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  • Summer Fishing Groups
  • Mini-Golf Group
  • Coffee/Lunch
  • Individual/Small Group
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    • Mini-Golf Group
    • Coffee/Lunch
    • Individual/Small Group

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    • Individual/Small Group

Community-Based Social Skills and Mentorship for Young Adults

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An innovative and active therapeutic approach!

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Who We Are

Matthew Souza M.S. CCC-SLP

Active Speech was created by Speech-Language Pathologist,  Matt Souza to serve a population that lacks therapeutic opportunities as they venture in to adolescence and adulthood. Active Speech was created for teens and adults with Autism and other disabilities to help them reach their full potential and continue to build upon their communication skills in a variety of functional settings throughout their communities. Active Speech provides services to individuals in the Merrimack Valley area of Massachusetts (Haverhill, Methuen, North Andover, Andover). Please navigate our website for a detailed description of our services, mission, and all that Active-Speech has to offer. Individuals receiving DDS funding are eligible to use portions of their allotted budget to help pay for various Active-Speech offerings.

Individual Therapy

Individual therapy opportunities are tailored to client-specific needs with flexible scheduling and are also available via Zoom.

Group Therapy

Group therapy opportunities will connect you with similar peers in order to address social pragmatics and build interpersonal skills.

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Friendly Fisherman Group

Weekly adventures at local ponds to learn a life-long hobby while also working on conversation skills, problem solving, and executive functioning. 

2025 SUMMER FISHING OPTIONS

Mini Golf Group: New for 2025!

Hit the links this summer at the most prestigious mini-golf courses 

the Merrimack Valley has to offer! 

2025 Mini-Golf Group

Coffee Talks/Lunch Group

Pizza, burgers, subs, and more! Each member of the group will have their turn to decide on the restaurant of the day!

2025 SUMMER COFFEE/LUNCH GROUP

Individual/Small Group Options

Client-specific options based on interests.

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COMMUNITY-BASED SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY

Why Active Speech?

It is currently very difficult for parents and families to locate appropriate services for their adult-aged and adolescent family members who have communication disabilities. Many individuals have lost valuable therapy time due to the change in service delivery and decreased opportunities since March 2020. As a Community-Based SLP, my goal is to provide individualized and functional speech-language therapy for adults and adolescents with communication disabilities. Traditional, clinic-based speech therapy is not 100% effective or motivating for adults and adolescents, and my practice will focus on teaching/developing life-long communication skills in my clients’ communities. Treatment plans will be developed between clients and clinician, with the primary goal being to provide the client with the communication, vocational, and life skills necessary to be independent and successful members of their community. Clients will have access to both individual and small group therapy sessions and will be provided consistent opportunities to practice their skills in real-life situations, with all sessions being client-centered. While the main duty of an SLP is to provide therapy to address communication skills, clients working with a Community-Based SLP can also work on problem-solving, life skills, money skills, social pragmatics, and executive functioning. 

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MattSouza@Active-Speech.com

508-498-2742

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