Fundamental Therapies

About Fundamental Therapies

Fundamental Therapies is a pediatric therapy practice in Troy, Michigan, serving children from birth through age 18. The clinic provides speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, feeding and swallowing treatment, and educational tutoring in a family-centered environment. Its speech and language services are delivered by ASHA-certified and state-licensed Speech Language Pathologists who provide evaluations and individualized treatment for children with communication and swallowing needs.

The practice describes its care model as focused on the whole child, using observation, diagnostics, coordination with physicians, specialists, and schools, and individualized planning to support progress across home, school, and daily life. Evaluations may include standardized testing, clinical judgment, and parent report, followed by short-term and long-term goals developed with parent and caregiver involvement. Speech therapy areas listed by the clinic include articulation disorders, auditory processing disorder, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, cleft palate, autism-related communication difficulties, Down syndrome, stuttering, neurological disorders, phonological processing disorder, pragmatic disorders, receptive and expressive language disorders, swallowing disorders, and traumatic brain injury. Feeding and swallowing care may involve collaboration between speech language pathology and occupational therapy for needs such as infant latching or breathing issues, medically fragile feeding, limited food preferences, mealtime difficulties, and swallowing concerns. The team includes owner Kristina Frimmel, M.A. CCC-SLP, a speech language pathologist with experience in motor speech delays, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, early language development, pediatric swallowing, and family support.

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