Michiana Speech Lab of South Bend

Michiana Speech Lab of South Bend is a speech therapist in South Bend, IN. The practice is a speech therapy private practice serving the Michiana community, working with the young adult and adult population through evidence-based assessments and interventions. Services include cognitive therapy, swallowing therapy, speech and language therapy, and voice therapy, addressing cognition, speech, language, swallowing, and voice. The practice holds a rating of 5.00 based on 13 reviews. The team evaluates and treats cognitive-communication skills including attention, processing speed, short and long-term memory, reasoning, problem solving, executive function, insight, and safety awareness. Swallowing evaluations are performed by clinicians certified in The Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP), a standardized protocol for interpreting and communicating swallowing impairment. Speech and language evaluations cover speech sound production, fluency, and expressive and receptive communication, addressing conditions such as aphasia or apraxia following a stroke, cognitive-linguistic deficits after traumatic brain injury, and other functional communication impairments. Rebecca Shultz, MS, CCC-SLP, holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Psychology from Augustana College and a Master's of Science in Speech Language Pathology from Saint Mary's College. Her specialty areas include voice disorders, upper aerodigestive tract disorders, and swallowing disorders. She is an MBSImP Registered Clinician, Vital Stim Certified Clinician, an adjunct professor in the speech pathology department at Saint Mary's College, and heads a local head and neck cancer support group. Annalisa Layman, MA, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist born and raised in Mishawaka who graduated from Ball State University. The office sits on South Main Street, steps from the Robert A. Grant Federal Building and the St. Joseph County Courthouse, with the St. Joe County Public Library and HealthWorks! Kids' Museum each about a tenth of a mile away.