Sondra Webner is a Speech-Language Pathologist who received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Speech-Language Pathology from Northwestern University.She holds Professional Speech-Language Pathology licenses in both New York and Indiana. She has a Teacher of Speech and Hearing Handicapped Teachers Certificate for New York State and an Indiana Professional Educator License for Communication Disorders. She is a member of American Speech Hearing Association (ASHA), Indiana Speech-Language Hearing Association (ISHA), The International Association of Healthcare Practitioners (IAHP), and the Indiana Perinatal Network (IPN). She has 30 years of pediatric experience in New York and Indiana treating children in homes, schools and private practice environments. She has learned from children with a wide variety of disabilities and skills. Twenty years CranioSacral Therapy experience and myofunctional therapy training assist children and adults with Tied Oral Tissue, open mouth posture and mouth breathing, and jaw issues find relief and optimal function. Sondra practices at Speech Feeding and More in Indianapolis, IN with infants, children and adults with oral motor, feeding and communication needs.
“Speech starts in your feet! Communication is a whole body interaction. The better you coordinate the whole body the better you achieve communication success!”
License Number
Indiana SLP license 22005896A
7275 Shadeland Ave
Indianapolis, INDIANA (IN)
United States
tel. 9176980142 (day)
sondraw@speechfeedingandmore.com
Hours of operation / Fees
Please call for appointments or more information on Speech-Language Therapy, Orofacial Myology, Craniosacral Therapy or TUMMYTIME! Method..
My skills
I believe in a “whole child” perspective of speech-language therapy. The brain, nerves, muscles and connective tissue work together for nursing, chewing, swallowing, speaking, breathing, understanding, communication, attention and so much more.
Every movement we make is a whole body movement in some way. Our feet are the foundation upon which we move our body. They are our grounding point, our stability. Mobility and stability engage in a great dance for the movements we make. Some place in our body has to be stabile so that we can get another place to move. The body is the basis of stability for the fine motor movements of the lips, tongue, face and neck. The lip and tongue muscles make very precise movements very quickly for speech, eating and swallowing. The minutest change in muscle strength, speed or position is the difference between two sounds or swallowing and gagging. We need to center and balance our bodies to allow for oral motor muscles to work optimally. Oral facial myology exercises and techniques in therapy activate and strengthen muscle movement, coordination and precision. It is very important to have a rich tool box of body techniques and an array of speech-language techniques that complement each other. Craniosacral therapy and Unwinding the Meridians work facilitate therapy progress.
Professional Associations / Memberships
American Speech Hearing Association (ASHA)
Indiana Speech-Language Hearing Association (ISHA)
The International Association of Healthcare Practitioners (IAHP)
International Association of Orofacial Myology (IAOM)
Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT)
Tummy Time Method Professionals