{"url":"/torrance/slea-therapies-torrance","provider":{"id":"slea-therapies-torrance","name":"SLEA Therapies","kind":"organization","about":"SLEA Therapies (Speech, Language, and Educational Associates) says it has operated since 1983 and is employee owned. It offers speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, applied behavior analysis, educational therapy and school-based services from offices in Antelope Valley, Culver City, Encino, Pasadena, Santa Clarita, Thousand Oaks and Torrance. Harbor Regional Center lists it as a vendor for Early Start special therapy. The mailing address is in Encino.","website":"https://www.sleatherapies.com/","phone":"818-788-1003","email":"info@sleatherapies.com","instagram":null,"founded":null,"credentials":["Vendored with Harbor Regional Center","Employee owned","Serving families since 1983"],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":null,"unit":null,"city":"torrance","zip":null,"neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.3406,33.8358],"precision":"approximate"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"early-intervention-therapy","type":"health","name":"Early intervention speech and occupational therapy","summary":"Speech-language and occupational therapy for infants, toddlers and children, funded through Harbor Regional Center as Early Start special therapy, with a Torrance office.","description":"Early Start special therapy vendor for Harbor Regional Center, with speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists who see children from infancy; the pages state no minimum age. Speech therapy covers articulation, language, fluency, voice, social communication, feeding and AAC, with AAC specialists on site. Occupational therapy covers fine motor skills, sensory processing and daily living skills, and some therapists hold training in DIR/Floortime, the Alert Program, Zones of Regulation and feeding. Sessions are play-based, begin with an evaluation, and include coaching so parents can use strategies at home. SLEA is in-network with most insurance plans, and offers private-pay contracts that need no physician referral. ABA and educational therapy are also offered, and there are offices in Torrance and six other LA-area cities.","categories":["early-intervention","speech-therapy","occupational-therapy","feeding-therapy"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"in-person","health":{"specialties":["Early Start special therapy","Speech and language therapy","Occupational therapy","Augmentative and alternative communication","Feeding"]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","conditions":["autism","speech-language","sensory-processing","feeding","learning-disabilities"],"insurance":["regional-center"],"assessment":true,"methods":["play-based","dir-floortime"],"feel":"A multi-site therapy group where speech and occupational therapists run play-based sessions and coach parents on home strategies.","topics":["early-start","parent-training","dir-floortime","aac","vendored-harbor","several-la-sites","zones-of-regulation","iep-support","stuttering","adults-also-seen"],"delivery":["clinic","school"],"goals":["independence","life-skills","social"],"telehealth":true}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.sleatherapies.com/","name":"Harbor Regional Center service provider resource list, September 2025","fetched":"2026-10-12"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}