Speech Therapist Near Me in Florida | Online Speech Therapy for Adults

In brief: Online speech therapy for adults in Florida is available through licensed SLPs who practice via secure telehealth platforms. Florida adults can access services for stuttering and fluency, accent modification, and voice concerns without leaving home. Tatiana Dunnett (Tanya Harmer CCC-SLP) is a Florida-licensed, ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist who works exclusively with adults across the state — from Jacksonville to Miami — through Speak for Joy. New clients start with a free 30-minute consultation.

Read on to learn more about what online speech therapy covers, who it’s right for, and how to get started with a Florida-licensed provider.

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Tatiana Dunnett (CCC-SLP)

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A Florida-licensed, ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist offering telehealth speech therapy for adults across Florida — voice therapy, accent modification, stuttering, and aphasia support. Learn more about me.

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The Nearest Speech Therapist Is the One You Can See From Your Living Room

If you’re searching for “speech therapist near me Florida”, telehealth changes what “near me” means. When most people search that, they are looking for convenience — someone accessible, available, and easy to reach. They don’t want to drive across town, sit in a waiting room, or rearrange their day around clinic hours.

Telehealth delivers all of that, and more.

Tatiana Dunnett (Tanya Harmer CCC-SLP) is a Florida-licensed SLP offering speech therapy exclusively via secure telehealth for adults throughout Florida.

Your session happens over video: on your schedule, from your home, your office, or wherever you’re most comfortable. No commute, no parking, no waiting room. Just the session itself.

Florida is a large state with uneven access to in-person SLP services. Traffic, distance, scheduling friction, and the scarcity of adults-only SLP practices mean that many adults who could benefit from therapy never access it. Telehealth removes those barriers entirely.

Who Tatiana Works With

Speak for Joy serves adults 18 and older throughout Florida. The clients who benefit most include:

Professionals and executives who present, lead, sell, or teach — and who need their voice and communication to show up reliably. This includes professionals dealing with vocal fatigue, strain, or hoarseness before high-stakes presentations.
Non-native English speakers navigating professional settings and looking to communicate more clearly without losing their accent or identity. Florida’s diverse professional population — with large communities from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Colombia, and beyond — includes many adults for whom accent modification is a meaningful quality-of-life investment.
Teachers, professors, and trainers dealing with voice fatigue, hoarseness, or strain from heavy daily vocal use.
Pastors, preachers, and public speakers who put significant demands on their voice and want to protect their long-term vocal health.
Adults who stutter and want structured, evidence-based support from a licensed SLP — including stuttering modification, fluency-shaping techniques, and the self-advocacy skills that matter most in professional and social life.

Adults with aphasia, apraxia, or dysarthria recovering communication skills following stroke or TBI, or living with progressive neurological conditions. Location is not a barrier to care.
Adults with mobility limitations or disabilities for whom in-person clinic visits are difficult or impossible. Telehealth removes the access barrier entirely: sessions happen in a safe, familiar environment with no travel required.
Medically fragile adults for whom travel carries real health risks. Sessions are conducted via secure video with no exposure concerns and no physical strain of getting to and from appointments.
Family members and caregivers supporting a loved one with a communication difficulty. If someone you care for has had a stroke, a brain injury, or a condition affecting their speech, you are navigating this too. Sessions can include caregiver coaching — strategies for communicating more effectively, reducing frustration on both sides, and supporting recovery at home. This includes families learning to support a loved one who uses an AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) device.

If you’re not sure whether your situation fits, a free consultation is the right place to start.

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Services Available via Telehealth

Stuttering and Fluency Disorders

Adults who stutter often spent years managing their speech in silence, developing avoidance patterns that narrow their professional and social lives. Evidence-based fluency therapy focuses on stuttering modification, fluency-shaping techniques, and the self-advocacy skills that matter more in the long run than eliminating every disfluency. The goal is communication that feels manageable and confident — not speech that sounds perfect.

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Accent Modification

Accent modification is a goal-directed, elective service for adults who want more control over how they are understood. It is not about erasing an accent. It is about identifying the specific speech patterns that create friction in the situations that matter most — client calls, presentations, interviews, daily professional interactions — and building targeted strategies around them.

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Voice Therapy

Teachers, executives, speakers, performers, pastors, and anyone who uses their voice professionally can develop vocal fatigue, strain, or patterns that put long-term vocal health at risk. An SLP brings a clinical lens to voice that a general voice coach cannot: formal assessment, differential reasoning, and evidence-based intervention. Tatiana also brings nine years of classical vocal training to this work — she understands voice from both the clinical and the artistic side.

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Aphasia and Neurological Speech Therapy

Adults recovering from stroke, brain injuries, or living with progressive conditions affecting speech — including aphasia, apraxia, and dysarthria — can receive targeted therapy via telehealth. Sessions focus on word retrieval, conversation, functional communication, and the strategies that support independence and connection.

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Why Telehealth Works for Adult Speech Therapy

The most common concern about telehealth speech therapy is whether it’s as effective as in-person sessions. For the services Tatiana offers, telehealth is not a compromise. It is a clinically appropriate and well-supported delivery method.

Auditory work translates well to video. Voice therapy, accent modification, and fluency work are primarily about how you sound. A secure video session lets Tatiana hear you clearly and provide real-time feedback — exactly as in-person sessions would.

You practice in the environment where it matters. When sessions happen in your actual environment — your home office, your usual setup — carryover to real situations happens naturally rather than requiring deliberate transfer from a clinic context.

Scheduling is simpler. No travel time, no rearranging your day around a commute. That makes consistency easier — and consistency is what drives results in speech therapy. It reduces your stress, too!

The research supports it. ASHA has recognized telepractice as an appropriate service delivery model for SLPs since 2005. Telehealth delivers equivalent outcomes to in-person care for the conditions most adult clients present with — stuttering, accent modification, voice, and many neurological speech concerns.

Who Provides This Service

Florida requires SLPs to hold a Florida state license to provide services to Florida residents, regardless of whether sessions are in-person or via telehealth. When searching for an online SLP, verifying Florida licensure is the first step.

Tatiana Dunnett practices as Tanya Harmer CCC-SLP. She holds ASHA certification and a Florida SLP license, and works exclusively with adults. Her personal background adds a layer of credibility that matters in this work: as a first-generation English speaker originally from Moldova and a classically trained vocalist, she brings both clinical training and lived experience to accent modification and voice work.

Speak for Joy is a private pay telehealth practice serving adults statewide.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is online speech therapy as effective as in-person therapy for adults?

For the conditions most adult clients present with — stuttering, accent modification, voice, and many neurological speech concerns — telehealth delivers equivalent outcomes to in-person care. ASHA has recognized telepractice as an appropriate service delivery model for SLPs since 2005. The key variables are the SLP’s competence and the client’s engagement, not the physical setting.

Does my SLP need to be licensed in Florida to treat me online?

Yes. If you are a Florida resident receiving telehealth speech therapy services, your provider must hold a Florida SLP license. Always verify licensure before beginning services. Tatiana Dunnett (Tanya Harmer CCC-SLP) holds a current Florida SLP license.

What is the difference between accent modification and speech therapy for stuttering?

Accent modification is an elective, communication-focused service for adults who want to adjust specific speech patterns for clarity or professional reasons. It is not a disorder treatment. Stuttering therapy addresses a fluency disorder — a speech pattern with neurological roots — using evidence-based approaches including stuttering modification, fluency shaping, and acceptance-based strategies. The same licensed SLP can provide both, but they are distinct services with different goals and methodologies.

How do I know if online speech therapy is right for me?

The free 30-minute consultation is designed to answer that question. If you are an adult in Florida navigating stuttering, an accent you want to modify, voice concerns, a communication challenge following a neurological event, or a caregiver looking for support — that conversation is the right place to start.

Can I do speech therapy if I have mobility limitations or can’t travel?

Yes — this is one of the most significant advantages of telehealth. There is no travel, no clinic navigation, and no physical strain of getting to and from appointments. Sessions happen via secure video in your own environment, on your schedule.

Does Speak for Joy accept insurance?

Speak for Joy is a private pay practice. Sessions are not billed through insurance. Some clients use HSA or FSA funds to cover the cost. Fees are listed on the fees page. Tatiana is happy to discuss payment options during the consultation.

What areas of Florida does Speak for Joy serve?

All of Florida. Tatiana is licensed to work with any Florida resident aged 18 or older via telehealth — from Miami to Jacksonville, Tampa to Tallahassee, and every city in between.

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Speak for Joy serves adults across Florida via secure telehealth. The first step is a free 30-minute consultation with Tatiana Dunnett (Tanya Harmer CCC-SLP).

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