Episode 57 of the Mavens Do It Better Podcast features Nicole Butler, Founder and Executive Director of Speech Within Reach, providing pediatric speech therapy in client’s homes. Nicole is also an ASHA Board Certified Speech-Language Pathologist, actress, host and improv performer at The Groundlings and Second City.
Nicole and Heather caught up virtually from Santa Monica, CA and Marina del Rey, CA.
Listen in as they talk about:
Nicole’s background in speech therapy and how a friendship in middle school sparked her interest in helping children find their voice.
The impact of going into a child’s home versus a more clinical setting with Speech Within Reach on the day to day lives of the children and their families.
How assistive technology like the cochlear implant and text to speech apps play a part in her therapy and the lives of her clients.
Nicole’s love of theater and improv and how being the goofy one as a kid led her to an acting career.
Summiting Mount Kilimanjaro and getting hit with HACE (High Altitude Cerebral Edema) which led to a rush down the mountain to save her life.
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Nicole Butler
Nicole Butler, M.A., CCC-SLP/L is the founder and executive director of Speech Within Reach. She earned a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from NYU and is ASHA board certified. During her graduate program, she studied at Lund University in Sweden. Nicole holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the honors program at Purdue University, with a major in Speech-Language Pathology and a minor in Psychology.
During her two decades of experience, Nicole has gained expertise in the assessment and treatment of Speech and Language delays and disorders for individuals from newborns to adults. Nicole has worked as a Clinical Fellowship supervisor, where she taught treatment, evaluation, and diagnosis to Speech-Language Pathologists working towards ASHA certification and state licensure. She has worked in a variety of settings including hospital acute and sub-acute rehabilitation, outpatient clinics, schools, private practice, and home-based environments. Nicole also holds a teaching certification in multiple states.
Nicole is responsible, dependable, fun loving and lighthearted. Her passion and enthusiasm for life is truly contagious! Nicole enjoys traveling, hiking and ice climbing. In January of 2014, Nicole summited Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for a non-profit, No Limits for Deaf Children. Nicole is a founding board member and on the scholarship committee of the non-profit, Child Success Foundation benefiting families who are unable to afford Speech, Educational and Occupational Therapy.
