Empowering Kids Pediatric Therapy

05/27/2026

Please join us in offering a warm "welcome back" to Miss Lori and Miss Hallie!

Both these amazing women were with us last summer and we are so glad they are coming back for the summer!

Miss Lori is a Speech Therapist and will be seeing some of our friends throughout the summer.

Miss Hallie is studying to become a speech therapist at Butler. She will be helping around the office and jumping In as an extra set of hands.

Welcome back, ladies! 💙

05/22/2026

We will be closed Monday, May 25th in remembrance of Memorial Day.

We honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy every day.

05/21/2026

May is Speech and Hearing Month!

Our Speech Therapy team loves to help kids grow, communicate, and thrive in their daily lives. 😍

05/20/2026

Check out this fun and free event for children with disabilities and their families! Thursday, June 11th!

☀️🎉 SABC Kids! Summer Kickoff 🎉☀️

School’s out and summer is here! Join SABC Kids! and The Arc of Bartholomew County for an evening full of fun, food, and community as we kick off the summer together!

This FREE event is open to children with disabilities ages 0–12 and their families, with siblings welcome to attend too!

🌊 Water Slide
🏰 Inflatable Jump House
🎯 Games & Activities
🎁 Prize Drawings
🌭 Free Food
💙 Time to connect with families and the community

Come celebrate the start of summer with laughter, fun, and memories for the whole family!

📅 June 11, 2026
🕔 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 The Arc of Bartholomew County
(2060 Doctor’s Park Drive
Columbus, IN 47203)

05/20/2026

Summer Tutoring, Speech Therapy, Reading Bootcamp, Oh My! 😍😂

We've got a lot of great things going on this summer at Empowering Kids!

Let us help prevent the "Summer Slide" and keep your kiddo on track this summer, or help boost their skills with one of our services!

Tutoring is available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays in the afternoon. Ask about our package pricing!

We have a couple of options for Speech Therapy sessions and are in network with SIHO, Traditional Medicaid, CareSource Medicaid and MHS Medicaid.

We still have a spot open for Reading Bootcamp! Interested but can't make the first set of dates, let us know. We plan to offer a session later this summer, too!

Contact Melissa today to get on our list! We are reading for a FUN summer! 😎

05/07/2026

You guys are just as excited about our Summer Tutoring and Summer Reading Bootcamp as we are and we are so happy about that! 🎉

We still have some openings and would love to help your kiddo this summer. We're here to prevent the "summer slide" and keep your child on top of their academics! If your child needs a boost to gain skills before starting the next school year, we've got you covered!

Contact us today to find out more information and get signed up!

05/03/2026

Our team is excited to add a teacher to our summer staff! She will be offering 1:1 tutoring at the clinic!

Our teacher is dedicated to meeting each child where they are, and skillfully works with children of all abilities, including those with IEPs and unique learning profiles.

She can help your child build skills over the summer, stay on track, and grow closer to their individual and grade-level goals—avoiding the typical ‘summer slide.

Our teacher would be great at tutoring preschool or elementary aged children.

We are offering 30-minute and 45-minute sessions.

Interested in finding out more? Email Melissa at: [email protected].

05/01/2026

May is Apraxia Awareness Month!

Apraxia of Speech is a neurological motor speech disorder, making it difficult for people to coordinate their muscles to produce speech clearly. They know what they want to say, but it does not always come out the way they planned. Thankfully, Apraxia has a developed and science backed treatment plan and children can often make great progress with the right treatment!

Did you know that Miss Melissa is one of the few speech therapists in Indiana listed on Apraxia Kids provider directory as a Speech Therapist qualified to diagnose and treat Childhood Apraxia of Speech?

We have several clients at our clinic who have Childhood Apraxia of Speech.

Apraxia Kids is a great resource if you want to learn more!

Today, we celebrate our clients who work hard every single day to make their wants, needs, and thoughts known, something that many of us take for granted. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

04/29/2026

Most children experience a dip in reading skills over the summer—and for struggling readers, that dip can be bigger.

Our Reading Bootcamp helps prevent that slide while building confidence and keeping learning engaging.

Want your child to build their reading skills over the summer instead of lose them? We do too! 💙 Contact us today to find out more about how our bootcamp can help your child with their reading skills!

04/28/2026

Join our team! We are looking for a part time OT or COTA who wants to join our upbeat and authentic team! See details below and reach out Melissa!