Mrs. Valerie Wieten
Speech-Language Pathologist
2505 ARDMORE ST SE GRAND RAPIDS MI, 49506About
Dr. Valerie Wieten is a speech language pathologist practicing in GRAND RAPIDS, MI. Dr. Wieten specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Wieten 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. Wieten 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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