
Mrs. Melissa Jones Couch MS CCC SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
4560 SE INTERNATIONAL WAY MILWAUKIE OR, 97222About
Dr. Melissa Couch is a speech language pathologist practicing in MILWAUKIE, OR. Dr. Couch specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Couch evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Couch helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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