The Speech Barn

Out of Network Speech-Language Services

At Home, Schools, Daycares & Virtual settings

In The Northern Virginia Area

The ability to communicate is essential to living. When communication is impaired, it affects every aspect of a person's life.

Identifying communication problems early helps to start making progress as quickly as possible. For kids with issues such as a speech delay, this can help them “catch up” with their peers. Communication milestones build on one another. So if a child is having difficulty at one level of development, they are less likely to meet their next milestones on time. That’s where speech therapy makes a difference.

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Meet your speech therapist

Anna Vanta

Anna Vanta completed her Master's in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of the District of Columbia. Anna loves the multidisciplinary approach of collaborating with various professionals such as teachers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, dieticians, primary care physicians, ENTs, and dental professionals to provide intervention services effectively. Additionally, Anna has provided speech services to a variety of populations with Autism, Orofacial Myofunctional disorders (tongue ties, tongue thrusts, chronic mouth breathers, etc.), Feeding concerns (SOS Feeding Certified), Down Syndrome, Fluency (stuttering) Disorders, Apraxia, AAC devices, Speech Delays, Expressive/Receptive Language Disorders, Early Intervention, Articulation, and Phonological disorders.

She is passionate about a collaborative, play-based approach to making therapy fun! Anna is bilingual in Tagalog and English. Anna loves to travel, stay active, and volunteer at hospitals with her dog, Cooper!

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Rachele Penn Martin

“My daughter receives speech therapy service from Anna Vanta. We have been extremely pleased with the improvement my daughter is having with her speech. My daughter was having issues with stuttering & repeating the last syllable of the word at the end of the sentence. It was causing her not to engage in school or talk with people outside of her family circle.
After a few months with Anna, my daughter was volunteering to read out loud in class & feeling confident enough to engage with people outside of her circle..."
Rachel Penn Martin

"...Anna takes the time needed to gain the child’s trust. She engages the child in various activities that help them develop or improve their speech. Anna provides thoughtful & informative feedback to parents. In addition, she gives families & the child tasks and tips they can use to practice the skills they learned in the session.
Anna has the ability to draw the best out of a child & encourages them to try skills that may be difficult but not impossible.
Thank you Anna for restoring the confidence in my child!”
Lvly Amara

“Ms. Anna Vanta is an excellent speech therapist. She's a very patient and kind person and did wonders for my daughter.”
Gabreil Florit

“Ms. Anna fixed my daughter's lisp in a matter of weeks. She was a joy to work with and I cannot recommend her highly enough. I feel lucky we got to work with her and my daughter's speech has been fixed.”
Maryellen Gleeson

“ …our other son was lucky to get a spot to see Ms Anna for some speech therapy. She has been incredible and he begs us to go back to see Ms Anna :). Even after the very first day, we saw a noticeable change in his speech and, most importantly, Ms Anna made him feel empowered and excited to work on his speech…”
Nathan Breedlove

“Anna (is) amazing and really took the time to understand my concerns for my son and put together a plan to help him get on better track with his speech. Thanks so much!”