Helayne will soon be celebrating her 30th year as a Speech Language Pathologist and she loves being an SLP!

Helayne graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Georgia in 1995 in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She received her Master’s Degree in Communication Disorders from Georgia State University in 1997. As a graduate student, Helayne was awarded the “Top of the Class” award from the Therapy Student Journal, and as an undergraduate, her biography was published in the 16th and 17th Annual Editions of The National Dean’s List. Helayne holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, a Georgia License in Speech-Language Pathology, and a state of Georgia Teaching Certificate. Helayne worked for the Gwinnett County School System for six years as a speech-language pathologist. In addition to treating children with a wide variety of communication disorders, Helayne also supervised graduate students, mentored other speech-language pathologists, and led IEP and Student Support Team meetings. Helayne served as Special Education Grade Chair for three years and coordinated yearly mass vision and hearing screenings for students. After practicing in Gwinnett County, Helayne began working in the private practice sector.

Helayne enjoys working with children of all ages and has diagnosed and treated a wide variety of communication disorders including articulation and phonology disorders, receptive and expressive language disorders, auditory processing disorders, voice disorders, and fluency disorders. Besides providing speech and language therapy, Helayne also has served as a supervisor to graduate interns in the field of speech-language pathology at Georgia State University. Helayne attends numerous continuing education conferences and has training in Lindamood-Bell, executive dysfunction, Fast Forward, F.A.S.T. Fluency, Orton-Gillingham, and phonological awareness techniques to name a few. In addition to attending continuing education, Helayne also provides staff development and classes to teachers and parents in the area of speech-language pathology. She especially enjoys providing staff development in the areas of phonological awareness, literacy, and language enrichment. Helayne is a current member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. In her free time, Helayne enjoys scrapbooking, reading, tap dancing, and being with her family, including her three children.