WHO WE ARE

Allison is the owner of Thrive Speech Therapy Services and has been a certified Speech and Language Pathologist since 2001. She is an experienced therapist who has worked in a variety of settings including: private therapy practice, pediatric hospital, public, private, and virtual schools (preschool-12th grade), and early intervention programs.  She is also a Bright From the Start background checked provider.   

Allison graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders (along with a minor in Psychology) and from Kent State University with a Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology (along with an educational certification). 

Allison enjoys working with children and their families. She recognizes her students as unique individuals and provides family-centered care. She has clinical experience across a variety of areas including: Receptive/Expressive Language, Articulation/Phonology, Stuttering/Fluency, Voice Disorders, Augmentative Communication (low tech-high tech), Autism/PDD, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Oral-Motor/Sensory Feeding Disorders, Pragmatic/Social Language, Cognitive Impairments, Learning Disabilities, and Other Health Impairments, Educational Evaluations, IEP Case Management, and consultation and file review for IEP meetings .  

Allison has specialized in providing teletherapy services to students, families,  and schools since 2019.  

When not working, Allison enjoys spending time with her family, volunteering at her children's school, traveling to the beach, and attending sporting events.

Thrive Speech Therapy Services also has a robust team of background checked, state and national board certified therapists with extensive experience providing school based, teletherapy services in the PreK-12 setting.