Background
As a speech-language pathologist and a mom, I understand how exciting—and sometimes overwhelming—the early years can be. When you have a concern about your child’s communication, development, or feeding, it can be difficult to know what is typical, what needs support, and where to start.
My approach is warm, family-centered, and practical. I believe parents know their children best, and my role is to listen, answer questions, and partner with families to find strategies that fit naturally into everyday life. I want therapy to feel encouraging rather than overwhelming, and I want families to leave feeling understood, supported, and confident in how they can help their child thrive.
Specialties
Oral habits (e.g. pacifier use - thumb or digit sucking habits - blanket sucking)
Speech milestones
Myofunctional disorders (mouth breathing - snoring - drooling)
Oral-motor hypotonia (e.g. - weak jaw - open mouth posture)
Solid feeding and swallowing (gagging - poor chewing - choking - straw drinking - cup drinking - leakage - picky eating - refusal)
Oral Ties (tongue-tie - lip-tie - buccal-ties)
Breastfeeding/bottle feeding difficulties (latching - dribbling - leakage - gagging - choking - coughing - clicking - weaning - aversion)
Genetic & birth conditions (e.g. Down syndrome - cerebral palsy)
Medically complex
Neurodivergence (e.g. ASD - ADHD)
Stuttering/fluency concerns
Social communication
Language milestones
Education & Training
MS, CCC-SLP
Insurance
Tricare
Aetna
Other
Medicaid
United Healthcare
Cigna
Humana
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Languages
English
Affirming Care
LGBTQIA+ Affirming
Neurodiversity Affirming
Contact
Service Areas
Hearing and Speech Connection
1655 Shiloh Rd, Ste D
Billings, MT
Popular Courses
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