How We Help Your Child Thrive
Free 15-Minute Consultation
Discuss your child's specific communication challenges and get expert guidance on the best path forward. Available by phone at a time that works for you.
Comprehensive Evaluation
Using proven assessment tools, we'll identify your child's current speech and language skills, pinpoint areas for growth, and create clear benchmarks for success.
Personalized Therapy Sessions
Together, we'll implement a customized treatment plan through in-home sessions throughout the Bay Area, secure online therapy anywhere in California, or a flexible hybrid program that combines both approaches.
Turn Daily Moments Into Communication Breakthroughs
We empower children ages 0-18 to unlock their potential through personalized, play-based therapy that fits your family's schedule.
The essence of our approach lies in collaborating with parents to provide step-by-step guidance in supporting their child’s communication journey.
Meet Your Speech-Language Pathologist: Rana Barghouty
MA, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
Hello! I am a bilingual (English/Arabic) Speech-Language Pathologist and Auditory-Verbal Therapist with over 10 years of experience, including roles at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf.
My approach combines proven clinical methods with practical, family-centered strategies that work in real life.
I specialize in helping children build strong vocabulary and language skills, improve speech clarity, develop effective social communication, and gain confidence in academic settings.
“If parents everywhere understood that a word spoken to a young child is not simply a word but a building block for that child`s brain, nurturing a stable, empathetic, intelligent adult, and had the support to make it happen, what a different world this would be.”
- Dana Suskind,
Thirty Million Words: Building a Child`s Brain,
(2015)
Testimonials
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“Our son was diagnosed with bilateral moderate sensorineural
hearing loss as a newborn. We were in the middle of a pandemic and
feeling overwhelmed about raising a baby in quarantine, let alone
all the services our new baby would require.”
~DS
“Rana is a creative and caring speech therapist. She worked for
two years with my toddler aged daughter creating activities that
engaged my child to help her develop her speech pronunciation...
~KT
"My daughter began working with Rana at 6 months old after being
diagnosed with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Rana's calm
and kind demeanor immediately put my daughter at ease.
~MH
Common Questions
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At Sunbird, we transform traditional speech therapy by:
Teletherapy: Available online throughout California.
In-Home Services: Available in Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Los Altos, Atherton, Redwood City, San Carlos, Belmont, and San Mateo.
Please schedule a free consultation to see if you’re within our service area. Services may also be provided at a mutually convenient location.
60 minutes.
Initial Evaluation: $350
Individual Therapy Sessions: $200
At this time, Sunbird Speech Therapy does not accept insurance.