Speech Therapy Services

We provide Speech Therapy (SLP) to support our clients and families in developing strong communication skills. Our licensed speech-language pathologists collaborate with our ABA team to deliver individualized, evidence-based therapy targeting speech, language, and social communication. In a supportive, play-based environment, we help children strengthen functional communication, confidence, and meaningful participation at home, school, and in the community.

Speech therapy room at Play-Based Wellness in Allen, TX

Speech Therapy

Play-Based Speech Therapy Support


At PBW, speech therapy helps children build meaningful communication skills in a warm, child-led environment. Children may receive speech therapy as a stand-alone service or as part of a collaborative care plan with ABA and/or occupational therapy.

Our Speech-Language Pathologist supports expressive language, receptive language, articulation, social communication, play-based communication, AAC, and functional communication skills. Therapy is individualized to each child’s needs and focused on helping children communicate with confidence across home, school, and everyday routines.

When a child receives multiple services at PBW, our speech, ABA, and OT teams collaborate closely so communication strategies are supported consistently throughout the child’s day.

Shahmeen Khan | MA CCC-SLP

On-Site Speech Pathologist

Hi! My name is Shahmeen Khan, and I’m a certified Speech-Language Pathologist who has worked with children across medical, rehabilitation, and school settings. I earned my Master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Iona University and completed a Bilingual Extension Certificate in Speech-Language Pathology at Columbia University.

I specialized in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), aphasia, apraxia, dysphagia (including Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow, FEES), voice disorders, cognitive-communication challenges, hearing impairments, and oral motor deficits. I have worked with non-verbal children, children with autism spectrum disorder, articulation difficulties, language delays, and other communication needs. I often used AAC and alternative communication systems to help children communicate effectively and reach their goals.

Certifications and Training:

  • Basic Life Skills, February 2024–present

  • Certification of Clinical Competence, June 2020–present

  • Bilingual Extension Certificate, Speech-Language Pathology, February 2020–present

  • Mandated Reporter Training: Child Abuse & Maltreatment, October 2017–present

  • HIPAA Basics Training, October 2017–present

  • TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), July 2016–present

  • Phonological Awareness Training – Weekday Nursery, February–April 2017

I am multilingual, speaking Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi fluently, with intermediate proficiency in Korean and beginner-level skills in Spanish and Arabic, enabling me to communicate effectively with and support children from diverse linguistic backgrounds.

Familiarity administering:

  • Western Aphasia Battery

  • Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination-3

  • Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)

  • Brief Interview for Mental Status

  • Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test

  • Scales of Cognitive and Communicative Ability for Neurorehabilitation

  • The Saint Louis Mental Status Examination

  • Modified Barium Swallow Study

  • Bedside Swallow Evaluation

  • School Age Language Assessment Measures

  • Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation-3

  • Khan-Lewis Phonological Analysis-3

  • Preschool Language Scale-5

  • Oral Peripheral Examination

  • Functional Communication Profile

  • Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-5

  • Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice

  • The Mann Assessment of Swallow Ability

  • Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool

  • Montreal Cognitive Assessment

  • Test of Auditory Processing Skills

  • Rosetti Infant-Toddler Scale

  • Hearing Screening

  • Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing Skills-4

  • Repeatable Battery for Assessment of Neurological Skills

  • Wisconsin Card Sort Test

  • Woodcock-Johnson IV

  • Test of Nonverbal Intelligence-4

Publications:

  • “Bilingual Education in Children with Autism,” Iona College Journal of Allied Health Articles, November 2020

Research Experience:

  • Research Assistant – LangFest, LandiLab, Storrs, CT, January –May 2016

  • Collaborated on novel concept learning research, P300 component studies, EEG data collection, IQ and reading comprehension testing, and presented findings in poster format.

  • Research Assistant – Neuroscience at Storrs, Speech Perception and Language Development Lab, Storrs, CT, August–December 2014

  • Analyzed bilingual and monolingual Spanish/English speakers’ VOT data, ran statistical tests, and presented research findings in a poster with collaborators.