Located in Burgaw, NC, Pender Pediatric Therapy was founded by Courtney Gibbs, MS, CCC-SLP. PPT is focused on helping children meet their developmental milestones through speech, language and feeding therapy.  Courtney began serving the rural areas of Pender and Duplin counties in 2014 as in independent contractor to the local Early Intervention Agency and preschools.  The substantial lack of services to meet the great need was clear. Pender Pediatric Therapy was opened in September of 2016 with hopes to alleviate the logistical and financial stress of traveling out of town for quality developmental therapy and support for families.

We continue to offer in-home services through the CDSA early intervention program and sessions in our clinic, as well as preschool and school visits in Pender, Duplin, and New Hanover counties. Our model aims to provide child and family centered, comprehensive developmental therapy that is focused on improving functionality and participation in all aspects of life.

Pender Pediatric Therapy employs ASHA (American Speech-Language and Hearing Association) certified Speech-Language Pathologists licensed in the state of North Carolina to evaluate and treat communication and swallowing disorders related to a variety of diagnoses for ages birth to 18. Pender Pediatric Therapy also utilizes the services of Speech-Language Pathology Assistants licensed in the state of North Carolina to provide therapy to our patients.

Early intervention is at the heart of our practice. Involving the family of a young child in a language rich, play based, therapeutic treatment program allows parents and caregivers ample opportunities to learn how to interact with and engage their children in language learning through modeling and coaching. Language learning continues beyond the toddler years, into preschool, elementary school, and beyond. Reading, writing, spelling, problem solving, and many other academic tasks require a strong language foundation.