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Video Visit - Speech Therapy

Your Speech Pathologist will work with you during an ONLINE APPOINTMENT in an individualized treatment plan in one or more of the following areas: 1. VOICE THERAPY - Understand why you may have hoarseness, voice loss, fatigue and/or pain with talking, and learn to improve or restore your speaking and/or singing voice. 2. BREATHING RETRAINING & LARYNGEAL CONTROL THERAPY - Understand why you ... Read More

Your Speech Pathologist will work with you during an ONLINE APPOINTMENT in an individualized treatment plan in one or more of the following areas:
1. VOICE THERAPY - Understand why you may have hoarseness, voice loss, fatigue and/or pain with talking, and learn to improve or restore your speaking and/or singing voice.
2. BREATHING RETRAINING & LARYNGEAL CONTROL THERAPY - Understand why you may have breathing difficulties and learn optimal breathing patterns for exercise/activity, for speaking or singing, or for general comfort and well being.
3. BEHAVIORAL COUGH SUPPRESSION THERAPY - Understand why you may have chronic cough, throat clearing, and/or throat irritation, and learn to reduce or stop this for improved quality of life, general comfort and well being.
4. FACIAL RETRAINING - Understand the functions of the facial nerve, and learn to improve facial expressions (movements), eye protection, synkinesis, and functions such as eating, drinking, and speaking. Learn about facial nerve injury, recovery, and prognosis.
5. SWALLOWING THERAPY - Understand why you may be having difficulty swallowing and learn exercises, techniques and strategies to improve the safety, comfort, and efficiency of eating and drinking.

Office Visit - Speech Therapy

Your Speech Pathologist will work with you IN OFFICE with an individualized treatment plan in one or more of the following areas: 1. VOICE THERAPY - Understand why you may have hoarseness, voice loss, fatigue and/or pain with talking, and learn to improve or restore your speaking and/or singing voice. 2. BREATHING RETRAINING & LARYNGEAL CONTROL THERAPY - Understand why you may have breathin... Read More

Your Speech Pathologist will work with you IN OFFICE with an individualized treatment plan in one or more of the following areas:
1. VOICE THERAPY - Understand why you may have hoarseness, voice loss, fatigue and/or pain with talking, and learn to improve or restore your speaking and/or singing voice.
2. BREATHING RETRAINING & LARYNGEAL CONTROL THERAPY - Understand why you may have breathing difficulties and learn optimal breathing patterns for exercise/activity, for speaking or singing, or for general comfort and well being.
3. BEHAVIORAL COUGH SUPPRESSION THERAPY - Understand why you may have chronic cough, throat clearing, and/or throat irritation, and learn to reduce or stop this for improved quality of life, general comfort and well being.
4. FACIAL RETRAINING - Understand the functions of the facial nerve, and learn to improve facial expressions (movements), eye protection, synkinesis, and functions such as eating, drinking, and speaking. Learn about facial nerve injury, recovery, and prognosis.
5. SWALLOWING THERAPY - Understand why you may be having difficulty swallowing and learn exercises, techniques and strategies to improve the safety, comfort, and efficiency of eating and drinking.

Heather L Robinson MA, CCC-SLP

Welcome to Idaho Face & Voice

  • 30+ years of comprehensive, intuitive and personalized Speech Therapy care

  • Expertise in disorders of voice, breathing, and the upper airway

  • Facial Therapy Specialist

  • Idaho-licensed and ASHA-certified

Extensive experience with the following:

  • Occupational voice use (teachers, singers, sales, call center, attorneys, actors, clergy, etc.)
  • Exercise Induced Laryngeal Obstruction (EILO)
  • Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction (ILO) and Laryngospasm, formerly Vocal Cord Dysfunction
  • Chronic cough
  • Gender affirming voice and communication training
  • Globus Pharyngeus - “lump in throat” sensation
  • Irritable Larynx Syndrome (ILS)
  • Long COVID
  • Peripheral Facial Nerve Injury - Bell’s Palsy, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, Acoustic Neuroma Resection, other
  • Pulmonary compromised (Idiopathic dyspnea, CF, COPD/emphysema, RADS/chemical inhalation injury, adult onset asthma)

Specialty Training and Certifications

VOICE

  • Behavioral and Qualitative Analysis of Voice and Resonance
  • Casper-Stone Confidential Flow Therapy
  • Conversation Training Therapy
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease (LPRD) Management
  • Gender Affirming Voice Training - OutCare Certified
  • Laryngeal Function Studies - Acoustic and Aerodynamic Assessment of Voice
  • Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy
  • Manual Therapy and Myofascial Release
  • Manual Circumlaryngeal Therapy (circumlaryngeal massage and manual laryngeal reposturing)
  • Phonation Resistance Training Exercise (PhoRTE)
  • Resistive Muscle Strength Training
  • Semi Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises

BREATHING

  • Assessment of Breathing Pattern Disorders
  • Buteyko Breathing Method
  • Exercise Induced Laryngeal Obstruction Biphasic Inspiratory (EILOBI) Breathing Training
  • Functional Breathing Pattern Training
  • Laryngeal Control Therapy
  • Resistive Muscle Strength Training

UPPER AIRWAY MANAGEMENT

  • Assessment of Breathing and Cough
  • Behavioral Cough Suppression Therapy
  • Esophageal Dysphagia
  • Globus Pharyngeus Behavioral Management
  • Reflux Management
  • Irritable Larynx Syndrome (ILS)

FACIAL RETRAINING

  • Assessment and management of Facial Paralysis, Paresis (weakness), and Synkinesis
  • Neuromuscular Retraining for Peripheral Nerve Dysfunction
  • Management of Post Facial Paralysis Smile Dysfunction
  • Assessment and Therapy Management of Facial Palsy in Children
  • Post Operative Considerations in Facial Retraining Therapy
  • Challenging Cases
  • Temporomandibular Disorders and Facial Palsy

Heather uses evidence-based practice, patient-centered therapy, and a trauma-Informed model of care for optimal outcomes.

Education and Memberships

  • Speech Language Pathology - University of North Texas (1992)
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders - South Dakota State University (1990)
  • American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) member
  • ASHA’s Special Interest Group - Voice and Upper Airway Disorders member
  • Facial Therapy Specialists International member

Interests

With 25+ years in the performing arts, Heather has a special interest in helping singers attain their highest level of function and performance. She enjoys hiking in the Boise Foothills, gardening, and spending time with family.

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Located at: 4696 W Overland Rd, STE 228, Boise
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Need Help? 208-500-1728 heather@idahofacevoice.com