Dr. Heather Balog

Speech Therapy
in Plymouth
, Michigan
Therapist Category: Speech Therapy
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About Dr. Heather Balog

Balog Speech & Language Center, PLLC is a pediatric speech-language pathology clinic in Plymouth, Michigan. The practice is led by Heather L. Balog, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, who earned clinical degrees at the University of Northern Iowa and a Ph.D. from Purdue University. Dr. Balog maintains the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence and a Michigan speech-language pathology license. The clinic provides evaluation and treatment for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children with communication needs.

Care at Balog Speech & Language Center includes consultation, screening, diagnostic evaluation, individual treatment, telepractice for some patients, and parent training. Evaluation looks across a child’s communication profile, including articulation and phonology, vocabulary, grammar, morphology, communicative function, and language use. Treatment may address speech and language delays and disorders, vocabulary growth, speech sound development, early intervention needs, emergent literacy, early reading, school readiness, communicative function, social communication, and communication needs related to Autism Spectrum Disorders. Dr. Balog describes the clinic setting as child and parent friendly, with therapy offered in a naturalistic context. The practice emphasizes family focused care, parent support, and treatment methods supported by research or data. Families can contact Dr. Balog by phone or email to discuss whether an evaluation is appropriate, ask questions, review insurance eligibility, and schedule care when needed.

Contact Details & Directions

+1 734-658-6150

1060 Cherry St, Plymouth, MI 48170

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Frequently Asked Questions

The clinic provides pediatric speech-language pathology services for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children who need evaluation or treatment for communication disorders.
A diagnostic evaluation reviews a child's speech and language skills in areas such as articulation, phonology, vocabulary, grammar, language use, and communication for reasoning, problem solving, wants, and needs. Families receive a diagnostic report and Dr. Balog's treatment recommendation after the evaluation.
Treatment may address speech and language delay or disorders, language development, vocabulary growth, school readiness, emergent literacy and early reading, articulation and phonology, communicative function, social communication, and communication needs related to Autism Spectrum Disorders.
The clinic describes treatment as family focused and places emphasis on parent training and support. Dr. Balog also offers parent training for small groups on topics such as speech and language developmental norms, reading, play, and limiting TV and other media.
Telepractice is available as a treatment model for some patients, especially school-age children and teens. After an initial evaluation, Dr. Balog discusses whether telepractice is appropriate for the child and family.
Families can call or email Dr. Balog to discuss whether an evaluation is right for their child. During that initial contact, she can answer questions, discuss developmental norms, review insurance eligibility, and schedule an evaluation if appropriate.
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