Our Speech-Language Pathologists evaluate and treat a wide range of communication and swallowing disorders.
These include problems with speech, voice, language, thinking, and swallowing.
The Center for Rehabilitation and Wellness at KCH offers specialized speech-language services, which include:
- Oropharyngeal Strengthening - Coming Soon!
- Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)
- LSVT® Loud treatment for Parkinson’s disease
- Modified barium swallow study (MBS)
- Myofascial Release
- Standardized testing for communication and cognition
- Swallow evaluation
- VitalStim neuromuscular electrical stimulation for swallowing with biofeedback
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
If you would like to be evaluated for speech-language therapy or if you would like more information about our services, please call 740.393.9088.
For more information on Pediatric Speech Therapy, visit our Pediatric Therapy page.
Patients with communication, cognitive, or swallowing difficulties may experience one or more of the following symptoms:
Voice Disorders
- Speaking with a hoarse or raspy voice
- Straining to use their voice
- Running out of breath when speaking
- Speaking very softly
- Weakening of the voice throughout the day
- Coughing or frequent throat clearing
Communication, Cognition, and Speech Disorders
- Trouble finding the right words, organizing thoughts, or sequencing events
- Difficulty solving basic problems
- Struggle to understand language
- Slow or labored speech
- Slurred or mumbled speech
- Stuttering
- Difficulty remembering important or recent information
- Trouble understanding directions
Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia)
- Coughing and choking while eating and drinking
- Difficulty breathing while eating and drinking
- Struggle to chew solid foods
- Difficulty getting food or drink down to the stomach
- Feeling that something is lodged in the throat
- Recurrent pneumonia
- Regurgitation
- Unexpected weight loss
- Aphasia
- Acquired apraxia of speech
- AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)
- Cognitive Communication Disorders associated with acquired brain injury, stroke, dementia, etc.
- Dysarthria associated with stroke, neurodegenerative diseases (ALS, Parkinson disease, Myesthenia Gravis,etc.)
- Fluency Disorders including Developmental Stuttering, Neurogenic Stuttering, Cluttering, etc.
- Swallowing Disorders
- Voice Disorders
You are in capable and compassionate hands at the Center for Rehabilitation and Wellness. Our highly skilled team of professionals works closely with our primary care and medical specialty physicians to care for our patients.
Katelyn Silveous, AuD
Julie Powell, AuD
Courtney Boss, M.S., CCC-SLP
Emily Callahan, M.S., CCC-SLP
Lauren Conrad, M.S., CCC-SLP
Taryn Durbin, M.S., CCC-SLP
Haley Ragnone, M.A., CCC-SLP
Dayna Stelzer, M.S., CCC-SLP
Eric Volz, M.S., CCC-SLP
Lauren Wolf, M.A., CCC-SLP
Shelley Grubb – Clinical Office Specialist
Carrena Hulse – Clinical Office Specialist
The speech-language pathologists, also known as speech therapists or SLPs, at KCH are experienced healthcare professionals licensed by the state of Ohio and hold national certifications from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.