Meet Abbie!

My name is Abbie Lande and I am a speech-language pathologist and the proud owner of UpWord Speech Therapy LLC. I was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, receiving my Bachelor's degree from Indiana University Bloomington and Master's degree from Miami University of Ohio. I have been working as a speech therapist with the pediatric population since 2015.

Following graduate school, I worked within a developmental pediatric therapy clinic and therapeutic preschool, LEEP Forward, using the DIR Floortime model while working with children and their families in Chicago, IL. I then obtained experience working as a speech therapist within an elementary school in the Carmel school district.

I worked as an outpatient pediatric speech therapist at Riley Hospital for Children for three years where I was able to work with children possessing a variety of medical diagnoses. My professional areas of interest include, but not limited to, early intervention and Childhood Apraxia of Speech. I have always had a passion for working with children and families to help them reach their fullest potential in order to communicate effectively.

I hold my Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and Indiana state license to practice Speech-Language Pathology. My husband and I currently live in Carmel, IN with our three children. We enjoy spending time with both of our large families!

Therapeutic Techniques and Skills:

PROMPT (Prompts for Reconstructing Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets) Level One Trained
Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC) Advanced Training Complete
Working knowledge and basic trainings in DIR/Floortime therapy
Trained in Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP)
Working knowledge of American Sign Language
Experience in developmental preschool, elementary school, and outpatient pediatric hospital

Populations Served (but not limited to) Children with:

Apraxia
Articulation disorder
Attention Deficit Disorder
Auditory Rehabilitation
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Cerebral Palsy
Cochlear Implants
Developmental Delay
Down Syndrome
Hearing Impairment
Language Processing Disorders
Learning Disability
Phonological Processing Disorder
Social Communication Disorder
Stuttering

Meet Mina!

My name is Mina Shirazi, M.S., CCC-SLP, and I am a skilled speech-language pathologist based in Indianapolis. I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Hearing Sciences, with a minor in Hebrew, from Indiana University in 2019. In 2023, I completed my Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Midwestern University, where my graduate capstone project focused on evaluating the efficacy of an adapted assessment for emergent literacy. I have experience working in diverse clinical settings, including as a speech, language, and feeding therapist in an outpatient clinic and as a school-based speech therapist in Arizona.

Currently, I am part of the Behavior Team at Washington Township in Indianapolis, where I provide direct and consultative speech-language services. I hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and am licensed to practice in both Indiana and Arizona. I am an active member of the Indiana Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ISHA). My specialized training includes certifications in SOFFI, TouchChat partner training, RBT, CPR, and DTTC for Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Outside of my professional work, I enjoy reading, weightlifting, exploring new coffee shops, and spending quality time with friends and family.

Therapeutic Techniques

and Skills:

PROMPT (Prompts for Reconstructing Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets) Level One Trained
Trained in DTTC for Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Trained in SOFFI - an integrated approach to supporting oral feeding in preterm and medically complex infants, both in the NICU and in the Early Intervention Setting
TouchChat Partner Training
Experience working with individuals using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
Experience teaching pre-literacy and literacy skills
HIPAA Certified
FERPA Certified
Crisis Prevention
Experience with various types of interventions including, but not limited to: SPEAK OUT!, Semantic Feature Analysis, Expanding Expression Tool (EET), Integral Stimulation, Response Elaboration Training, etc.

Populations Served (but not limited to) Children with:

ADHD
Apraxia
Articulation Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Developmental Disabilities
Early Intervention
Pediatric Feeding Disorders
Phonological Disorder
Receptive and Expressive Language Disorders
Selective Mutism
Social Communication Disorder
Stuttering