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Is the owner of Speech Pathways with more than 25 years of clinical experience. Gretchen received her Baccalaureate and Master degrees in Speech Pathology from Florida State University and a Master of Music degree in Flute Performance from The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. She is licensed by the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Texas Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology. During her career, Gretchen has worked in public school, residential care, university, hospital and private practice settings.

The goal of Gretchen’s professional career is to improve the lives of others by improving their communication skills. Her creativity and innovative spirit led to two new therapy programs pending publication. The first is the Expressive Speech Profile©, a new test that delineates articulation, phonologic processing disorders and apraxia. The second is the ConnecTalk© program to improve neural motor programming skills in individuals with speech planning and control problems. Gretchen also authored ProWrite: Caseload Management and Documentation, and the Functional Voice Assessment. The TreatWrite system serves as a web-based documentation solution for speech pathologists marketed through Speech Pathways’ companion company, Thera-Tech Pathways.

Sharing knowledge is an integral part of Gretchen’s clinical and business philosophy. Gretchen is a former instructor at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky and adjunct instructor of Voice Disorders at the University of Houston. She publishes articles and regularly presents seminars to professional organizations and parent groups on apraxia, vocal resonance management, and voice disorders. Additionally, she shares her business expertise at local, state and national meetings. Presentation topics include documentation, private practice business management and advocacy.

Gretchen balances the demands of her busy professional career with personal interests including gardening, playing her flute, sailing, patting her cats, reading mysteries, swimming and enjoying her family.