Provider Spotlight: Melissa Mitchell
How school psychologist Dr. Melissa Mitchell went from bogged down to balanced Melissa Mitchell, PsyD, EdS, knew she wanted to be a psychologist from the get-go, and it wasn’t long into her undergraduate studies that her passion for serving students emerged. From there, each academic milestone–classes, practicums, and internships– brought her closer to her goal […]
Provider Spotlight: Cindy Hollmann
How one SLP rediscovered her “why” Cindy H. says Presence helped her prioritize the meaningful work that originally inspired her career in special education On one hand, Cindy H, M.S., CCC-SLP, was sure that speech-language pathology was her calling: she loved using speech therapy to make a positive difference in the lives of students in […]
Provider Stories: Jason Maloney
Broadening horizons with teletherapy How distance learning technology helped level up one SLP’s practice For Jason M., dedication to student support runs in the family. His father, a speech-language pathologist of fifty years, and his mother, a devoted special education teacher, inspired Jason with the values of empathy, service equity, and accessibility from a young […]
Provider Spotlight: Carmelita King, M.S., CCC-SLP
The benefits of balance Presence’s platform helps an SLP streamline her workday and boost student engagement When the pandemic hit in 2020, Carmelita K., MS, CCC-SLP, adopted teletherapy as a means of staying in touch with her students despite stay-at-home mandates. The switch to online service delivery came with reservations, though: Would learning to use […]
From boredom to a newfound passion
How teletherapy reinvigorated one SLP’s career From running a Hollywood voice-over agency to hosting speech therapy seminars, Jennifer K., MS, CCC-SLP, flourished in the diversified speech-language industry. After two decades in the field, though, she began to feel a little bored by her daily routine. When COVID-19 added logistic stress to the mix in 2020, […]
Presence Spotlight for Clinicians: Jennifer McDaniel, M.S., CCC-SLP
From Private Practice to Presence SLP Introduction I am from Indiana, born here, raised here. I live in Bloomington and went to college at Indiana University. I went to graduate school at Southern Illinois University. My husband and I moved to Texas for five years just to have fun and explore. My husband went to […]
Presence Spotlight for Clinicians: Cassondra Righter, M.A., CCC-SLP
“I’m able to be a fully present mother and a fully engaged therapist!” Introduction I grew up in a small town outside of Dayton, Ohio. I attended Wright State University for the first year. Then I went to Ohio State, and graduated with my BA in nutrition. My plan was to go into the medical […]
Provider Spotlight: Araceli Saldana, M.A., LSSP
Introduction I grew up here in San Antonio, Texas. I went to the University of Texas at San Antonio. I got my bachelor’s degree and master’s degree there as well. I’m married and I have two little ones—a five-year-old and a two-year-old. They keep us busy and on our toes. On the weekends we take […]
Provider Spotlight: Patty Fenn, M.S., CCC-SLP
Introduction I am a small town girl. I grew up in the sweet little southern town of Ozark, Alabama. Ozark neighbors Fort Rucker, the main training hub for Army Aviation. My parents were retired military. They were stationed at Fort Rucker a couple of times, loved the area, and decided to make it home when […]
Provider Spotlight: Vikas Maheshwari, OTR/L
Vikas Maheshwari, OT, grew up in a small town in the east of India. He did his undergraduate degree at Delhi University in India, graduating in 2003 with a degree in Occupational Therapy, and came to the US in 2006 where he worked in several California school districts—San Diego, LA, Alhambra—practicing occupational therapy in the […]
Provider Spotlight: Sarah B., Ed.M., NCSP
Introduction I grew up in New Jersey and both my parents are educators. That sparked my interest in the field. I went to school in California at Pomona College, and I got my Psychology, Gender, and Women’s Studies degree. Then I attended Teachers College in New York at Columbia University and received a Master of […]
Provider Spotlight: Kaitlin H.
Introduction Kaitlin H., M.A., CCC-SLP, attended the University of New Hampshire for her undergraduate degree and SUNY Buffalo for her graduate degree. Let’s start with a little background on your education and family I went to the University of New Hampshire for my undergraduate degree. I lived in Boston and the New Hampshire area for […]