
Ms. Karen Brown CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
108 22ND AVE SW OLYMPIA WA, 98501About
Dr. Karen Brown is a speech language pathologist practicing in OLYMPIA, WA. Dr. Brown specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Brown 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. Brown 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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