Cara Rice is the founder and lead therapist at Joyful Noise Speech Therapy, PLLC.  Cara graduated summa cum laude with her bachelor's degree from the University of Arkansas, and she received her master's degree from Texas Christian University.  Cara has dedicated her career to working with the pediatric population.  She has over a decade of experience in the private practice setting and loves the opportunity to work one-on-one with her patients.  Cara values collaboration with other therapists, teachers, and different education professionals in order to help treat the whole child and to help her patients carryover their speech and language skills.  Cara is a great advocate for her patients and is committed to meeting your family's needs and exceeding your expectations.

Cara's training and previous experience covers children of all ages. She has experience working with kids with autism, Down Syndrome, genetic disorders, ADHD, speech generating devices, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, and more.  Cara is a recognized SLP by Apraxia-Kids, and she has great success using DTTC with children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech.  She has also been recognized as a DFW Mom Approved Speech Therapist.  Cara loves to work with the children in the early years to help set them up for quick progress and long-term success.  She also has tons of experience with building social and pragmatic language skills for children of all ages.  Cara has great success with stuttering and cluttering therapy and focuses on maintaining a positive outlook on communication.  Cara excels at connecting with her patients and building a strong rapport with both her patients and their families.  You can expect her to use a combination of fun activities, functional tasks, and your child's preferred interests in order to create effective and enjoyable treatment sessions.