Sentara Therapy Center Pediatrics - Jefferson Ave

Sentara Pediatric Therapy Center – Jefferson Avenue is located within the Newport News YMCA. We offer pediatric speech, occupational and physical therapy services. Our specialists provide our pediatric patients with a comprehensive range of therapies designed to support their journey with personalized care. Our team of specialists is committed to helping each patient live their best life.

Services and treatments

• Activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living (ADL/IADL)
• Articulation disorders including childhood apraxia (difficulty performing tasks asked to complete)
• Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and sign language
• Autism diagnostic observation schedule (ADOS) assessment
• Cleft lip/palate and velopharyngeal insufficiency
• Early intervention for various conditions
• Expressive and receptive language disorders
• Family education
• Feeding therapy
• Fluency
• Neuromuscular re-education, proprioception (sensing the body’s position and movement), posture correction
• Occupational therapy
• Pediatric therapy
• Physical therapy
• Pragmatic language (using language in social situations) and social skills including play
• Speech therapy