Patty P. Zhamkochyan, M.S. CCC-SLP Director

Patty is the founder and director of Speech Time. She is a licensed pediatric bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist with over 15 years of experience evaluating and treating children with speech, language and social learning disorders in the Los Angeles County. Patty received her Master of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from California State University of Northridge. She has experience working with children ages 5 months to 18 years in private practices, elementary, middle and high schools, and the rehabilitative setting. In addition she has been part of early intervention full motor team assessing, diagnosing and determining best educational and home plan for children with various communication needs. Patty believes in a family-centered approach to treating speech and language disorders, which emphasizes the importance of parent training and family involvement in therapy.

Her trainings include:

• Play based Floor-time Approach
• Social Thinking Approach
• Hanen Certified "It Takes Two To Talk Program"
• Baby Signs
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication