LLA Spotlight: Courtney Nabors

June 28, 2021
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We have amazing therapists at LLA and want to showcase them to you! This week, meet Courtney Nabors!

Courtney is a Speech-Language Pathologist who has been with LLA for about 6 months! She serves clients at the Medina, Hudson, and Fairlawn clinics. She became a therapist because she has always been fascinated by language, helping others, and communication. Being an SLP truly lets her accomplish all three, while making connections with her clients and their families. Her favorite part about being a therapist is watching her clients grow in their confidence. Whether that is achieving an articulation goal or understanding and expressing language concepts, she loves watching them light up!

Share a success story!

My favorite success story happened when I was working with a teenager with some social skill needs. When we first met, I worked really hard to establish rapport with her and build trust. While it wasn’t easy, by the end of the school year, she was excited to come to speech, made significant improvements at school and at home, and was excited to start looking for her first job!

Let’s get to know Courtney better!

Would you rather have ice cream or cookies?

Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Are you an early riser or a night owl?

Early riser

Describe your role at LLA:

I am a Speech Language Pathologist. I help children with speech sound disorders, language disorders, pragmatic disorders, and orofacial myofunctional disorders.

What is your best advice for parents who are embarking on a journey with therapy with their kiddo?

Don’t be frustrated if you don’t see immediate results or if your child doesn’t consistently perform a new skill right after teaching. Progress is not always linear!

How did you discover your passion for working with children?

I have a younger cousin who had communication delays when he was younger. I saw how much of an impact Early Intervention had, and I was hooked!

What do you do in your free time?

I love to spend time with my family, read, and play with my dogs.

Would you rather have pizza or tacos?

Pizza!

What is your favorite season?

Fall

What is the best therapy advice you have ever received?

NEVER be afraid to try new things. Not all children are motivated by the same things!

What is your favorite inspirational quote?

“Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive good things and good people will be drawn to you.”—Mary Lou Retton

Tune in to our next Spotlight to meet another one of our wonderful therapists!

Crystal Scheibe

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Great place, glad we found them. Been going to Medina over 2 months now and he loves Lauryn and Kyler. Wish they had more ABA therapy places available... live in Wooster and long drive everyday.

Karrie Swan LaRock

My 11 year old son has dyslexia and has made noticeable gains in working At LLA THERAPY. Katie is strong in her approach toward him and also keeps him comfortable enough to perform well. We will continue visiting both the Fairlawn and Hudson offices and recommend them highly.

Ron Monroe

My 9 year old just completed about 9 months of weekly speech sessions (due to his stuttering) with Matt Hagge at LLA and we are thrilled with the experience and results. What I thought might be a negative (what kid really wants to go to speech class?) was made very positive by Matt, and my son never hesitated or complained when we talked about class. He really enjoyed it and really took what Matt taught him to heart. His speech has been greatly improved and we definitely recommend LLA. Thank you so much!

Heather Dougherty-Pantoja

My son’s Occupational Therapist, Jess, is an amazing OT! She gives practical tips on working with my son at home and school!

Terri Apgar

I cannot say enough good things about LLA Therapy. My daughter was a client of Teal Simmons’ for approximately 2 years and was just released from speech therapy! She was diagnosed with Apraxia in 2015 and worked with Teal twice a week. Through Teal’s application of PROMPT therapy, my daughter had age-appropriate speech after one year. All of the staff we interacted with at LLA were absolutely wonderful. They really care about what they do and making sure your child achieves their goals.

Kelli Geisler Davisson

LLA Therapy has been an excellent experience for my son as well as my family! My son always asks, "When can I go see Ms. Jeannine again, is it Monday??" He has also made huge gains in only 5 months! I would highly recommend LLA and have already shared my experience with friends looking for services!

Victoria Hansford-Price

We are so grateful for our Speech Therapist Ms.Teal. We have seen a great improvement with our sons confidence and communication abilities since we have started "Prompt" therapy. What we love the most about LLA and Ms. Teal is that Kohl feels comfortable and relaxed which has played a critical role in his progress. Thank you Ms. Teal for all you have done.

Laura Lee Hogsett

They have helped in numerous ways. Speech, OT and behavioral. I've had numerous compliments on my son's progress thanks in very large part to LLA. I would recommend LLA before I recommend our local children's hospitals, though they are good, they don't have the staff that LLA does.

Amy Furukawa

We had a great experience with Matt Hagge at LLA! Our Middle School age son was becoming very conscious of his voice, which is nasal due to a cleft palate. Matt helped him to better form his sounds and project his voice in a way that makes the unavoidable nasality less noticeable.Our son is more confident and outgoing & even took on a speaking role in the church play. Matt has the perfect personality to relate with our son, and we would recommend him to anyone needing speech therapy services!

Jessica Havalotti

LLA Therapy has been an excellent experience for our daughter. I would highly recommend LLA. Miss Grace was so amazing and I can't believe how quickly our daughter showed improvement. Thank you!