Meet Our Team

Kristi, founder of Access Speech & Language Therapy Inc., has been working in the field of Speech-Language Pathology since 1994 and started her private practice in 2005. She received her Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Western Washington University in 1994. She began her career in Early Intervention (1994-2000) in Bellevue, Washington providing diagnostic and therapeutic services to the birth to three population. In 2000, Kristi worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist at the American International School of the Hague in the Netherlands. After returning to Washington, Kristi provided diagnostic and therapeutic services to children of all ages in private clinical sessions. Kristi is trained in the advanced level in PROMPT technique (PROMPTs for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets). She is also trained in DTTC (Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing) for treating motor speech disorders. Kristi has extensive experience working with individuals with Motor Speech Disorders, receptive and expressive language delay, Autism and Down Syndrome. In her spare time, Kristi enjoys spending time traveling and listening to live music with her family and friends.

Olivia is a certified and licensed Speech Language Pathologist. She received her Master’s of Science in Communication Disorders-Speech and Language Pathology from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point in 2018. Olivia began her professional career in Minnesota where she specialized in autism spectrum disorder, early language development, and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). She is passionate about individualized care, and is always looking for new ways to make therapy sessions fun and engaging for everyone! Olivia knows the value of parent involvement and is eager to educate and provide strategies for parents to implement at home. Olivia recently moved to Washington. In her spare time, she loves hiking, kayaking, gardening, and exploring new places through food. She is a proud dog mom and jumps at any opportunity to travel and experience new places!

Marizel
M.S. CCC-SLP