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Kathleen Howland
Speech-Language Pathologist
136 WILLIAM ST SPRINGFIELD MA, 01105About
Dr. Kathleen Howland is a speech language pathologist practicing in SPRINGFIELD, MA. Dr. Howland specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Howland 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. Howland 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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