Kathleen C Southwick SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
658 BOULTON ST BEL AIR MD, 21014About
Dr. Kathleen Southwick is a speech language pathologist practicing in BEL AIR, MD. Dr. Southwick specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Southwick 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. Southwick 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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