Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapists
Speech Therapists:
Kristine Miller-Jacobs
Kristine Miller-Jacobs, M.S., CCC-SLP
Education: Whitman College: 1993 B.A. History. University of Washington: 1994 Post-baccalaureate, Speech and Hearing Sciences and 1996 M.S. Speech-Language Pathology.
Experience: I have worked for 9 years in private practice seeing toddlers through high-school age children. I also have worked in the public school system as a speech-language pathologist serving elementary age children. I have extensive experience working with children with motor speech disorders, phonological processes, articulation disorders, swallowing disorders related to tongue thrust, expressive and receptive language disorders, and social communication delays. I am Level 1 PROMPT certified. I belong to the American Speech/Language and Hearing Association.
Approach to Treatment: Working as a team with the parents of the children I serve is very important to me. For therapy to succeed, I feel it is essential to listen to parents and the concerns they have about their children.
Areas of Interest: Currently, I am interested in investigating the relationship between language and literacy issues. I am pursuing continuing education to expand my skill knowledge of phonological awareness skills and literacy skills in preschool to adolescent children.
Family and Outside Interests: My husband and I live on the Eastside with our two children, dog, and two cats. I enjoy volunteering at my children's schools, reading, and gardening.
Lizbeth Parker
Lizbeth Parker, MA, CCC-SLP
Education: BA Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Western Washington University; MA Speech-Language Pathology in 1996 from W. Washington University.
Experience: I have spent time working at Children's Therapy Center of Kent as well as working at a developmental preschool in Albany, New York. In the greater Seattle area, I have worked in private practice in Issaquah and now at Children's Therapy of Woodinville, working with clients birth to 14 years of age. I am PROMPT trained for Level I and II. I have taken various workshops that emphasize developing communication skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder; looking at remediation of sensory integrative dysfunction in the home/school environment; and, working with children on word finding and writing skills. I belong to the American Speech/Language and Hearing Association.
Approach to Treatment: I like to look at the "whole child" to integrate all systems for the best therapy outcomes. I believe in developing therapy techniques on the foundation of evidence-based practice.
Areas of Interest: I am interested in oral motor development and the effects on speech and oral movement patterns. A big focus of my practice is educating parents in developmentally appropriate expectations and language facilitation techniques.
Family and Outside Interests: I have two young children, one toddler and one just entering school years. We enjoy working in our yard and going for long walks. I've just taken up knitting, help!
Amanda Sepe
Amanda Sepe, MA, CCC-SLP
Education: B.S. from Florida State University, M.S. from Florida State University 1993.
Experience: I have been working as a speech-language pathologist since January 1994. After working in the public school systems for 7 1/2 years, mainly at the elementary and developmental preschool settings, I moved to a pediatric private practice. I am PROMPT trained for levels 1 and 2 and also trained to provide Beckman oral-motor assessment and intervention as well as oral-facial deep tissue release. Other continuing education courses include "Sensory integration and the Speech Pathologist," "If You Can't Breathe You Can't Function: Integrating the Pulmonary, Neuromuscular, and Musculoskeletal Systems," "MORE: Integrating the Mouth with Sensory and Postural Functions." I was awarded a training grant by Amy Wetherby at Florida State University for working with children with autism spectrum disorder. Currently, I participate in the Puget Sound Sensory Integration Study Group and I am working on a self-study for the SCERTS method (social communication, emotional regulation, transactional support). I belong to the American Speech/Language and Hearing Association.
Areas of Interest: Working closely with the occupational and physical therapists at CTW and in other clinics has helped me provide a more holistic treatment program for my clients. I enjoy working with children in the therapy room as well as in the sensory gyms at CTW. My areas of expertise include providing therapy for children that exhibit development delays, articulation delays, autism spectrum disorder, language-learning delays and social-emotional delays. Therapy is provided in individual and group settings.
Family and Outside Interests: My outside interests include snowboarding, gardening, reading, music and enjoying the outdoors as much as possible with my family. By working part-time I have been able to achieve a balance between caring for my children at home and my clients at CTW.
Kristin Sherwood
Kristin Sherwood, M.A., CCC-SLP
Education: Western Washington University: 1998 B.A. Communication Sciences and Disorders and 2000 M.A. Speech-Language Pathology.
Experience: I have been employed in the school district setting since September 2000 with experience in preschool through secondary. I have also been providing therapy at CTW since July 2006. Although the educational setting is traditionally thought of as "pull out therapy," I have spent a large amount of time working in classrooms with teachers and teams including other therapists and parents. I have countless hours of experience working with children on the autism spectrum as well as a variety of other developmental delays and disorders. I received recognition from SEPAC (Special Education Parent/Professional Advisory Council) in 2006 for my work with a team of educators working with secondary students with pragmatic language delays. I am Level 1 PROMPT trained and I belong to the American Speech/Language and Hearing Association.
Approach to Treatment: As a therapist I view myself as part of a very important team working together to help each child reach his/her maximum potential.
Areas of Interest: I am interested in early childhood language development, phonological delays and pragmatic language delays. I enjoy collaborating and teaming with other professionals across disciplines to provide parent education and support.
Family and Outside Interests: My husband Kris and I welcomed our daughter Gillian into our family in July 2007. We also have a golden retriever named Kylie. I love to swim, run, work out, read and spend time outside whenever the sun is shining.
Andrea Shull
Andrea L. Shull, M.A. CCC-SLP
Education: B.S. from Central Washington University 1997, M.A. from Western Washington University 2003.
Experience: I have been working in the private sector focusing on pediatric practice as a Speech-Language Pathologist since June 2003. During this time, I have attended the following courses: DIR/Floor Time model, SCERTS Model and Advanced seminar, Integration Movement Therapy Child Level 1 & 2, and Beckman Oral Motor. I am PROMPT Level 1 certified.
Areas of Interest: I value and feel fortunate to collaborate with both Occupational and Physical Therapists at CTW. The multiple sensory gyms offered at CTW allow me to provide many different therapeutic experiences based on the needs of the child.
My areas of expertise include providing therapy for children with receptive and expressive language delays, articulation delays, and Autism Spectrum disorder. I believe in incorporating yoga into my therapy sessions when appropriate.
Family and Outside Interests: My husband and I enjoy running, hiking, skiing, yoga, and traveling.
Carrie Snyder
Carrie Snyder, M.A., CCC-SLP
Education: BS in Speech and Hearing Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001; MA in Speech-Language Pathology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003.
Experience: My experience as a speech-language pathologist with Children's Therapy of Woodinville began in June of 2007. In addition to working with the team at CTW, I have worked as a therapist in the public school setting since January 2004 with children ranging from early childhood to secondary ages. I participate in a multi-disciplinary evaluation team that targets holistic services for children. My experiences have led me to appreciate the intensity of one-on-one therapy as well as the crucial step of generalizing skills into functional life settings. Within the school setting, I work in a classroom targeting children with autism spectrum disorders, which has provided numerous experiences with augmentative/alternative communication systems. I belong to the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and most recently gained further professional growth in the area of multi-cultural approaches to speech-language therapy.
Areas of Interest: My areas of interest include articulation, early childhood language development and social communication. During each session at CTW I love combining focused activity in the therapy rooms with periods of gross motor fun in the gyms.
Family and Outside Interests: My husband and I have thoroughly enjoyed exploring all the Seattle area has to offer since moving from Illinois in 2004. I take a weekly tap dancing class and I am forever attempting to become a respectable runner.