Speech Therapy in Show Low, AZ

Samantha is a dedicated Speech-Language Pathologist with over 4 years of diverse experience across various care settings, including skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, independent living facilities, and assisted living facilities with memory care units. Samantha is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She holds a BS in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences from the University of Arizona and earned her MS in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Chapman University. Samantha is passionate about empowering her clients to build confidence, enhancing their independence and self-assurance while working towards their goals. Outside of work, Samantha is an amateur ceramist and loves playing guitar, gardening, and spending time with loved ones. **My Approach to Therapy** Speech Therapy focuses on creating a supportive and engaging environment tailored to each individual’s goals. My approach integrates evidence-based techniques with creativity to make therapy effective, enjoyable, and client-centered. **What a Session Looks Like With Samantha** I provide virtual speech therapy sessions where we address your personal goals by building skills through targeted activities. Sessions are structured yet flexible, progressing while adapting to the client’s unique goals and interests.

Katie has over 5 years of experience in the field of Speech-Language Pathology specializing in the evaluation and treatment of adults with cognitive-linguistic impairments, dysphagia, dysarthria, aphasia, apraxia, neurodegenerative conditions, and voice disorders. She has experience in various settings including acute care, inpatient rehab, outpatient therapy, and home health. She is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and was recently honored as a distinguished early career professional. She holds a BS in Speech and Hearing Science and an MS in Communication Disorders from Arizona State University. While completing her undergraduate coursework, she conducted research on mTBIs in the veteran population, and in 2020, she was certified as a brain injury specialist by the Brain Injury Association of America. While at Mayo Clinic, Katie co-founded the PPA Support Group, where she organized monthly meetings to connect patients and their caregivers with essential resources and educational support. In her free time, Katie enjoys spending time with her family and friends, hiking, mountain biking, and traveling. **My Approach to Therapy** Speech Therapy focuses on creating a supportive and engaging environment tailored to each individual’s goals. My approach integrates evidence-based techniques with creativity to make therapy effective, enjoyable, and client-centered. **What a Session Looks Like With Katie** I provide virtual speech therapy sessions where we address your personal goals by building skills through targeted activities. Sessions are structured yet flexible, progressing while adapting to the client’s unique goals and interests.

Stephanie has over 22 years of experience in the field of speech-language pathology specializing in the evaluation and treatment of a variety of communication delays/disorders, including receptive/expressive language, articulation, stuttering, voice, social skills, auditory processing disorders, and other developmental delays. She has worked in a variety of settings including various school systems, a children’s hospital, home health as well as in-person and virtual private practices. She is licensed by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and several state licensing boards, including Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Idaho, and Hawaii. She holds both a BS and MS in communication disorders from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Stephanie enjoys providing interactive and engaging virtual speech therapy sessions that are tailored to meet the child’s needs and works to find the right technique for each child. She works with the children and their families to facilitate effective communication skill development and carryover into the home environment. **My Approach to Therapy** Speech Therapy focuses on creating a supportive and engaging environment tailored to each individual’s goals. My approach integrates evidence-based techniques with creativity to make therapy effective, enjoyable, and client-centered. **What a Session Looks Like With Stephanie** I provide virtual speech therapy sessions where we address your personal goals by building skills through targeted activities. Sessions are structured yet flexible, progressing while adapting to the client’s unique goals and interests.

Heather is a self-described Language Nerd. As an undergraduate, she majored in linguistics and electrical engineering. People always told her that combination was unique, and she struggled to find a way to marry the two fields. But now, after 15+ years as a speech-language pathologist, Heather has found a way to use her unique strengths to serve her clients. Her linguistic brain quickly hears the speech sounds and identifies the exact sound errors. Her engineering brain creates a systematic approach to address these challenges. Heather also really enjoys talking with people. You will do so much talking in your sessions! You will laugh and have a good time together, while also working hard. Heather respects your time and wants you to make quick progress. Here is the important but potentially less interesting stuff. Heather is a speech-language pathologist certified through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and licensed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, and Utah. She's been at this for more than 15 years and still loves it! **My Approach To Speech Therapy** My therapeutic approach is based on analysis and research. I find where my clients' skills are, and start there.Then we work together to move their skills toward their goals. After every therapy session, clients will have homework that is brief activities to work on or practice several times a day. Short bursts of practicing the skill helps the brain understand we need it to use that new skill all of the time. During our sessions we will work hard, and we will also laugh and sometimes cry, (usually happy tears!). I can't wait to meet you and get started. **What A Session Looks Like With Heather** Each session begins with a quick check-in and review of how the homework went. For every client, I visualize a staircase where they are constantly aiming to get on the next step of the stairs toward their communication goals. So after homework review, we start working on one of the skills at the current stair, and work to push it up to the next stair. Then once we have practiced the skill, I assign homework for them to practice until the next session. **Fun Facts About Heather** I like long walks on the beach. I learned to count in binary when I was 5 years old. When I’m not working, you can find me hiking with my dogs or baking something deliciously unhealthy.

Christy Harden is an Arizona-based Speech-Language Pathologist with over 20 years’ experience in the field. Christy’s experience spans acute care in hospital settings as well as care in rehabilitation facilities, outpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing facilities, regional centers, schools, and private practice. Currently she owns and operates a private practice in Sedona, AZ, providing individualized holistic services custom designed to meet each client's specific needs. She refers to her office as her "studio" and thinks of her practice as an art. Christy is a California native and graduated with Master’s degrees in both Speech Pathology and English with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from California State University Sacramento. She holds additional certifications in Integrative Health Coaching and Raw Food Consultation and has authored several books. She enjoys spending time reading, writing, working in her garden, and playing with her young daughter. **My Approach to Therapy** I create a "Cadillac" of individualized services custom designed to meet each client's specific needs. I specialize in pediatric and young adult treatment and remediation. **What A Speech Therapy Session Looks Like With Christy** I engage fun sessions that use a multimodality approach for increased skill acquisition and retention, accelerated progress, and home/school integration when appropriate. My intentionally protected low caseload ensures the highest quality service. **Fun Facts About Christy** Most of the time you can find me: - Momming my 7-year-old daughter - Reading - Writing books and essays - Indoor and outdoor gardening **Patient Testimonials** "We couldn’t be happier with the care and expertise of Sedona Speech/Christy! The progress both of our children have made in such a short time is truly remarkable. They genuinely look forward to their sessions, whether in person or virtual—both are equally engaging and effective. She’s incredibly accommodating with scheduling and her communication with me and my husband has been fantastic, helping us to better support our kids’ progress at home. Her office is warm and welcoming, and her approach is both creative and highly advanced. We trust her completely and have seen the incredible impact she’s had on our children’s development. I would recommend her to anyone—she’s an exceptional therapist and has made such a difference in our family’s lives!