Meet
your therapists:
- Mary
Wallace, M.A., CCC-SLP
- Patty
Walton, M.A., CCC-SLP
- Vanessa Sacchi, MA, CCC-SLP
- Whitney Kauffmann, MA, CCC-SLP
- Julie Demes, MA, CCC-SLP
- Chelsea Contini, MA, CCC-SLP
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Patty,
Adrian and Mary
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Mary
Wallace, M.A. CCC-SLP, BRS-Fluency Disorders
Mary
Wallace received her B.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from
the State University of New York at Plattsburg in 1979 and
received her Masters degree from the University of Colorado
at Boulder in 1983. Since that time she has specialized
exclusively in the diagnosis and treatment of stuttering
in children and adults.
Mary was a part-time
faculty member at the University of Colorado from 1985 to
1992. She provided clinical supervision of Masters level
graduate students and organized and implemented a state-wide
speech-language-hearing screening program. In addition,
Mary served as a speech-language pathologist for private pratice, specializing in fluency disorders, from
1984 until 1992. At that time Mary and long-time colleague
Patty Walton opened the Center for Stuttering Therapy in
Boulder and Denver. Mary currently works out of the Boulder
office providing specialized therapy services for both children
and adults.
Mary is co-author
of the preschool treatment book "Fun With Fluency"
and has published several articles concerning stuttering
in national and international journals. She has presented
extensively both on a state and national level in the area
of stuttering disorders. Mary provides consultation services,
training workshops for parents, speech pathologists and
educators, and intensive therapy for children across the
United States.
Mary is certified
by the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association, is
a Board Recognized Fluency Specialist, and is on the referral
list of the Stuttering Foundation of America.
Mary lives in
Boulder with her husband and two sons, both of whom stuttered
when they were younger. She enjoys skiing, biking, reading and cooking.
Patty
Walton, M.A. CCC-SLP, BRS-Fluency Disorders
Patty
Walton received her B.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from
the State University of New York at New Paltz in 1983, and
received her M.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder
in 1985. Since that time she has specialized exclusively
in the diagnosis and treatment of stuttering in children
and adults. Patty was the Director of the Stuttering Program
at the Center for Hearing, Speech, & Language in Denver
from 1985-1987.
Upon
leaving the Center, Patty served as a speech-language pathologist
for private practice until 1992. At that time
Patty and long-time colleague Mary Wallace opened the Center
for Stuttering Therapy in Denver and Boulder. Patty currently
works out of the Denver office providing specialized therapy
services for both children and adults.
Patty
currently teaches at the undergraduate fluency disorders
class at Metropolitan State College, an on-line, distance
learning, graduate class in fluency disorders and the graduate
class in stuttering at the University of Northern Colorado
in Greeley. Patty is co-author of the preschool treatment
book " Fun With Fluency" and is currently working
on a book for school-age children due out in June 2004.
Patty has presented extensively both on a state and national
level in the area of stuttering disorders. She provides
consultation services and intensive therapy for children
who live out of state.
Patty
is certified by the American Speech Language Hearing Association,
is a Board Recognized Fluency Specialist, and is on the
referral list of the Stuttering Foundation of America. She
is very active in the national support group Friends, The
Association of Young People Who Stutter.
Vanessa Sacchi, MA, CCC-SLP
Vanessa Sacchi's interest in stuttering started early in her academic career. Vanessa had the honor of being able to conduct research under the supervision of Dr. Barry Guitar PhD., CCC-SLP in the field of stuttering as an undergraduate at the University of Vermont in 2004. She received her M.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder in December of 2007. Vanessa did an internship with Mary Wallace prior to graduation, and instantly knew that she wanted to be apart of CST. She has been a therapist with CST since that time, and she specializes in the evaluation and treatment of Fluency Disorders and Language-based Learning Disabilities. In her free time, Vanessa enjoys riding her horse, hiking with her dog, and snowboarding.
Whitney Kauffmann, MA, CCC-SLP
Whitney Kauffmann graduated from Metropolitan State College of Denver (MSCD), in May of 2007. While attending MSCD Whitney had a course taught by Patty Walton and knew immediately she wanted to specialize in fluency disorders. During Whitney's senior year she had the opportunity to shadow Patty Walton for a 20-hour senior experience, which turned into a year of volunteering at the Center for Stuttering Therapy (CST) in Denver. Whitney graduated from Northern Arizona University in May, 2009, receiving a Master's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Whitney completed her externship at Rady's Children hospital in San Diego, CA where she was able to provide therapy for children with a variety of speech and language disorders including children with cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury and children on the autism spectrum. Whitney was honored to be hired as a therapist at CST in September, 2009. Whitney also enjoys conducting speech and language evaluations through the Center for Pediatric Speech Services, a sister company to CST.
Julie Demes MA, CCC-SLP
Julie Demes graduated from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona in December of 2009, receiving a Master's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. During her graduate studies Julie took a course with Patty Walton, focusing on the evaluation and treatment of fluency disorders. This sparked an interest that led her to travel to the Center for Stuttering Therapy (CST) in Denver. After a week volunteering at the Center, observing Patty and spending time with clients and their families, Julie realized that she wanted to specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of people who stutter. Prior to graduation, Julie completed a 12-week internship with Patty Walton at CST. After working along side and training with Patty for three months, she was thrilled to be hired on as a part-time therapist in January of 2010 and continue treating people who stutter at CST. Julie also has a passion for treating children with other speech and language disorders and conducts articulation and language evaluations and therapy through the Center for Pediatric Speech Services, which is also housed in the Denver office of CST.
Chelsea Contini, MA, CCC-SLP
Chelsea Contini received her B.A. in Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences from the University of Colorado in Boulder and completed her Masters degree in Speech Pathology from the University of South Carolina. Chelsea currently works in both private practice and public school settings. She practices at the Center for Stuttering Therapy in Boulder providing treatment for children and adults who stutter as well as in the Denver/Westminster public school system treating speech and language learning disabilities. Her professional interests include fluency disorders in children and adults. In her free time she enjoys getting together with family and friends, hiking, and baking.
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