Ms. Byank offers a comprehensive range of services, treatments, diagnostics, screenings and evaluations aimed at addressing communication and swallowing disorders.
A thorough assessment is conducted in order to identify speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders, utilizing standardized tests and observational methods.
Based on the evaluation results, an individualized treatment plan is developed that may include articulation therapy, language intervention, and fluency modification techniques.
Furthermore, she may assess and treat swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) through specialized techniques and dietary recommendations, ensuring safe and effective eating and drinking practice to prevent aspiration-pneumonia.
Ms. Byank also provides support for individuals with aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia, cochlear implants ,cleft palate, neurodegenerative disease (Parkinson’s disease), stroke and Neurodiverse populations employing evidence-based strategies to enhance communication skills.
In addition to direct therapy, Ms. Byank engages in caregiver training and education to foster supportive environments for her clients. She thoroughly enjoys playing crucial role in improving the quality of life for individuals with communication and swallowing challenges while supporting caregivers and family members.
Ms. Byank, a speech-language pathologist (SLP), has worked professionally for 15+ years in the Maryland-Washington,DC-Virginia area as well as virtually via Telehealth with children and adults in the areas of fluency/ stuttering, receptive-expressive language, autism, articulation, dysphagia, apraxia, aphasia, dysarthria, voice, swallowing, cognition, resonance, augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) and social pragmatics/ communication skills – to name several areas.