About us

Alisa attended Louisiana State University and The University of Houston. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science and a minor in Psychology and a Master’s of Arts in Communication Disorders. She has been practicing in the field for over 20 years. 

Alisa’s work setting experience includes private practice, regional centers, the public-school systems, hospitals, home health, assisted living, early childhood intervention, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation clinics, corporate communication, corporate workplace safety and rehab, and entertainment industries.

Alisa has provided assessment and treatment for autism spectrum disorders, auditory processing/attention, oral motor/feeding disorders, speech disorders, apraxia, cleft palate, craniofacial anomalies, voice disorders, language disorders, stuttering/fluency disorders, accent modification/reduction, facilitating Parkinson adult groups, and special needs intervention. She enjoys a long-standing working relationship with colleagues from the health, corporate, educational, military, and entertainment sectors.

Areas of specialties include feeding, swallowing, orofacial myology, cognitive and neurological disorders. 

She started her medical career as a reservist in the United States Air Force and is a "Desert Storm Veteran." She has presented on various topics such as auditory processing, apraxia of speech, and oral motor techniques at several workshops. Many of these presentations were teaching seminars for colleagues and parents. 

In her spare time, you will find Alisa cooking, enjoying wine tastings, and spending time with her two children, husband, and their Yorkie and Yorkie Poo. 

Professional Credentials, Affiliations, and Listings

· American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 2003

· ASHA ACE Award in Continuing Education 2019

· ASHA ACE Award in Continuing Education 2018

· ASHA ACE Award in Continuing Education 2017

· National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing 2018

· Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA), 2000

· Houston Association for Communication Disorders (HACD), 2000

· ASHA Special Interest Group in Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech-Language Disorders

· ASHA Special Interest Group in Swallowing Disorders

· ASHA Special Interest Group in Telepractice 

· ASHA Special Interest Group in Craniofacial and Velopharyngeal Disorders

· Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, 2009

· Katy Chamber of Commerce, 2009

· Communication Disorders Board Member, University of Houston Alumni , 2005 to 2009

· Katy Alumni Board Member, University of Houston Alumni, 2005

Licenses

· Speech-Language Pathologist, Texas State Board of Health and Examiners for Speech Pathology

· Speech-Language Pathologist, California State Board for Speech Pathology

· Certified Speech-Language Pathologist, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

· Certificate of Clearance, California Teaching Credentials

Certifications and Trainings

PROMPT Trained

Orofacial Myologist

Comptom Accent Reduction and Modification

It Takes Two to Talk (Hanen Centre)

Every Moves Count

Surface Electromyography

Head and Neck Patterned Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation