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How Feeding Therapy is Used to Help Picky Eaters and Treat Other Feeding Disorders
Children who are picky eaters or have other types of feeding disorders can benefit from feeding therapy. Claire Erickson is a Speech and Language Pathologist at Mariposa Therapy Services who specializes in helping picky eaters. Claire says parents often seek help for children who were previously good eaters and will now only eat limited types

Speech/Language Pathologists Help Children Improve Social Language Skills
For the past two years, COVID-19 has impacted how students learn and how parents expose their children to social situations. The pandemic necessitated school closures, online learning, limited playgroups and masked faces in our communities. As a result, children of all ages have suffered from social limitations that were deemed necessary to contain the spread

How Physical Therapy Can Help Vertigo
Many people don’t realize that physical therapy can help with vertigo. Vertigo is the feeling of dizziness or spinning that we all feel at least occasionally, but it can become a serious and debilitating problem. If that happens, physical therapy can help those who suffer recover and improve their quality of life. Many people seek

How Speech/Language Therapy Can Help Children Improve Grammar and Communication Skills
Mariposa Therapy is dedicated to training and mentoring clinicians because we know how important it is for therapists to feel supported and connected with their colleagues. This is why we proudly offer a substantial Clinical Fellowship (CF) program that helps new Speech/Language Pathologists transition from graduate school to the working world. One of our new

Advice From a Senior SLP: Finding Your First Therapist Job
Advice from a Senior SLP: Finding your First Therapist Job By Kristin Blanchard It’s your last semester of graduate school and you’ve completed exams. And now, there’s a flurry of chatter amongst your fellow “Type A” peers about their job hunt. Don’t panic! You’re in a great field and everyone, yes, everyone (even the person

Join Our Winning Team As a Therapist
Demand for therapy services is growing and we need excellent physical, occupational and speech/language therapists. Learn why you should join our winning team.

Growing Mariposa’s Vision By Mentoring Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapists
We grow our Phoenix practice and our vision by mentoring speech, occupational and physical therapists and helping them meet their career goals. Learn more.

Ahwatukee Foothills News Profiles Mariposa Founders
Thank you, Ahwatukee Foothills News, for the great coverage of our amazing Founders, Kristin and Danielle. Hear their story about how they turned a “meeting of the moms” into a force for helping kids and adults with speech therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy. Read the full story here.

Different Types of Speech Problems Kids Encounter
When your child starts having trouble pronouncing some words, or saying certain sounds or other speech problems, you might have to consider taking your child to see a speech therapist. But, what exactly do speech therapists help with exactly? Speech therapists, or speech pathologists, can help out with a variety of problems associated with children

Toddler Speech Issues And What To Do
It can be difficult to list specific speech problems with young children, as they are just learning to speak, but it is important to know what to expect. Children will commonly mispronounce words, or use certain letters in place of others, without there being any need for concern. In fact, many of these “issues” can