Pediatric Speech Therapy in Ventura, CA
Pediatric speech therapy for Ventura families
Therapy Clubhouse provides licensed pediatric speech therapy to children from birth to eighteen in Ventura. We are a pediatric only practice, and the clinician who evaluates your child is the clinician who treats them.
Call (805) 702-3427 for a free fifteen minute consultation with a licensed clinician. As of October 2026, there is no waiting list here for in-home or telehealth therapy. There is no obligation, and you get a reply within one business day.
Ventura is in our home-visit area, so sessions can happen in your home. Video sessions are available too, and you can move between video and home visits whenever you like. Your child must be physically located in California during any telehealth session.
Ready to take the next step?
Our team can guide you through what to expect and how to get started.
Signs your Ventura child may benefit from speech therapy
Patterns like these can reflect a genuine difference and can also be ordinary variation. No list settles it, which is why the first conversation costs you nothing.
Your toddler has far fewer words than other children the same age
Word counts vary widely at two, and comparing your child to a cousin is not a diagnosis. What matters more is whether the list keeps growing month to month.
A child who has been stuck at the same handful of words since spring is in a different position from one steadily adding new ones.
You can understand your child but other people cannot
Parents become expert decoders without noticing. When a preschool teacher starts asking your child to repeat themselves, that is outside information worth taking seriously.
Each speech sound has a rough age range for when children master it. Staying hard to understand past those ranges is the point at which focused work can help.
Your child has stopped trying to talk
Frustration can be the first thing a parent notices and the last thing they mention, because it does not sound clinical.
A child who shrugs and walks away may have learned that talking costs more than it returns.
Speech is bumpy, blocked or full of repetitions
A stretch of stuttering can happen in the preschool years. Deciding what it means is a clinical judgment.
What matters includes how long it has been going on, whether it is worsening, family history, and whether your child has started to notice and mind.
Your child talks plenty but conversations go sideways
Having lots of words is not the same as using language well. Staying on topic, answering the question asked, repairing a misunderstanding.
We work on this in a neurodiversity affirming way, building on how your child already connects rather than teaching them to perform being somebody else.
Somebody suggested an evaluation and you did not follow up
You may have waited because nobody explained what an evaluation actually involves.
Our page on the pediatric speech evaluation in Ventura explains it.
You are allowed to ask questions before committing to anything. The free fifteen minute call is a good place to ask them.
Schools and funding in Ventura
Which school district serves Ventura?
Ventura Unified School District serves the city. A district assessment answers a legal question about educational impact, which is narrower than whether your child would benefit from therapy. A child who does not qualify through the district may still benefit from therapy.
Federal law still applies to children in independent and parochial schools. It requires each public school district to locate, identify, and evaluate children with disabilities whose parents enroll them in private elementary and secondary schools, religious schools included, in its area.
Which Regional Center covers Ventura?
Ventura County is served by Tri-Counties Regional Center, which also covers Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Tri-Counties is the Regional Center we work with.
Tri-Counties has its own referral line. Children under three who qualify may get Early Start. At the third birthday, responsibility shifts toward the district. You can read more about Early Start through Tri-Counties.
How is this paid for?
There are three ways to pay: insurance through Village, private pay with a superbill, or Regional Center funding if your child qualifies. We provide superbills you can submit to your insurer for possible out of network reimbursement, and we will never claim to be in network with a plan when we are not.
For eligible families, Regional Center and Early Start funding may apply through Tri-Counties, and we will give you an honest read on whether yours might qualify.
Who works with your child
Nita Anavim, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist, CSUN trained, ASHA certified and licensed in California. This is a two clinician practice, so your family is not passed between a rotating roster.
If you are weighing both services, read about pediatric occupational therapy in Ventura or start with the Ventura overview.
What we do not provide: applied behavior analysis, mental health counseling, psychological testing, or care for adults. We refer out rather than take an appointment we cannot serve well.
Questions Ventura families ask
Do you actually travel to Ventura?
Yes. Ventura is in our home-visit area. Call and we will tell you which times are open.
Would telehealth work for my child?
It can work well. Speech and language goals can translate to a screen, and a child may focus better without a stranger in the room.
Is there a waiting list?
As of October 2026, families can start in-home or telehealth therapy without a wait. Call and we will tell you what is genuinely open this week.
Do you take insurance?
You can use insurance through Village, pay privately with a superbill, or use Regional Center funding if your child qualifies. On the free fifteen minute call, we check your coverage before you commit to anything.
What happens after I get in touch?
A licensed therapist and our team read your message, and our team replies within one business day. The first call is a conversation about your child, not a sales pitch.
Talk to a licensed speech-language pathologist
One conversation, no obligation, and an honest answer about whether an evaluation makes sense. Call (805) 702-3427 or request a free consultation.
Not sure if your child needs therapy?
Start with a free 15 minute consultation. No commitment, just clarity on whether your child would benefit and what the next step looks like.
Speech therapy and occupational therapy for children ages 0 to 18.
Speech therapy and occupational therapy in one practice
Some children need help learning to talk. Others need help with handwriting, coordination, or coping with noise and textures. Many need both. Therapy Clubhouse is led by Nita Anavim, M.S., CCC-SLP, and Rachel Yashouafar, MA, OTR/L, so a family who needs speech and occupational therapy can arrange both through one practice instead of managing two providers, two intake processes and two schedules.
The first step is a free 15-minute consultation with a licensed therapist. Call (805) 702-3427 or send a message.
- BothDisciplines, one team
- CCC-SLPand OTR/L founders
- ZeroWaiting list
- Free15-minute consultation
Request your free 15-minute consultation
Tell us what you are noticing about your child. A licensed therapist and our team read every message. Within one business day, our team calls to learn what you need and check insurance, then sets up a free call with Nita, Rachel or both. The consultation is free, lasts about 15 minutes, and carries no obligation. There is no waiting list. If you would rather talk now, call (805) 702-3427.
Our team can guide you through what to expect and how to get started.
