Regenerating Mind and Voice in the heart of Milwaukee
Facilitated problem-solving and useful strategy development to improve the client's skills in reasoning, decision-making, and remembering important information.
Cooperative exercises & training for client and family to strengthen the client's ability to find their words and understand information in a meaningful way in their daily life.
Treatment targeting a variety of speech disorders including “slurred speech” to increase the client's intelligibility in situations that matter most to them.
The client and their family first meet with Kristen for about an hour from the comfort of their own home via GoogleMeet. They should prepare to share their medical history and cognitive, language or speech concerns. Kristen will ask lots of questions and assess the client's current level of function. At the end of the visit, Kristen will recommend an individualized program for the client and family.
Follow-up visits, if necessary, will lead the client through intensive one on one exercises, and provide tasks to complete at home. Kristen will offer education and counseling throughout sessions, focusing on maximizing the client's ability to function independently and communicate meaningfully.
Milwaukee Speech & Memory offers person-centered, research-based assessment, intervention and counseling for clients and their families managing chronic cognitive-communicative disorders. Kristen Larson, owner, provides practical solutions to help clients communicate and engage in their homes and community at their best ability to function. Kristen, an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has worked as a speech-language pathologist serving patients with neurological impairment since 2009. She is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist and trained as a Dementia Care Specialist living in Milwaukee.
