Live Well Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy for Adults
Cognition
Prevent decline or rehabilitate your cognition to participate in leisure activities.
Speech & Voice
Improve clarity, volume, and confidence in your communication.
Swallowing
Increase enjoyment of meal time by improving swallow function and safety.
Expert Speech-Language Pathology at Live Well Speech Therapy in Utah
Live Well Speech Therapy located in Utah, offers advanced speech-language pathology services (also known as speech therapy) for adults. Our personalized treatment uses evidenced-based practices to help you communicate effectively, manage cognitive changes, swallow more safely, and live more confidently. Our treatment plans address a variety of conditions including:
- Aphasia (communication difficulty common after a stroke or traumatic brain injury)
- Apraxia (difficulty with speech production)
- Cognitive-Communicative impairments (problem-solving, memory, attention, executive function, visuo-spatial skills, reasoning, judgment)
- Dysarthria (unclear articulation of speech)
- Dysphagia (swallow impairment)
- Dysphonia (vocal changes) caused by Parkinson’s and related diseases
- Neurologic language impairments related to cerebral vascular accidents (strokes), traumatic brain injuries, or progressive neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s Disease
What Sets Live Well Apart From Other Speech Therapy Practices?
Accessible Services
Living with stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, and other conditions can make traveling for therapy challenging. Live Well Speech Therapy will provide treatment in your home, or a designated place in the community to integrate functional activities of daily living.
Specialized Care
I collaborate with the patient and/or caregivers to develop a customized plan of care designed to target the individual needs and daily activities of the client.
Holistic Approach
Health is interconnected among all the systems, and this is taken into account in treatment. An example is that better cognition leads to improved swallow safety, leading to improved respiration, leading to improved energy and functional communication.
Meet Jackie
Jackie is a Speech Language Pathologist with a Bachelor of Arts in English from BYU-Hawaii and Masters of Science in Communication Disorders from University of Hawaii. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed as a Speech-Language Pathologist by the State of Utah.
Jackie’s career has spanned a variety of settings, beginning with the UH Speech and Hearing Clinic, where she earned the Outstanding Clinician Award for her work with a client with a traumatic brain injury. She worked with the pediatric population at two rural elementary schools on the North Shore of Oahu before relocating to Utah where she expanded her professional repertoire in the sub-acute, post-acute, skilled nursing facility, and outpatient settings. She has found her greatest passion in serving adults and their families. Jackie has seen her patients remarkably increase their capacity to live well by incorporating excellent speech and swallow therapy with healthy life routines prioritizing good sleep, a balanced diet, stress management, and socialization. She looks forward to helping you or your loved one do the same.
Licenses
- Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC), awarded by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Utah Speech Language Pathology License
Certifications
- Vital Stim Provider for Neuro Muscular Electro-Stimulation treatment for swallowing
- SPEAK OUT! Provider for voice therapy for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and related disorders
- Expiratory Muscle Strength Training (EMST) Provider
We Accept the Following Insurances
