{"url":"/woodland-hills/deandra-schmidt-m-s-ccc-slp","provider":{"id":"deandra-schmidt-m-s-ccc-slp","name":"Deandra Schmidt, M.S., CCC-SLP","kind":"organization","about":"A private-pay speech therapy clinic in Woodland Hills owned and directed by Deandra Schmidt, M.S., CCC-SLP, an ASHA-certified, licensed speech-language pathologist who previously served five years as clinical supervisor of the pediatric and feeding language disorders clinic at CSUN. A second clinician, Lauren Grossman, M.S., CCC-SLP, is on the team. The clinic offers evaluations and treatment, including feeding therapy, myofunctional therapy and social skills groups.","website":"https://www.deandraspeech.org/","phone":"(818) 448-6211","email":"deandra.speech@yahoo.com","instagram":null,"founded":null,"credentials":["ASHA-certified speech-language pathologists","Licensed in California"],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"21243 Ventura Blvd","unit":"Suite 225","city":"woodland-hills","zip":"91367","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.594012,34.167222],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"speech","type":"health","name":"Speech and language therapy","summary":"Speech and language evaluations and weekly therapy, plus feeding therapy, myofunctional therapy and social skills groups, for ages 18 months and up in Woodland Hills.","description":"Speech-language evaluations and weekly therapy for people from 18 months to 30+ years, with a focus on feeding therapy, myofunctional therapy and social skills groups. The clinicians work with autism, apraxia, articulation and phonological disorders, expressive and receptive language disorders, auditory processing, pragmatic language and early intervention for developmental delays. Training listed includes PROMPT, TalkTools, Beckman Oral Motor, Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) and orofacial myofunctional therapy; Lauren Grossman uses family coaching and DIR/Floortime principles and works with gestalt language processors. Sessions are at the Ventura Blvd office, at a child's school when permitted, or by telehealth, as standing weekly 30-minute or 50-minute appointments. New clients need an evaluation unless one was done in the last 4-6 months. It is a private-pay clinic that does not bill insurance but provides superbills for reimbursement. To start, email preferred times for a 15-minute phone consultation.","categories":["speech-therapy","feeding-therapy","social-skills"],"ages":{"min":1,"max":21},"format":"hybrid","health":{"specialties":["Speech and language evaluation","Speech therapy","Feeding therapy","Myofunctional therapy","Social skills groups","Early intervention"],"practitioners":["Deandra Schmidt, M.S., CCC-SLP","Lauren Grossman, M.S., CCC-SLP"],"npi":"1669925046"},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","conditions":["autism","speech-language","developmental-delay","feeding"],"delivery":["clinic","school"],"insurance":["self-pay","superbill"],"telehealth":true,"assessment":true,"feel":"A private speech therapy clinic with standing weekly appointments, individualized plans and family involvement in sessions.","topics":["apraxia","myofunctional-therapy","prompt","sos-feeding","dir-floortime","gestalt-language-processing","parent-coaching","social-skills-groups","oral-motor"],"methods":["prompt","dir-floortime"],"goals":["social"]}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.deandraspeech.org/","name":"NPPES NPI registry, September 2026","fetched":"2026-10-12"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}