Paula is a licensed speech-language pathologist with over 16 years of experience working with children and adults. Her approach is thoughtful, calm, and grounded in real connection. She works closely with families to understand each client’s needs and builds trust through patience and care.
Speech Bloom is a leading speech therapy clinic in Pleasanton, California. We’ve spent over 16 years helping children, adults, and families through dedicated care and support. We offer one-on-one care for various communication needs, including speech clarity, language growth, feeding, orofacial habits, and accent changes.
Speech Bloom was founded by Paula Dumitriu, a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist. It offers clients a supportive environment to progress at their own pace. Trust, connection, and clear communication are the foundations of Paula’s work. She works closely with each family to ensure continuous and meaningful progress.
Whether you’re looking for help with your child’s speech or working on your communication goals, you’ll find care that’s focused, thoughtful, and built around your needs.
Her approach to therapy is family-centered and collaborative. She believes in working closely with each family to determine the best approach for their loved one. Paula follows each client’s lead and taps into their interests to build rapport, comfort, connection and an intrinsic desire to communicate and grow.
Paula is a proud mom of two wonderful neurodivergent boys, one of whom is autistic. Being both a therapist and a parent of neurodivergent children has given her a unique, compassionate perspective when working with individuals and families, especially those navigating special needs.
When she is not in the office, she loves spending time with her family, traveling, baking, or playing with her adorable miniature schnauzer.
