About The Granite Bay Speech Team

Christine has varied work experience with children and adults. She began her career as a Speech Language Pathology Assistant with medically fragile children in a Pediatric Prescribed Extended Care (PPEC) center. She continued her career as a Speech Language Pathologist in the public school system, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and home health. Christine has worked in several facilities across different states including
Florida, Nebraska, Iowa, and California.

Christine is passionate about supporting neurodivergent individuals with communication using multiple modalities for self-advocacy. She views neurodiversity as a natural human variance that should be embraced. Autistic communication and social skills are naturally effective, and her goal is to assist parents and teachers understand their communication differences and foster relationships.

In her leisure time, Christine enjoys traveling with her husband and three children. Her hobbies also include baking, reading, and exploring the outdoors. She is enthusiastic to be joining the Granite Bay Speech therapy team and looks forward to working with new clients.

Jessica is a licensed Speech-Language Pathology Assistant. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Nevada, Reno. She then went on to complete her licensing through California State University, East Bay.

Jessica has experience working with children of all ages in a variety of settings. Jessica has worked with preschool, elementary, middle, and high school students. She has obtained experience in both school and private practice settings in the areas of Articulation, Autism, ADHD, Phonological Processing, Expressive and Receptive Language, Learning Disabilities, Pragmatics and Social Skills.

Jessica is passionate about giving back to community and enjoys volunteering for organizations such as Reading Partners. She uses her dedication, flexibility and problem-solving skills when working with clients to achieve the highest levels of success. She believes in creating positive environments and lasting connections throughout the community to produce inclusive experiences for all. Jessica is excited to be included in the Granite Bay Speech team and use her Speech Pathology competency to deliver meaningful clinical experiences.

Juliana is a licensed Speech-Language Pathology Assistant. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Communication Disorders from California Baptist University.

Since graduating, Juliana has gained extensive experience working with a variety of communication disorders while employed at speech clinics in Southern California. She has worked with stuttering, autism, receptive and expressive language disorders, articulation, phonology, apraxia, and early intervention (ages 0-3).

Juliana loves helping individuals of all ages improve their communication skills and has worked teaching children for over ten years. She was a swim instructor and swim coach for the Johnson Ranch Barracudas during high school and through her first few years of college. Her passion for speech therapy began in a high school psychology class when she learned how the brain processes language. She was particularly interested in neurology and discovering how brain disruptions affect language and learning. 

Juliana is exceptionally skilled in using a client’s areas of interest to improve their communication skills. She loves Marvel, Disney, baking, playing with her dog, and making charcuterie boards. We love having Juliana as part of the Granite Bay Speech team!

Heather has worked in the field of education for over twenty years. Her experience spans a wide age range, from birth to adolescence. She has worked with a variety of communication challenges, including, expressive and receptive language, auditory processing, dyslexia, articulation, apraxia, stuttering, phonological disorders, and social language skills. She most recently worked as a speech-language pathology assistant in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School system. She is excited to bring her therapy, parent training and counseling skills to the Granite Bay Speech clinic.

Heather’s approach to therapy is play-based, using positive reinforcement. She personalizes each therapy session to achieve maximum progress. She engages each child by focusing on their high-interest topics and utilizes a variety of activities. She welcomes parental involvement in sessions to achieve carryover of skills at home, in school, and in the community.

“I strive to use my knowledge of child development and early childhood education as a resource to support parents in their efforts to achieve optimal communication goals for their children. Along with my continued higher education and professional development, I look forward to collaborating and expanding my skills with the talented therapists at Granite Bay Speech.”

Madelyn’s passion for working with children started when she was very young. Both of her parents worked as teachers, giving her the opportunity to volunteer in the elementary school and special education setting. This has allowed her to gain many years of experience applying academic, behavioral and communication goals with children, ages two to fourteen. She has worked for Folsom Cordova Unified School district as a paraprofessional in preschools and worked as a Zumba instructor for both children and adults.

Madelyn has experience treating a wide variety of communication disorders including: phonological processing, learning disabilities, ADD, ADHD, articulation/speech sounds, childhood apraxia of speech, language disorders, memory improvement, application of language skills to reading disorders and autism. She is dedicated and flexible when working with her clients to achieve the highest level of success. Madelyn also has experience and passion for using American Sign Language (ASL).

Madelyn is dedicated to helping individuals communicate and express their ideas and wishes with greater ease. She engages her clients and families with a high level of energy, enthusiasm and creative problem solving. She integrates families preferences that positively impact everyday communication and academic success. She is excited to join Granite Bay Speech and continue her passion for helping others through lifelong learning.

Kayla hopes to bring her knowledge and compassion as a clinician to influence the lives of her clients and their families. She advocates in specific areas to enhance client care, promote the profession, and provide an evidence-based practice. She addresses several language and speech disorders across linguistically and culturally diverse populations. She strives to take an interdisciplinary approach by combining research, academic, and clinical experiences.

Kayla is currently in graduate school at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences for speech-language pathology. She plans to acquire a Master of Science degree and certification of clinical competence (CCC’s). She’s been exposed to the most current research and practices, cutting edge technologies, and alternative treatment techniques.

Previously, Kayla worked as a speech language pathologist assistant (SLPA) at a therapy-based clinic and specialized in childhood apraxia of speech and early intervention services. She received hands-on, highly skilled training across all settings, such as, in-home, in-clinic, and tele-therapy. These relationship-based, family-centered sessions for developmentally delayed or identified disabilities required her to give parent training and proficient client treatment.

Accompanying Kayla’s experience as a SLPA, she holds professional work experiences as a registered behavior technician certified through Behavior Analyst Certification Board. She performed 1:1 personalized therapy based on applied behavior analysis principles to children with autism in-home, school-base and in-clinic.

In Kayla’s free time, she loves to spend quality time with her 18-month-old daughter. She cherishes her family, which brings compassion to provide family-centered care.

Jessica has a strong passion for working with children from birth through adolescence. She has experience in the clinical application of therapy techniques for autism, apraxia, articulation/speech sounds, language comprehension and language expression, vocabulary, auditory memory, and stuttering. In addition to her experience in the field of speech language pathology, she has years of experience working in the field of child development as a nanny, preschool teacher assistant, and a summer camp youth volunteer. In her free time, she loves to read books, take walks, and spend time with her 3-year-old niece.

Jessica is very compassionate and is an excellent problem solver. She is looking forward to building long term relationships with our families. She is local to Granite Bay and intends on staying within our community. We are sure you will love getting to know Jessica and will welcome her into our Granite Bay Speech family.