Julie has been a practicing speech-language pathologist since 2014
and has experience in a range of settings such as private practice,
home-based early intervention, and in-patient pediatric. She grew up
in New Hampshire before receiving her Bachelor’s degree from the
University of New Hampshire and Master’s of Science in Speech-
Language Pathology from Northeastern University. Julie recently
relocated back to Texas after spending 3 years in Colorado where
she continued to gain experience working in pediatric private practice
settings.
She has a variety of experiences working with speech, language, and
feeding disorders. She has years of experience using the
Developmental Individual-difference Relationship-based model (DIR)
Floortime as a baseline of all therapeutic interventions. DIR was
created for children on the autism spectrum. However, as a
philosophy that focuses on the unique needs and interests of each
individual, it can apply to any child or adult. These principles have
become the foundation of Julie’s therapeutic style, as she
understands that each child has individual needs and interests. She
strives to build relationships with each child and their family to
implement treatment that best meets the needs of each child. Julie
feels strongly that parents are the biggest experts in regards to their
own child so she works diligently to make therapy meaningful and
functional for every family.
Julie also has a variety of experience in social-emotional learning
challenges, language disorders, pragmatic disorders, articulation
disorders, apraxia, and selective eating challenges. She has taken
continuing education courses with Michelle Garcia Winner, Marsha
Dunn Klein’s Get Permission Approach, Pam Marshalla, Catherine
Shaker and several other’s to deepen her knowledge in these areas.
When working with selective eaters, Julie uses a responsive-based
feeding approach, which moves at the child’s own pace while working
to achieve the family’s feeding goals. She encourages children to
explore new foods and textures in ways that are comfortable and fun.
Implementing feeding therapy in a pressure-free environment works
towards the long-term goal of improving their overall relationship with
food and mealtimes.
In her free time, Julie enjoys spending time outdoors, going hiking
and camping, and spending time with her husband and two young
daughters.