Speech Therapy

Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP’s) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, hearing difficulties, social communication, cognitive-communication, assistive technology (AAC), voice, stuttering, and swallowing disorders in infants, children & adults.

Hannah Scheetz, M.S. CCC-SLP

Hannah is originally from Newton, KS. and attended Kansas State University for both her undergraduate and master’s degree. Hannah worked as a Registered Behavioral Technician during her undergraduate career providing therapy for children on the Autism Spectrum. After graduating, she started the speech program at Scott County Hospital and worked as the SLP there for 5 years providing care for inpatients, outpatients, and nursing home residents. Hannah has conducted therapy for both pediatric and adult populations in the following areas: language, speech/articulation, feeding, swallowing, cognitive-communication, hearing impaired aural rehabilitation, stuttering, Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), TBI’s, voice disorders, Dementia, strokes, ALS, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Autism, and Augmentative/Alternative Communication (AAC). She is certified in Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy (LMRVT) and Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) for Parkinson’s. She is also a certified Sensory Oral-Motor Approach to Feeding provider for children with feeding difficulties and is also trained in Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow (FEES) studies to provide instrumental swallow studies. Hannah lives in Oakley with her husband, Mason, and baby girl, Ellie. Outside of work, Hannah enjoys traveling (she’s been to all 50 states), cheering on the Wildcats, and spending time with her friends and family.

Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday-Wednesday

Speech therapists work with a range of human communication and swallowing disorders in individuals across the lifespan. Therapy gets people back to living their most meaningful lives, by restoring the highest level of independence possible, with the things that are most important to the individual. At the most basic level, this means restoring the ability to complete daily activities such as eating/drinking safely, communicating wants/needs, understanding the speech of others, and being able to use their voice. In addition, SLP’s provide training and education to family/caregivers and work collaboratively with other professionals to ensure they’re providing the best possible care. Ultimately, the goal of a speech therapist is to get their patients back to normal functioning, or to live better with-injury, illness, or disability. SLP’s have holistic perspective, in which the focus is on adapting the therapy to fit the person, and the person is an integral part of the therapy team.

Talk to your doctor about your needs. In order for a Speech-Language Pathologist to evaluate you, you must have a physician’s order. Speech-Language therapy is a service that is covered by most medical insurance plans.

General rehabilitation to regain strength and coordination of muscles for swallow following illness/trauma/disease/injury
Expressive/Receptive language therapy
Voice therapy for patients suffering from Parkinson’s or other diseases/disorders
Social communication development
Recommendations for diet and swallowing strategies to maximize independence and safety
Caregiver education and recommendations following dementia diagnosis /cognitive decline
Cognitive-Communicative therapy targeting memory, problem-solving, attention, organization
Communication boards/AAC device development for nonverbal or limited verbal patients
Pediatric therapy to address articulation, feeding, delayed language, social/language concerns with Autism, and much more

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