Talking Steps Therapies
Pediatric Speech Therapy Services
Talking Steps Therapies provides compassionate, individualized, and high quality speech therapy services to families and children located in the northern suburbs of Chicago. At Talking Steps Therapies, we work closely with your family in order to maximize and foster your child's steps to talking!
ABOUT THE OWNER
Blair Person
Blair Person, M.S., CCC-SLP is the founder and lead speech-language pathologist at Talking Steps Therapies. She is ASHA-certified and brings over seven years of experience to her practice, with a strong foundation in Early Intervention and private practice settings.
Blair is deeply committed to a neurodiversity-affirming, play-based approach that meets each child where they are. She believes in the power of connection, joy, and play as the most meaningful foundation for communication growth.
Throughout her career, Blair has evaluated and treated a wide range of speech, language, and feeding challenges. She has worked with children across diverse settings—including homes, daycares, schools, and clinics—and specializes in supporting infants and toddlers (birth to age 3), as well as children in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Her areas of special interest include:
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Early language development
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Gestalt Language Processing
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
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Phonological and articulation disorders
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Fluency and stuttering
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Pediatric feeding and swallowing
Blair’s mission is to provide individualized, functional, and engaging therapy that supports each child’s unique strengths and communication needs.
What we do
At Talking Steps Therapies, we offer therapy in the comfort of your own home, school, or daycare in the Northern suburbs of Chicago. Talking Steps Therapies uses a holistic lens to treat your child as kids are more than just the milestones they achieve. We use a strengths and play based approach during learning and play to make sure your child is regulated and having fun at all times. Our goal is to provide you, the caregiver, with effective strategies, tools, and resources to support and enhance your child's communication skills throughout all moments of the day!
Our Clients Say
"Blair worked with my son for over 10 months. In that time, my son’s speech, communication, and confidence grew immensely, and I know we have Blair to thank for that. Blair approached her work my son with so much knowledge, kindness, care, and support. In addition to her weekly work, she gave us the tools needed to support my son’s growth and she was always willing to answer all my questions and concerns. She was great with adapting to my son’s individual needs, working with his strengths and interests, honing in on what he needs more work with, and cheering on his growth and achievements. I am grateful for the time we spent working with Blair and I can’t recommend her enough."
Leslie M.