Angela Heaton, M.S., CCC-SLP/L
Angela is a supervising, licensed and accredited Speech Language Pathologist, with 20 years experience providing evaluations, screening, direct therapy and consulting in public and private schools. She has also worked in the private practice and home health settings for more than 12 years and counting. Angela has a team of professionals who have established themselves also as lead clinicians using results based and motivational activities to focus on their client's functional needs while enjoying the act of communication. Exceptional speech therapy is an art - led by science.
Angela grew up with a brother who has Autism and was intrigued by the alternate ways a brain can grow and learn and loved the perspective her brother gave her. With him in mind, she pursued a degree in communication sciences. Angela graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in Communication in December 1997. She then pursued an additional undergraduate degree from ASU in Communication Disorders. She continued her learning with a Masters in Science at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Since that time, Angela has been invested in her clients and becoming certified as a specialized Autism therapy provider, trained in the TEEACH model, Grenspan Floortime, ABA, along with many others. Angela takes currently researched models and uses a depth of knowledge to help her clients get the result quickly. Angela also specializes in phonemic awareness, phonological disorders, articulation, feeding, myofascial therapy and expressive/receptive language disorders interventions. She can provide lectures and talks on the study and understanding of communication disorders and contributes to in-service and educational opportunities for others. Angela, herself, continues to be a life-long learner.