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Clinic Services & Fees

The UL Lafayette Speech, Language, and Hearing Center offers assessments and treatment of a wide range of communication services for all ages including, but not limited to:

  • Articulation / Speech / Accent Modification
  • Aphasia / Stroke
  • Apraxia
  • Hearing Screening
  • Augmentative /Alternative Communication
  • Cochlear Implants / Hearing Impairments
  • Cleft Lip and Palate
  • Developing Child Language
  • Stuttering 
  • Language Disorders
  • Language and Literacy
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Voice Disorders
  • Adult Voice and Speech Concerns/Communication Modification
  • Voice Banking

All of our clinical instructors/supervisors are nationally certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and licensed by the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology (LBESPA).

 

SUMMER 2025 SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY GROUP OFFERINGS

Contact the Clinic Office for specifics and referrals at speech@louisiana.edu or (337) 482-6490

Annual Language and Literacy Project

Monday-Thursday 9:30-12:15pm

 

Early Language/Literacy Groups

Two Sessions, Three Weeks Each (June and/or July)

Tuesday-Thursday 9:30-11:30am

 

Stuttering Alliance and Resilience Project (STAR)

Two Sessions, Three Weeks Each (June or July)

Tuesday-Thursday 2:30-5:00pm

 

Adult Acquired Communication Challenges

Aphasia Group Offerings

Combined Communication Challenges Groups

 

ONGOING SUPPORT GROUPS

In Collaboration with the Aphasia Center of Acadiana (aphasiaacadiana.org)

Individuals with Aphasia Support Group -- 1st Friday of the Month, 9:30am at the Main Branch of the Lafayette Public Library

Caregivers of Individuals with Aphasia Support Group -- 1st Friday of the Month, 9:30am at the Main Branch of the Lafayette Public Library

 

Lafayette National Stuttering Association Family Chapter of the National Stuttering Association (NSA) 

Stuttering Support Group for people who stutter, their friends, family, and SLPs who want to learn more---2nd Monday of the month, 7:00-8:00pm Picard Center, 200 East Devalcourt, Room 122

 

Areas of Excellence & Specialty Projects

Language and Literacy Project

This specialized clinic setting operates during the summer focusing on language and literacy development in elementary and middle-school aged children. Six weeks of fun-filled activities focus on intensive reading and writing experiences, in both individual and group settings. Major emphasis is placed on skills and strategies which utilize the entire language system to develop comprehension and meaning while reading and writing. 

Adult Services

Specialized individual and group services are provided during the fall and spring semesters for individuals with communication or swallowing challenges resulting from a stroke or brain injury. These services include family education, individual assessment and interventions, and group treatment for conversation, reading, and other areas of communication/social interaction.  

Each semester the Adult Neuro Communication Group focuses on daily life application opportunities. The group meets two times per week for group and individual interactions.  Functional communication for conversation, reading for life skills and enjoyment, and internet based communication are addressed. Please contact the UL Lafayette Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic for more information and for a sliding scale fee application. 

The Aphasia Support Group and the Caregiver Support Group meets the first Friday of each month at 9:30 am in affiliation with the Aphasia Center of Acadiana. Both groups are facilitated by caring professionals and members of the community with experience working and living with aphasia and other neurological speech-language and cognitive challenges. 

Group Interactions (e.g., Book Groups, etc) are also offered as part of a partnership with the Aphasia Center of Acadiana. Contact Mrs. Ashley Kidd for more information. 

Stuttering and Fluency Clinics

The Stuttering and Fluency clinics are under the direction of Mrs. Anne Williams, an ASHA Board Certified Fluency Specialist (only 159 specialists across the United States).  These clinics promote complete and successful communication for those who stutter based on current scientific evidence.  In addition to traditional stuttering therapies, local self-help groups for children and adults meet on the second Monday of each month in association with the National Stuttering Association.  For more information on meeting times, contact Dr. Anne Williams. During the summer, intensive programs are run for both young children and adolescents that also incorporate education of parents and other family members. 

Early Language/Communication Preschool

Preschool aged children work on communication and socialization goals in a group therapy model designed to take advantage of peer interaction and structured communication activities. The communication preschool group meets twice per week in the fall and spring semesters and four days per week in the summer. Both individual and group treatment times are provided to meet the individual needs of clients. Family involvement is encouraged to provide the best learning environment for our clients. 

Social Communication Groups

Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders or other social/pragmatic challenges are grouped by age and personality to facilitate social skills, language skills, making new friends, and having fun. Depending on the age of the participants topics such as community outreach, safety, preparing for jobs, and managing finances have been explored. These groups are highly specialized to the interests of our participants and their families. These groups have built life long friendships for members of the community and continue to be the highlight of our clinical services. Group appointments are highly flexible and range from three times a week to once a week per the needs of the community. 

Augmentative and Alternative Communication 

High and low tech devices and systems are available to enhance communication effectiveness of individuals with severe or multiple impairments (i.e.cerebral palsy, head injury, progressive neurological diseases, etc) Services include assessment and communication training incorporating multiple modalities. Individual and small group services are provided. 

Voice Banking Services

Voice Banking is the process where you record your voice for use in a Speech Generating Devices. These devices are often used by individuals, who through a variety of reasons, cannot use their natural voice to communicate. An individual can "bank" there own voice for later use or "donate" their voice for use in a nationwide database for individuals with speech or language disorders. For more information, contact our Clinic Office. 

Fees

Evaluation and treatment for a full range of communicative disorders are offered at $25.00/session for individualized treatment and $100.00 for diagnostics and assessments. Specialty Clinics will provide costs with semester specific registration packets. The UL Lafayette Speech, Language, and Hearing Center has a sliding scale fee system which is available upon request. Further information is available upon request.

Accessibility

Burke-Hawthorne Hall has designated handicap parking spaces directly adjacent to the building, as well as ramp accesses, and an elevator to the second floor. Parking permits are purchased through UL Lafayette Parking and Transportation. If you need any further assistance, please contact clinic staff at (337) 482-6490 to make arrangements. 

Nondiscrimination Policy

The UL Lafayette Speech, Language and Hearing Center complies with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Statement of Nondiscrimination and does not discriminate based on any category prohibited by applicable law including, but not limited to, age; citizenship; disability; ethnicity; gender;  gender expression; gender identity, genetic information; national origin, including culture; language; dialect, and accent;  race; religion; sex; sexual orientation; or veteran status.