Speech Unbound - Feeding, Speech, Language, and Behavioral Health Services

Sarah Puvalowski, MA, CCC-SLP, Director and Lead Speech-Language Pathologist Sarah received her Master of Arts from Central Michigan University. Her clinical experiences have included inpatient rehabilitation centers, community foster care homes, private practice clinics, inpatient hospital centers, and outpatient hospital clinics. She has served as the Senior Speech-Language Pathologist for the surgical department at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan and helped to develop the Pediatric Aerodigestive Clinic at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Sarah is the Director/Owner and Lead Speech-Language Pathologist of Speech Unbound. Sarah is also a part time clinical educator with Wayne State University’s Pediatric Team for aversive eaters and dysphagia and part time professor for undergraduate Normal Language Acquisition and Use. Her post graduate training has been focused on infant feeding, dysphagia, feeding aversions, motor speech disorders, and cleft palate/craniofacial differences. Additional areas of interest include vocal cord dysfunction, tongue ties, lactation, normal language development, clinical education, family/caregiver involvement, evidence-based practice, and interdisciplinary coordination of care. Sarah is married to Matthew Goebel, and they have one fur baby, Gus. She loves her family and anything outdoors including kayaking, gardening, boating, hiking, camping, and walking her dog. Her goal in her career is to be able to provide quality and evidence based intervention to families and support other Speech-Language Pathologists in being able to do the same. - Katie Schrems, MA, CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist Katie received her Masters of Arts from Eastern Michigan University. She has professional experience working as a part of multidisciplinary teams in outpatient hospital clinics, inpatient rehabilitation centers, private practice clinics, and elementary schools. With over 7 years of practice in the field, she has experience treating both children and adults of all ages. Katie has participated in formal continued education in the areas of dysphagia and feeding disorders. She also has extensive experience in working with children with autism spectrum disorders, expressive and receptive language disorders, motor speech and phonological disorders, and fluency disorders. Katie’s passion is in helping children and their families by providing quality, evidence-based services to help promote and maximize functionality across environments when it comes to communication and feeding. She strives to prioritize building trust with the families that she serves and orients sessions so that children learn through playing and enjoying their time. In her free time, Katie enjoys spending time with her husband Paul, their super sweet cat Simone, and family and friends. She loves reading, cheering on UofM and Detroit sports teams, traveling, and spending time outdoors. - Megan Makin MA, CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist Megan received her Master of Arts from Central Michigan University in Speech and Language Pathology. Professionally, she has more than 10 years of experience in sub-acute, inpatient and outpatient rehab with both pediatrics and adults. Megan has served as the lead provider of in-services to educate families and interdisciplinary teams regarding speech, language and swallowing. Megan has continued formal training and received specialty certifications in the areas of swallowing, voice treatment, motor speech disorders, cognitive communication deficits and augmentative alternative communication (AAC). Megan has two children in elementary school as well as two big overly friendly dogs. She enjoys spending time with her family and always tries to nurture her kids’ curiosity and enjoyment of new places and experiences. In her free time Megan is likely to be running or biking. Megan is passionate about providing individualized care to families. She strives to be involved within her community to bring awareness of speech, language and feeding. - Laura Peek, MS, CCC-SLP Laura received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida (Go Gators!) and Master of Science from the University of South Carolina. Her professional experience includes working as part of a multidisciplinary therapy team in pediatric private practice and pull-out therapy within charter schools. She has participated in formal continued education in the areas of speech sound disorders and literacy, including training in the Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Program for Reading, Spelling, and Speech (LiPS). She also has extensive experience working with children with autism spectrum disorder, expressive and receptive language disorder, and AAC needs. Laura is a new Michigan resident and in her free time, enjoys exploring her new home with her husband Colin and their dog Bailey. She enjoys reading, traveling, and long walks with her fur baby. - Kathrine Puvalowski, Administrative Assistant Kathrine joined us after 10 years of management of large scale logistics. She is currently in the process of obtaining her associates degree in accounting. With over 10 years of leadership experience she strives to take care of her team and work together towards their goals. Kathrine's experience makes her very versatile with proven organizational skills. She has excellent communication and people skills with extensive strategic planning capabilities. Kathrine offers a unique blend of leadership, vision, and knowledge. Kathrine has a junior high age daughter and two very energetic dogs. In her free time you will find Kathrine enjoying a good DIY project. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends playing board games and card games. - Kristin Owen, LMSW, CAADC, QMHP Kristin received her Bachelor’s of Social Work from Saginaw Valley State University and Master’s of Social Work from Michigan State University. She is also a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor through the Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals. Kristin's professional experience includes working in Medication Assisted Treatment, Community Mental Health, Private Practice, and Case Management in an acute hospital setting. Kristin specializes in, but not limited to, substance use disorders, anxiety, depression, trauma disorders, adjustment disorders, severe mental illness (SPMI), emotional dysregulation, and borderline personality disorder. Kristin tailors evidenced based approaches such as EMDR therapy, DBT informed therapy, motivational interviewing, and CBT to the unique needs of the individuals she serves. Kristin has over 8 years experience working with adolescents, teens, and adults of all ages. Kristin is married and has a son under 2 years old, who takes up much of her free time. She enjoys spending time with family, camping, being outside in the yard, and going for walks. 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