Colleen Michele Leahey MSED, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
873 HARWICH RD BREWSTER MA, 02631About
Dr. Colleen Leahey is a speech language pathologist practicing in BREWSTER, MA. Dr. Leahey specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Leahey 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. Leahey 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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