Chelsea Wirt
Speech-Language Pathologist
915 ANDERSON DR ABERDEEN WA, 98520About
Dr. Chelsea Wirt is a speech language pathologist practicing in ABERDEEN, WA. Dr. Wirt specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Wirt 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. Wirt 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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