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Children need to be able to independently follow through on tasks that require many steps. Many children, adolescents, and adults who struggle with reading, writing, and executive functioning need individualized support, like speech-language therapy
The summer is one of my favorite times for speech-language therapy sessions. Why? Because we can get into the nitty-gritty of what is difficult without the looming deadline of an essay that needs to get done like NOW, we can avoid a summer setback of
Another school year finished! To help your child develop their self-awareness, help them reflect on the past school year. What was good? What was not so good? What needs to change? ​Think your kid won't talk to you in a million years? Check out my fu
Whether you are writing an essay for school, creating a cover letter for a job, or drafting a grant proposal, you need to read the prompt! ​ ​If you read and understand the prompt, you will know what you need to do in order to deliver on what i
Reading and writing have enriched my life today by (1) connecting me to my friends, (2) challenging me intellectually while reading for work, and (3) immersing me in a different world while reading a novel.  ​ ​How have reading and writing helpe
Really think about it! Try to trick me! Tasks like checking your email, writing a text, taking notes, planning your day, even choosing which podcast you want to listen to all require you to read on some level.  ​ ​Reading is important, reading i
Being able to tell a good story is important for establishing relationships with friends and family members. ​ ​If that's not enough to convince you that storytelling is important, did you know that understanding and telling "narratives" i
Speech-language therapy isn't just working on speech sounds!
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Hi, I’m Hollis, the owner of Mindful Speech.

I’m a speech-language pathologist licensed in Illinois and Colorado.

I specialize in providing speech therapy to help children, teens, and young adults to improve language, reading, writing, and executive functioning skills.

Learn more about me on my About Hollis page.

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Mindful Speech would love to help your teenager in college develop their language, reading, writing, and executive functioning skills.

Click the link below to schedule an initial consultation and make sure that I’m a great fit for you and your family.