Kristin Dattoria

Kristin Dattoria is extremely passionate about speech-language pathology. She grew up in Valencia, CA, and attended Utah State University and University of California at Irvine for her Bachelor's degrees and Utah State University for her Master's degree in English. She received her Master's degree in Speech Pathology from California State University, Northridge. She moved to Maryland in 2020 with her husband, Kevin. Kristin loves seeing clients progress over the course of the year and connecting with their families. In speech therapy, she works hard to accomplish her clients' speech and language goals, but she also loves to keep things fun and personalized. She especially loves working on strengthening vocabulary, visual and working memory, executive functioning skills, stuttering, and symptoms of aphasia. In her free time, Kristin enjoys running after and playing with her son, playing board games, dancing hula, reading, and spending time with her family and friends.

My Approach to Speech Therapy

I am a big believer in motivating clients/students to meet goals and new challenges through evidence-based practice, relating to them through their interests and personal goals, providing opportunities for making autonomous choices, and supporting a feeling of accomplishment and competency in their skills. We can do this together!

What a Therapy Session Looks Like With Kristin

In my therapy sessions, I start with a check-in to see how you're doing and if you have any new information to share with me. Then, we jump into "the work." That can look like working on word and memory associations, visualization tasks, articulation practice...the goals and session are tailored to your unique needs and goals. I will help create those goals and make each session enjoyable, but I always see us as a team, working toward each goal together.

Fun Facts About Kristin

• I am a Hula and salsa dancer
• I speak Spanish and English, but I'm half-Japanese, part-German, and part-English
• I enjoy the outdoors, especially the ocean and mountains, so I love to hike and camp or glamp!
• I played the piano and cello when I was younger