About Your Therapist
Fara Pletka, CCC-SLP
A Little About Me
I’m an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist specializing in bilingual language development and pediatric speech and language disorders. I have over 12 years of experience in schools and clinics, leading therapy teams and supporting children from diverse cultural backgrounds with communication challenges.
Why The Speech Boutique?
A Note From the Founder
The Speech Boutique was born from a deep belief that children deserve more than rushed appointments and standardized plans. They deserve to be seen, understood, and supported as individuals.
Over the years, I witnessed how powerful therapy can be when it is intentional, unhurried, and thoughtfully designed around a child’s unique strengths and challenges. I also saw how difficult it can be for families to feel truly heard within systems that prioritize paperwork, authorizations, and productivity over personalized care. I knew there had to be a different way.
I created this practice to offer families something more curated — a boutique experience rooted in connection, collaboration, and meaningful progress. Here, therapy is not dictated by insurance limitations or predetermined session caps. Instead, it is guided by your child’s needs, your family’s priorities, and the skills that will have the greatest impact on everyday life.
Choosing private pay allows me to dedicate the time, creativity, and attention each child deserves. It means sessions can evolve naturally, goals can shift when needed, and care can remain fully centered on your child — not on reimbursement requirements.
My commitment is simple: to provide individualized, high-quality speech therapy in a setting where families feel supported, children feel empowered, and progress feels purposeful.
This is more than therapy. It is thoughtful, personalized care designed with your child at the heart of every decision.
Our Specialized Focus Areas
Autism + Self-Advocacy Skills & Acceptance
Articulation/Phonology Disorders
Language Disorders for All Ages
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Selective/Situational Mutism
Language & Literacy
Learning Disabilities
ADHD-influenced Communication Challenges
Bilingualism + Difference or Disorder?