{"url":"/la-canada-flintridge/socal-speech-language-therapy-la-canada-flintridge","provider":{"id":"socal-speech-language-therapy-la-canada-flintridge","name":"SoCal Speech-Language Therapy","kind":"organization","about":"SoCal Speech-Language Therapy, PC is a private pediatric speech and language practice in La Cañada Flintridge, founded by Dr. Carla Kekejian, PhD, CCC-SLP, a bilingual speech-language pathologist and lecturer at CSUN. It offers assessments, individualized treatment, IEP support, consultations and the UCLA-developed PEERS social skills program. Services are in person in the greater Los Angeles area, including Glendale and Pasadena, and virtual across California and Utah. Clinicians work in English and Armenian.","website":"https://socalspeech.com/","phone":"(323) 407-8948","email":"contact@socalspeech.com","instagram":"socal.speech","founded":null,"credentials":["Dr. Carla Kekejian holds the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP)","UCLA-certified PEERS provider","Licensed in California and Utah"],"languages":["Armenian"],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"808 Foothill Blvd.","unit":"Unit D","city":"la-canada-flintridge","zip":"91011","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.19606,34.20243],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"speech-therapy","type":"health","name":"Pediatric speech-language therapy","summary":"Speech and language assessment and individual or small-group therapy for children and teens, in clinic, at home or by video.","description":"A boutique pediatric speech-language practice offering assessments, individualized treatment, IEP support and consultations. An assessment starts with a phone consultation, then in-clinic testing with standardized tools, play-based observation and a language sample, followed by a written report and a results meeting. Therapy is play-based and sensory-rich, including an outdoor space, and paired or small-group sessions are offered for preschoolers, school-age children and adolescents. Expertise includes speech sound disorders, language delays, autism, fluency, childhood apraxia of speech and AAC. Sessions can be in English or Armenian, in clinic, in the home, or by telehealth across California and Utah.","categories":["speech-therapy","early-intervention"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":17},"health":{"specialties":["Speech and language assessment","Speech therapy","Bilingual and Armenian speech therapy","IEP support","Paired and small-group therapy"],"practitioners":["Dr. Carla Kekejian, PhD, CCC-SLP","Alin Aivazian, M.S., CCC-SLP"]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","conditions":["speech-language","autism"],"languages":["armenian"],"delivery":["clinic","in-home"],"telehealth":true,"feel":"Play-based, sensory-rich sessions in a small boutique practice."}},{"id":"peers-teens","type":"health","name":"PEERS® social skills group for teens","summary":"A 16-week UCLA-developed PEERS social skills group for neurodivergent kids and teens ages 9 to 16, in person or virtual.","description":"PEERS for Adolescents is an evidence-based social skills program developed at UCLA, led by Dr. Carla Kekejian, a UCLA-certified PEERS provider. It runs 16 weekly group sessions of 90 minutes, in person or virtually. Teens learn skills such as starting and leaving conversations, using humor, handling disagreements and teasing, electronic communication, planning get-togethers and being a good sport, through lessons, role-play and group practice. Groups are matched by age, eligibility and compatibility: ages 9-12 and ages 13-16. Families can pay with a superbill for reimbursement, typically from PPO plans, or through the regional center Self Determination Program. Pre-enrollment is by Google form, followed by a brief intake interview.","categories":["social-skills","speech-therapy"],"ages":{"min":9,"max":16},"registration":{"status":"open"},"health":{"specialties":["PEERS social skills group","Social communication"],"practitioners":["Dr. Carla Kekejian, PhD, CCC-SLP"]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","insurance":["superbill","ppo","regional-center"],"methods":["peers"],"telehealth":true,"commitment":"term","groupSize":["small-group"],"assessment":true,"goals":["social","confidence"],"parents":"drop-off","feel":"Structured weekly lessons with role-play and group practice for teens learning to make and keep friends."}}],"source":{"url":"https://socalspeech.com/peers-for-adolescents/","fetched":"2026-10-13"},"updated":"2026-10-13","checked":"2026-10-13","closed":null,"sample":false}