M.S., CCC-SLP, Owner, Speech-Language Pathologist
Master’s Degree: University of Washington, Seattle, WA
ASHA, Oregon Board Certified. Hanen Program (2013). PROMPT training (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Targets) (2013). Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy training (2019). Get Permission Master Class for Anxious Eaters (2022).
Ashley specializes in motor speech disorders, play-based and social-language groups, cognitive-linguistic reading intervention, orofacial myofunctional therapy, and caregiver coaching.
Ashley is a native Oregonian and the owner of Parkwood Clinic. She founded Parkwood in 2013 after working in a variety of medical, early childhood, public school, and private practice settings. She was inspired to start her own clinic that reflected the best practice philosophies and treatment approaches from all of these settings.
Ashley’s practice philosophy is to provide outstanding support for clients by creating partnerships with families and care teams through open communication, compassion, and respect. Her therapeutic style builds on principles of motor learning, caregiver training opportunities, and empirical support for effectiveness of assessment and treatment.
Outside of her practice, Ashley enjoys tending to her cut flower garden, camping, and spending time with her husband and three young children.
Parkwood Clinic is a pediatric private practice that provides individualized, evidence-based, and family-centered speech and language services.
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