{"url":"/long-beach/learning-tree-therapy-long-beach","provider":{"id":"learning-tree-therapy-long-beach","name":"Learning Tree Therapy","kind":"organization","about":"Learning Tree Therapy, Inc. is a pediatric speech, occupational and physical therapy practice founded and directed by Kristen Carter, M.S., CCC-SLP. Its stated mission is to create an environment where children love to play and play to learn, with programs built on an evidence-based approach and parent participation in sessions. It has four clinics: North Long Beach (3777 Long Beach Blvd, Suites 400 & 480, 90807; Mon-Fri 8:30 AM-7 PM, Sat 8:30 AM-3:30 PM), East Long Beach (3325 Palo Verde Ave, Unit 103, 90808), Harbor City (24328 South Vermont Ave, Suite 318, 90710) and Anaheim Hills (140 S. Chaparral Ct, Suite 110, 92808). It also offers teletherapy.","website":"https://learningtreetherapy.com/east-long-beach/","phone":"(562) 452-7141","email":null,"instagram":null,"founded":null,"credentials":["Licensed and ASHA-certified speech-language pathologists","Contracted with Harbor Regional Center","Contracted with Regional Center of Orange County"],"languages":["Spanish","Korean"],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"3325 Palo Verde Ave","unit":"Unit 103","city":"long-beach","zip":"90808","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.107905,33.817866],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"speech","type":"health","name":"Speech therapy","summary":"Speech and language therapy for children with speech, language, literacy, fluency and social language delays, at the East Long Beach clinic or by teletherapy.","description":"Speech-language pathologists begin with a thorough assessment of expressive and receptive language, pragmatic (social) language, articulation and oral-motor skills, then build a customized plan with the family and reassess it as the child's needs change. Therapy addresses expressive and receptive language delay, social language delay, stuttering and fluency, and speech-sound disorders, and parents are encouraged to take part in sessions. An early intervention Mommy/Daddy and Me group called Chatterbugs, led by a licensed SLP, teaches parents to build language at home. The East Long Beach clinic is open Mon-Fri 9 AM-6 PM; teletherapy is also offered. Accepted payment includes Kaiser, Blue Shield of California, Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna, Cigna, Health Net, UnitedHealthcare, Tricare, Harbor Regional Center, Regional Center of Orange County and private pay. Some staff speak Spanish and Korean.","categories":["speech-therapy","early-intervention"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"hybrid","health":{"specialties":["Speech therapy","Language delays","Social language (pragmatics)","Stuttering and fluency","Articulation","Early intervention parent and child group"],"practitioners":["Vincent Romanio, M.A., CF-SLP","Melissa Ly, M.S., CCC-SLP","Melissa Santos, M.S., CCC-SLP","Yasmine Lara, M.S., CCC-SLP","Caroline Choi, SLPA"],"hours":[{"days":["mon","tue","wed","thu","fri"],"start":"09:00","end":"18:00"}]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","conditions":["speech-language","autism"],"delivery":["clinic"],"insurance":["hmo","regional-center"],"languages":["spanish","korean"],"telehealth":true,"assessment":true,"parents":"watch","feel":"A play-based pediatric therapy clinic where parents are encouraged to take part in sessions.","topics":["parent-training","play-based","several-la-sites","kaiser","tricare","vendored-harbor","aetna","anthem-blue-cross","cigna","stuttering","aac","long-beach"],"methods":["play-based","parent-mediated"]}}],"source":{"url":"https://learningtreetherapy.com/east-long-beach/","name":"NPPES NPI registry, September 2026","fetched":"2026-10-12"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}