About Us
Theme-Based Therapy
At Sunshine Pediatric Therapy, we believe that therapy should be both fun and effective. Each session is thoughtfully designed to support your child's growth while working toward their individual goals. To keep things exciting and meaningful, we introduce a new theme every week—giving children the chance to explore a variety of vocabulary in an engaging, play-based way. Our theme-based approach keeps sessions fresh, fun, and motivating, all while supporting development of world knowledge and progression with their communication goals.
Meet the Team
We are a team of licensed speech and language pathologists who are dedicated to supporting parents and their child throughout the entire therapy journey. At Sunshine Pediatric Therapy, we believe that therapy should be playful, engaging, and full of smiles. We take a client-centered approach that is tailored to each child's unique strengths, challenges, and goals. Our goal is to create an environment where parents feel encouraged and children feel confident.
Owner, Speech-Language Pathologist
Candace Larson MS, CCC-SLP
Candace was born and raised in Saskatchewan, Canada. After completing her undergraduate degree, she ventured to Minot to pursue her master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Over the past 9 years, Candace has grown her skillset within the private practice setting. She enjoys connecting with families throughout the therapy process.
Her special interest areas include literacy intervention, early language development, and phonological disorders. She also has specialized training with Pragmatic Organization Dynamic Display (PODD) and therapy for Auditory Processing Disorders. She is currently expanding her training with the Orton Gillingham structured literacy approach. In her personal time, Candace loves any chance to make memories with her family.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Abby Abel MS, CCC-SLP
Abby was born and raised in Minot, ND. She completed both her undergraduate and graduate degree at Minot State University. Abby has always had a passion for working with children. She loves how every child brings their own unique strengths and areas of growth.
Abby recently graduated with her master's in speech and language pathology in 2024. While completing graduate school, Abby gained clinical experience working with pediatric clients at the Minot State University CSD clinic, Minot Public School, and Sprout Pediatric Therapy. Following graduate school, Abby discovered that she loved the private practice setting. She is excited to continue her career by helping children in her hometown community. She looks forward to partnering with families, and supporting both parents and their children through every step of the communication journey.