Mary

About Mary

Mary holds a master’s degree in Speech Pathology from Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. She is currently licensed in Georgia and California and has earned her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). With over 30 years of experience, Mary has worked with both the pediatric and adult populations in a variety of settings such as pre-schools, public schools, hospitals, outpatient rehab facilities and private practice. Mary began working with clients remotely in the small communities of Alaska in 2005 and has since worked remotely with clients in Oregon, Georgia, and California. In addition to providing speech therapy services, Mary supervises speech language pathology assistants in California. Mary’s areas of expertise include articulation/phonological disorders, expressive and receptive language disorders, communication skills for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, childhood apraxia of speech, auditory rehabilitation for hearing aid users, apraxia, dysarthria, dysphagia, cognitive rehabilitation, and executive function disorders/ADHD. Mary believes the therapy process not only includes the client but family, parents, teachers, and care givers. Building a trusting relationship with her clients is Mary’s priority which requires treating all parties with dignity and respect. Mary grew up in Alaska but currently lives in middle Georgia. She has two grown children who are both in the military, one in the Navy and one in the Air Force. While she adjusts to having an “empty nest”, Mary spends her time acting in local theatres and planning trips to far off lands. (She cannot confirm nor deny these trips may or may not include communities in the proximity of the bases in which her kids are stationed.)