Destinee Hedspeth
Speech-Language Pathologist
1500 JACKSON ST RICHMOND TX, 77469About
Dr. Destinee Hedspeth is a speech language pathologist practicing in RICHMOND, TX. Dr. Hedspeth specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Hedspeth 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. Hedspeth 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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