Optimae Life Services | Great River Region

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  • 509 Ave F, Fort Madison, IA 52627
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About Optimae Life Services | Great River Region

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1. What is your main reason for seeking support right now?
Stress, worry, anxiety, panic, or feeling on edge
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Relationship or family issues (including couples)
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About Optimae Life Services | Great River Region

Optimae Life Services, Inc. is an organization dedicated to providing health care and human services to individuals with disabilities and mental illness across 39 counties in Eastern, Southern, and Central Iowa. Our team works hard to ensure our customers have the support and services needed to promote choice, empowerment, and community integration. Our programs include community-based, behavioral health, home health, rehabilitation, and residential care services. We strive to advocate for the rights and needs of all 5,300 Iowans we serve each year, providing the highest quality of care possible. We are proud to offer the same quality of care that we would want for our own families in the Great River Region.

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When is online therapy a better fit than in-person?
Online therapy is ideal if you:
  • have a busy or changing schedule,
  • live far from providers or have limited transport,
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  • travel frequently or split time between locations.
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Services

Working hours

Closed

Closed all day

  • Monday

    9:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Tuesday

    9:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Wednesday

    9:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Thursday

    9:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Friday

    9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Saturday

    Closed all day
  • Sunday

    Closed all day
  • Local time

    02/14/2026 5:34 pm

Languages

  • English

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At Optimae Life Services, we understand that it’s important to know when your child needs speech therapy. If you’re concerned that your child may need speech therapy, here are some signs to look out for: difficulty responding to questions, starting or ending conversations, changing conversation topics, using gestures like pointing, and understanding other people’s body language. If your child has any delays in these areas, it’s important to start speech therapy as early as possible to help them develop language and communication skills. If your child is very quiet, says only a few words, or doesn’t speak at all, this may be a sign that they need speech therapy. To learn more about speech therapy, check out our comprehensive guide at Optimae Life Services in the Great River Region.
At Optimae Life Services in the Great River Region, our speech therapists can help your child in many ways with their communication. Our speech therapy services focus on enabling your child to communicate effectively through various methods, including signs, verbal speech, and AAC. We can also help with nonverbal skills, forming speech in a clearer way, understanding and responding to questions, discerning facial expressions, understanding body language, and more. Our goal is to help your child communicate confidently and effectively in any environment.
Contact Phone number is (319) 372-3566.
http://www.optimaelifeservices.com

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