Background
Heather Vukelich, MS, CCC-SLP is an ASHA-certified Speech-Language Pathologist and Feeding Specialist with over 23 years of experience dedicated to the Down syndrome community. She spent 15 years with the Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area and has been part of this community since childhood.
Heather serves families in Paso Robles and Danville, California, specializing in oral sensory-motor development, speech clarity, feeding, and functional communication. She is a certified TalkTools® Instructor personally trained by founder Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, and leads webinars, parent education courses, and 1:1 week-long intensive therapy programs.
She has also completed advanced orofacial myofunctional training through The Breathe Institute, expanding her expertise in airway health and craniofacial development. Heather works with individuals from birth through adulthood, supporting families across speech, feeding, orthodontics, sleep, literacy, sensory integration, and more.
Her mission: equipping families with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to help their children communicate clearly, eat safely, and live with greater independence.
Specialties
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)
Feeding tube support and weaning
Oral Ties (tongue-tie - lip-tie - buccal-ties)
Genetic & birth conditions (e.g. Down syndrome - cerebral palsy)
Courses
Education & Training
MS, CCC-SLP
Insurance
Out-of-network
Superbill for reimbursement
Languages
English
Contact
Service Areas
Happy Kids Therapy
1502 Spring Street, STE C
Paso Robles, CA 93446
Danville, California
Popular Courses
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