I was the kid with great grades and a predictable note on every report card: "Katie is a wonderful student, but she talks too much in class."
Turns out, that enthusiasm for conversation grew into a career built around communication, curiosity, and figuring out why things work the way they do.
Kids rarely fit neatly into one box. A child can be bright and capable and still struggle to understand what they read, explain their ideas, navigate friendships, manage everyday demands, or keep up with the expectations at school.
I love connecting the dots and helping families understand what they're seeing with their child's communication.
I'm obsessed with figuring out why a child is struggling (and how we can help.)
I've spent more than 15 years as a certified speech-language pathologist, with much of my career focused on complex evaluations and IEEs for children and adolescents.
For more than a decade, I've trained graduate students and new clinicians in complex evaluations and therapy. I now teach communication sciences and disorders at Grand Canyon University.
As co-founder of The Childhood Collective, I create resources, courses, and a podcast to help parents understand ADHD and support executive functioning at home and school.
School meetings are an important part of my process, for private evaluations and IEEs. I love helping families and school teams connect evaluation findings to practical supports that help a child thrive.
Music, making things, & half-finished DIY projects
Creativity
Veggies and flowers (AZ gardening is humbling!)
gardening
Chloe, our mini sheepadoodle
Puppy Love
37 states and counting
Travel
BAKING
bike rides, hiking, and family game nights
Family time
Current goal:
Royal Icing Cookies
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