Meet Katie

Katie has been a practicing speech language pathologist for almost 15 years! She launched this practice in June 2020, providing travel speech and language services to children across Chicago in their homes, schools, daycares, and via teletherapy. As of June 2024, Katie will also include services within a brick and mortar in Sauganash.

Katie specializes in working with the pediatric population and feels passionate the change that can be made with individualized and intentional intervention.

In Katie’s previous role as a Speech therapist, she trained under Maureen Black at Black Bear Academy Chicago-Private, which gave her the unique experience of learning to work with children individually, within the group context, as well as within an academic classroom context.  This pushed Katie to think outside of solely the domain of speech and language and look more comprehensively at the whole-child to determine the best treatment approaches that optimize success.  This included modifying class material, making adjustments to the classroom, and understanding learning styles.  

She has managed a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, further expanding her knowledge-base through collaborative learning.  Katie started this practice as way to generalize skills and further support children and families, both at home and at school.  

Katie received her BA from the University of Iowa, where she majored in Speech and Hearing Science. She then attended Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO, where she pursued her Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology.  She is licensed through the state of Illinois and a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association.

Katie lives in Sauganash with her husband Louis, her two kids Louie Jr. & Carrick, and their dog Penny!