Speech Therapy in Jacksonville, Florida | Online for Adults

In Brief: Tatiana Dunnett (Tanya Harmer CCC-SLP) is a Florida-licensed, ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist offering online speech therapy for adults in Jacksonville, Florida via secure telehealth. Services include stuttering therapy, accent modification, voice therapy, and aphasia support. No commute, no waiting room — sessions happen on your schedule, from wherever you are in Jacksonville or the surrounding area.

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Online Speech Therapy in Jacksonville Florida for Adults

If you’re an adult looking for speech therapy in Jacksonville Florida, telehealth removes every barrier that usually gets in the way — traffic on I-95, clinic hours that don’t fit your schedule, or simply not knowing where to start.

Tatiana Dunnett (Tanya Harmer CCC-SLP) is a Florida-licensed SLP offering speech therapy exclusively via secure telehealth for adults throughout Florida, including Jacksonville and the surrounding communities of Orange Park, Fleming Island, Fernandina Beach, and St. Augustine.

Your session happens over video — on your schedule, from your home or office. No commute, no waiting room. Just the work.

Services Available in Jacksonville

Stuttering Therapy

Jacksonville’s professional culture is direct, relationship-driven, and often high-stakes. In financial services, a stumble on a client call can feel career-defining. In the military, communication under pressure is both a professional expectation and a personal standard. In logistics and operations, clarity on the phone matters. In healthcare, patient trust is built through confident, clear communication.

Adults who stutter often describe years of navigating avoidance strategies — choosing words to sidestep difficult sounds, declining to volunteer in meetings, dreading phone calls, letting opportunities pass rather than risk a block in front of the wrong person. That takes enormous energy, and it belongs to your career and your life, not to managing your speech alone.

Therapy draws from fluency shaping techniques, stuttering modification approaches, and acceptance and communication confidence work — tailored to the situations that are real for you, not generic scenarios.

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Accent Modification

Jacksonville’s professional population includes many adults navigating English in high-stakes environments — client-facing roles, healthcare, education, and the military. Accent modification is an elective, goal-directed 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 patterns that create friction in the situations that matter most and building targeted strategies around them.

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Voice Therapy

Teachers, healthcare workers, military personnel, attorneys, and anyone who uses their voice professionally in Jacksonville 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, evidence-based intervention, and a plan built around your specific professional demands.

Tatiana also brings nine years of classical vocal training to this work, which means she understands voice from both the clinical and the performance side.

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Aphasia and Neurological Speech Therapy

Adults in Jacksonville recovering from stroke or TBI, or living with progressive neurological conditions affecting communication, can receive targeted speech therapy via telehealth. Sessions focus on word retrieval, functional communication, and the strategies that support independence and connection — without the logistical burden of in-person appointments.

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Why Jacksonville Adults Choose Telehealth

Jacksonville is a large, spread-out city — and finding quality speech therapy in Jacksonville Florida shouldn’t mean adding 90 minutes of commute to your day. Getting from the Beaches to Riverside, or from the Northside to San Marco, can mean 45 minutes in traffic each way. For a 45-minute therapy session, that’s more commute than session.

Telehealth removes that entirely. Sessions happen over secure video, on your schedule, from wherever you are. For the services Tatiana offers — stuttering, accent modification, voice, and aphasia — telehealth delivers equivalent outcomes to in-person care. ASHA has recognized telepractice as an appropriate service delivery model for SLPs since 2005.

About Your Jacksonville Speech Therapist

Tatiana Dunnett (Tanya Harmer CCC-SLP) holds a Florida SLP license and ASHA certification, and works exclusively with adults. 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. Some clients use HSA or FSA funds. Fees are listed on the fees page.

“Tatiana is a dedicated speech therapist who is always willing to take the extra mile to assist her clients. She is dedicated to finding and researching the most recent evidence-based strategies and she keeps things concise and understandable for her clients.”

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Online Speech Therapist Tatiana defining speech terms like Aphasia and Glottal Fry.

Tatiana Dunnett is an ASHA-certified, Florida-licensed speech-language pathologist and the founder of Speak for Joy. Before becoming an SLP, she spent nine years in classical vocal training. She offers online speech therapy for adults throughout Florida, with a focus on voice, accent modification, and communication for professionals. She founded Speak for Joy to make speech therapy in Jacksonville Florida and throughout the state accessible via telehealth.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is speech therapy available via telehealth in Jacksonville, Florida?

Yes. Tatiana Dunnett is a Florida-licensed SLP offering speech therapy exclusively via telehealth for adults throughout Florida, including Jacksonville. Sessions are conducted over secure video on your schedule.

What speech therapy services are available in Jacksonville?

Tatiana offers stuttering therapy, accent modification, voice therapy, and aphasia and neurological speech therapy for adults in Jacksonville via telehealth. A free 30-minute consultation is the right starting point to discuss which service fits your situation.

Do I need a referral to start speech therapy in Jacksonville?

No referral is needed. You can book a free consultation directly. If a medical referral would be beneficial before beginning — for example, for unexplained voice changes — your SLP will let you know during your consultation.

How much does speech therapy cost in Jacksonville?

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

What areas near Jacksonville does Speak for Joy serve?

Any Florida resident aged 18 or older is eligible for telehealth services. This includes Jacksonville and surrounding areas including Orange Park, Fleming Island, Fernandina Beach, Ponte Vedra, and St. Augustine.

What speech therapy services does Speak for Joy offer in Jacksonville, Florida?

Speak for Joy offers four speech therapy services in Jacksonville Florida for adults: stuttering therapy, accent modification, voice therapy, and aphasia and neurological speech therapy. All services are delivered via secure telehealth — no commute, no waiting room. Book a free 30-minute consultation to discuss which service fits your situation.

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