Empowering Your Child’s Journey

Discover a wealth of insights designed to empower your child’s unique journey. Our professional licensed staff ensures your child receives the most reliable and researched services available.

Therapy

Method

The therapists at Joy in the Journey understand the importance of a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to treatment and are trained on effectively collaborating across various disciplines, ensuring that each child receives the individualized care that they deserve.  We understand the challenges that arise when your children require additional help and the level of trust that must be established when seeking the help that your child needs.  Therefore, we are dedicated to openly and professionally communicating with families throughout the therapy process and aim to create an environment of comfort and trust.

Services

We provide speech and occupational therapy services to children from birth - age 21 who require help in various areas of their development by providing consultation, comprehensive screenings and evaluations, and evidence-based treatment.  

Our service delivery model includes providing therapy services in our office, the child’s home environment, daycare facilities, preschools, or in the private school setting.

  • Speech Therapy

    Aims to help children produce age-appropriate speech sounds and develop functional language skills.

    Our skilled speech therapists are licensed and trained to assess and treat the communication and feeding challenges associated with the following:

    Articulation Disorders

    Auditory Processing Disorders

    Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Childhood Apraxia of Speech

    Hearing Impairments

    Language Disorders

    Motor Planning Disorders

    Non-verbal communication and related disorders

    Oral Motor Weakness

    Phonological Disorders

    Stuttering

  • Feeding Therapy

    Aims to help children achieve optimal and safe feeding and swallowing skills necessary for maximizing nutritional intake and a child’s ability to thrive.

    Our skilled speech therapists are licensed and trained to assess and treat the following feeding and swallowing challenges:

    Cleft Lip / Palate

    Non-verbal communication and related disorders

    Oral Motor Weakness

    Stuttering

    Swallowing disorders

    Tongue tie

    Lip tie

  • Occupational Therapy

    Aims to help children develop fine motor, sensory motor, and visual motor skills to complete daily tasks.

    Our skilled occupational therapists are licensed and trained to assess and address the following:

    Activities of daily living skills 

    Adaptability skills

    Fine motor skills

    Gross motor skills

    Sensory Processing skills

Insurance Cooperatives

We are in network with all SC Medicaid plans and SC BabyNet 

We also accept private pay

Joy in the Journey Team

  • Kerry Smith

    Licensed Speech-Language Pathology Assistant

  • Marley Costin (MA, CF-SLP)

    Owner

  • Tony Costin

    Owner

  • Mandy Whittimore

    Patient Care Coordinator

  • Tara Starkey

    Billing and Credentialing Specialist

  • Nikki Colbertson

    Billing and Credentialing Specialist

  • Wanda Chrisley

    New Hire Onboarding Specialist

  • Jo Walker

    Clinical Training Manager

Vision

Vision: At Joy in the Journey, we envision a world where every child is nurtured with love and support, discovering joy and confidence in their unique path, and finding joy along the way through compassionate and professional care.

Mission: It is our mission to create an encouraging and supportive therapy environment where each child and family feels valued, transforming their journey into a celebration of growth and helping them reach their full potential while finding joy along the way.

Our culture: We pride ourselves on being grounded in empathy, collaboration, and dedication. We foster an inclusive community where kindness and respect are paramount, celebrating every child's milestones and supporting one another in our shared commitment to their success.

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Join the Journey

Are you passionate about transforming lives through OT PT and Speech Therapy for students? Join our team! Submit your resume to ApplyNow@joyinthejourneysc.net