Sandra Hollingshead
Speech-Language Pathologist
8001 S J ST TACOMA WA, 98408About
Dr. Sandra Hollingshead is a speech language pathologist practicing in TACOMA, WA. Dr. Hollingshead specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Hollingshead evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Hollingshead helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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