Paula Johnson

Paula Johnson M.S. CCC-SLP is a Michigan native and acquired her first degree from Michigan State University in 2018 in elementary special education. After graduating, she worked in private and public schools, in and out of special education classrooms, and with a wide range of ages. She taught in early childhood settings with children as young as three months old, and she's worked in public schools providing special education for students up to 26 years of age. After teaching for a couple of years, she felt the pull towards speech pathology and began her grad school journey. Paula graduated with a master of science in communication sciences and disorders from Emerson College in Boston in the winter of 2022. Since then, she has specialized predominantly in adult and geriatric populations… a bit of a change up from her experience in teaching! Her area of expertise is in cognitive linguistic disorders and symptoms of dysphagia. Uniquely, Paula has worked in multiple inpatient and long-term psychiatric settings, with a variety of related cognitive linguistic impairments that prove in the field of speech pathology, we are always learning from each other.

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 Paula

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.