What is a speech-language pathologist?

Speech-Language Pathologists are health care professionals who identify, assess and treat disorders of speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing, fluency, and other related disorders.

What does a speech-language pathologist do?

• Evaluate and treat people with speech and/or language difficulties resulting from a stroke or brain injury
• Evaluate individuals with voice disorders, such as inappropriate pitch or harsh voice, and provide therapy as needed
• Assess and provide therapy for people who have swallowing disorders
• Provide therapy for individuals with cognitive communication impairments, such as attention, memory, and problem solving disorders

Meet our speech-language pathologists:

Donna G. Saur, MA, Senior Speech-Language Pathologist
Courtney DeRuiter, MS, CCC-SLP
Kathryn L. Wills, MS, CCC-SLP