Provide person-centered speech, language, and cognitive therapy
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Think Functional Program
Assist adolescents and young adults with developmental disabilities to improve executive functioning skills within IADL tasks to promote independence.
WELCOME
Guardian Speech Therapy specializes in treating cognitive communication deficits for all ages within functional everyday tasks to promote independence at home and within the community. Therapy practices are rooted in the principle of neuroplasticity meaning our thoughts, emotions, and experiences result in changes to the connections in the brain! Here are some common medical conditions associated with cognitive communication deficits:
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Executive Functioning Disorder
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Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
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Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident or CVA)
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
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Concussion
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Non-Traumatic Brain Injury (brain tumors)
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Aneurysm & Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
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Parkinson's Disease (PD)
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
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Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease
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Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA)
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Autoimmune Disease
*Although many of these diagnoses are more prevalent within the adult population, we also gladly serve pediatrics and adolescents struggling with these conditions using more of a cognitive-communication approach versus strictly a language approach as utilized in most traditional pediatric speech therapy practices.
*Many people with developmental disabilities (e.g. Down Syndrome, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, etc.) are not diagnosed but suffer from executive functioning deficits greatly impacting independence. We love working with this population. Please see the Think Functional program for more details.
Self-Awareness of Deficit
Set
Personal Goal
Plan to
Obtain Goal
Do
ID Problems
& Solutions
Review Strengths and Weaknesses
Meet our Therapist, Megan
Megan (Kremer) Dakhnovets, M.S. CCC-SLP, CBIS. – Megan is a speech-language pathologist who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a Master of Science in Speech Pathology from Bowling Green State University. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC), has received the ASHA ACE award for her dedication to continuing education, and is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist. She has worked with clients from pediatrics through geriatrics within the settings of skilled nursing facility, school, hospital - acute and inpatient rehab, and outpatient with over eight years of experience.
Megan enjoys identifying what makes people unique and works to maximize their strengths. She believes building strong client rapport is pivotal to lasting therapy success. Megan considers herself a life long learner seeking up-to-date evidence based practices to provide optimal care for her clients. She is passionate about brain health/functioning and how our thoughts can impact us.
In her free time she enjoys: nutrition making superfood combinations, all things spicy including making her own hot sauces, staying active, psychology and emotional intelligence, listening to podcasts, delving deeper into her faith, and of course spending time with family and friends.
