SOUND SPEECH THERAPY - Key Persons
Bailey joins the team with over 10 years of experience working with children with disabilities and was an Early Childhood Special Education teacher before changing careers to Speech Pathology. Specializing in augmentative and alternative communication (ACC) for children of all ages, Bailey is joining the SST team after completing her Master's degree at The University of Kansas. "I am so excited to join the incredible team at Sound Speech Therapy, and to start my career serving children with complex communication and other speech needs!"
Specializing in speech therapy for middle and high school aged young adults, Becky brings 19 years of experience to help provide motivating and engaging sessions. "I love my profession because every day involves creativity, problem solving, and connecting with others of all ages...every day is different!".
Erin is from a small town in Northeast Kansas with a Master's degree from Kansas State University. She loves working with children of all ages in areas of need, and she is excited to grow her knowledge skills as an SLP. "I love that Speech Pathology gives me the opportunity to help children build their confidence through improving their communication skills!"
With over 27 years of clinical practice, Jana brings a breadth of knowledge and experience to Sound Speech Therapy, including specialized training in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy. She works specifically with clients with myofunctional disorders such as tongue and lip ties, tongue thrusts and other oral habits which can adversely affect swallowing, feeding and speech skills. "I love what I do. I have a passion for swallowing and feeding therapy and speech clarity interventions. I feel so grateful for my profession and all that we do to support families and their children."
With over 17 years of speech therapy experience, Kimberly provides fun and affective therapy for young children to older kiddos! She founded Sound Speech Therapy built on her passion for her craft - speech therapy. Like her, she has created a team who are equally excited about delivering successful speech strategies for their clients and families.
Fun Fact: I'm a Western Kansas girl with 25 first cousins, family get-togethers are always fun...and LOUD. I firmly believe this helped build my strong foundation of family values!
Providing speech therapy for 12 years and the last 8 here in the same town she graduated from, ROCK CHALK! Specializing in birth to five and speech sound disorders, Natalie is passionate about educating adults to support speech and language skills as well as connecting with children and their families . "I love planning meaningful activities to support speech and language skills in young children".
No business can be successful unless the "behind the scenes" activities are kept in order. Shawnalee works hard to ensure insurance claims are properly filed and all billing is in order. She understands the intricacy of the insurance world and fights hard for our families to get the best out of their investments. "It brings me great joy to work behind the scenes for each and every one of our families. I enjoy talking with you and helping each of you through the process from start to finish! Thank you for letting me a part of your family!"
Fun fact: I have 4 daughters who keep me very busy! If we are not at a sports or school activity then we are at home tending to our 3 dogs and 4 cats!
Tammi graduated from the University of Kansas in Communication Sciences and Disorders program with a path focused on school age speech-language therapy. With 14 years of experience, "I've worked with children in specialized programs for students with complex communication and health needs and autistic students who required a high level of support in communication and academics".