that operates as a separate revenue stream with tiered subscription pricing of $777-$1,924 per month. Accent modification using the Compton P-ESL program is offered to adult professionals, with 7- and 13-week individual and group formats priced at $960-$1,680. The underlying technology stack is minimal: the website runs on Squarespace, teletherapy is delivered via Zoom, and there is no proprietary software platform, mobile application, API, or AI/ML capability disclosed.

The business model is fundamentally labor-scaled clinical services: recurring therapy sessions billed through insurance and direct pay, supplemented by one-time accent modification programs and monthly mindset coaching subscriptions. Customer acquisition is community-led, driven by word-of-mouth referrals, free speech screenings, blog content, and SEO, with no paid advertising or institutional sales motion visible. The practice operates as a professional corporation (P.C.) in Texas, holds ASHA and TDLR credentials, and has no external institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity on record.

Name

Therapy Connections

Legal name

Therapy Connections, P.C.

Website

https://therapyconnectionspc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Therapy Connections is a founder-owned speech, language, and feeding therapy clinic in Greater Houston, founded in 2002, serving children and adults from two offices and via teletherapy, with adjacent mindset coaching and kids yoga offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Speech-Language Pathology Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Related Therapy Services (Speech, Occupational, Physical, Feeding) (EDAJAKAD)

Keywords

• Speech therapy services
• Pediatric speech pathology
• Feeding therapy programs
• Accent modification classes
• Mindset coaching programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellaire

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Speech and Language Therapy Sessions: Individual and group therapy sessions for speech, language, articulation, fluency, and pragmatic language disorders
2. Feeding Therapy Services: Therapy for feeding difficulties and tongue thrust issues using behavior modification, sensory integration, and food exploration
3. Mindset Coaching Programs: Maintenance program at $1000/month, Accelerate Group Program at $2222 or $777/monthly, and 1:1 Private Program at $5444 or $1924/monthly
4. Yoga Classes: Kids yoga sessions at $75 for 6-week session or $15 drop-in
5. Accent Modification Classes: 13-week group classes at $1420 total, 13-week individual tutoring at $1680, and 7-week individual tutoring at $960

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Therapy Connections is a speech and language clinic offering individualized and group speech-language therapy, feeding therapy, mindset coaching, accent modification, and a proprietary kids yoga program (Tiny Pretzels). Services are delivered in person at two Houston-area offices (Bellaire and Webster/Clear Lake) and remotely via teletherapy, serving children and adults in the Greater Houston market.

Product overview

Therapy Connections is a speech and language clinic offering a portfolio of therapeutic services for children and adults. The core offerings include Speech-Language Therapy, Feeding Therapy (including tongue thrust treatment), and Mindset Practice (coaching programs). Additional services include Kids Yoga (Tiny Pretzels program), Accent Modification (using the Compton P-ESL program), Teletherapy for remote delivery, and Bilingual Services in English and Spanish. The practice operates two office locations in the Houston area (Bellaire and Webster/Clear Lake) and serves families throughout Greater Houston.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tiny Pretzels: A yoga program developed by founder Leila Salmons, offered as an ongoing program at Therapy Connections for children and families.
• Accelerate: A Quarterly Calendar Program
• Compton P-ESL Program

Products and services

• Speech-Language Therapy Speech and language therapy services for children addressing articulation, fluency, pragmatic/social language, cognitive language concerns, and language development delays. Includes complimentary speech screenings and is delivered by ASHA-certified therapists.
• Feeding Therapy Feeding therapy services for children addressing pediatric feeding difficulties, tongue thrust (orofacial myofunctional disorders), and food aversion issues using behavior modification, sensory integration, and food exploration techniques, coordinated with pediatricians, occupational therapists, gastroenterologists, and registered dietitians.
• Mindset Practice (Coaching Programs)
• Tiny Pretzels Kids Yoga Proprietary kids yoga program developed by founder Leila Salmons, using yoga positions and breathing exercises to improve body awareness, muscle tone, gross/fine motor skills, coordination, concentration, and self-regulation for children including those with autism and sensory processing needs. Priced at $75 for a 6-week session or $15 drop-in.
• Accent Modification

Quantifiable outcome

• Children show improved speech and communication skills within therapy sessions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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 supporting and core.

• Occupational TherapistssupportingOthersCollaborates with occupational therapists as part of a multi-disciplinary team approach for feeding therapy, combining expertise for comprehensive treatment
• Registered DieticianssupportingOthersWorks with registered dieticians as part of multi-disciplinary feeding therapy team to address nutritional aspects of feeding challenges
• PediatricianssupportingOthersCollaborates with pediatricians as part of multi-disciplinary team, often receiving referrals and providing updates on patient progress
• GastroenterologistssupportingOthersPartners with gastroenterologists for children with complex feeding issues that may have medical underlying causes
• Parents and Family MemberscoreOthersViews parents and family members as essential partners in therapy, believing sharing treatment strategies is an essential ingredient for ongoing progress and continued success

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• PresenceLearning: Telehealth platform specializing in online speech, occupational and mental health services for K-12 schools — adjacent to Therapy Connections' pediatric SLP focus but anchored to school districts rather than outpatient clinics, representing an emerging teletherapy channel for the same client families.

Broad incumbents

• Therapy 2000: Texas-based pediatric therapy provider delivering speech, occupational and physical therapy in home, school and clinic settings across the state — a broader, multi-discipline incumbent with overlapping pediatric SLP services in the same Texas market.
• KidsCare Home Health: Multi-state pediatric home health agency providing speech, occupational and physical therapy to children — serves a similar pediatric therapy patient base via a larger organization with payor contracting and broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Expressable: Online speech therapy provider offering 1:1 virtual sessions across articulation, language, fluency and feeding — directly competing for the same pediatric and adult caseload Therapy Connections serves, but with a national, tech-enabled delivery model.
• Great Speech: Virtual speech therapy company delivering online sessions to children and adults for speech, language, fluency and accent modification — overlapping directly with Therapy Connections' core SLP services and accent modification offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/salmonstherapy
• Facebookfacebook.com/therapyconnectionspc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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