ABA Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Occupational Therapy in Chicago (Bucktown)

Stephanie received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from Marquette University. She is a licensed speech-language pathologist in Illinois and has earned her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech–Language–Hearing Association (ASHA).

Stephanie has worked at NSPT since July 2019. Through her years of experience, she has worked with individuals from 12 months to 104 years of age, addressing a wide range of speech-language, cognition, and feeding/swallowing disorders. Prior to working at NSPT, Stephanie worked with adults at a skilled nursing facility and at a different outpatient pediatrics clinic.

Stephanie is passionate about servicing clients with highly varying needs. She specializes in evaluating and establishing communication using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices for non-speaking, minimally-speaking or apraxic individuals. She is also passionate about working with autism spectrum disorder and language disorders. Stephanie has years of experiences diagnosing and treating articulation and phonological disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, and mixed language disorders. She also has experience providing speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing therapy to adults following cerebrovascular accidents, traumatic brain injuries, or other neurogenic diseases/disorders.

Drea received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Elmhurst College in 2015, and a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Midwestern University in 2017. She has been a part of the NSPT team for the past seven years, providing support and building connections with families at our Lake Bluff, Evanston, Des Plaines, and Bucktown locations.

As a speech therapist and certified lactation consultant at North Shore Pediatric Therapy, Drea loves helping families with their little one’s feeding journey. She specializes in working with newborns develop oral motor skills for breastfeeding and bottle feeding as well as supporting children aged 6 months and older when transitioning to solid foods.  

For Drea, seeing parents’ confidence grow as their child reaches their feeding goals is the most rewarding part of the job. She loves making mealtime a fun and positive experience by utilizing a personalized, family-centered approach. When Drea is not keeping busy with helping her families “blossom”, you can find her in a yoga class or at Costco checking out the Christmas trees and trying all the great samples.

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Yurie Kim is a board-certified occupational therapist who received her doctorate degree through Rush University in 2020. During her time at Rush, she had many opportunities to pursue her life-long interest in working with children. This includes assisting the Autism Assessment, Research, Treatment & Services (AARTS) Center with research on autism spectrum disorder and reciprocal imitation, partnering with UCAN Academy of Chicago to conduct her capstone research project on the effects of trauma on sensory processing and self-regulation, and even completing a clinical rotation with North Shore Pediatric Therapy.

When not at work, Yurie enjoys baking, knitting/crocheting, gardening, and taking walks along the lakeshore.

Amanda earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Speech and Hearing Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her Master of Health Science degree in Communication Disorders from Governors State University. She is a licensed speech-language pathologist in Illinois and New York and has earned her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech–Language–Hearing Association (ASHA).

Amanda is passionate about servicing patients across the lifespan. She strives to implement enjoyable and engaging treatment sessions to enhance the learning process and see how speech and language therapy positively impacts the lives of her patients. Amanda has experience working with both children and adults with a wide array of disorders in various settings. Some of her clinical experiences include providing speech and language therapy to children with autism, articulation and phonological disorders, language disorders, and childhood apraxia of speech in the pediatric outpatient and school settings. Additionally, she has experience providing speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing therapy to adults following cerebrovascular accidents, traumatic brain injuries, and/or other diseases of neurogenic origin in the acute and subacute care settings.

Amanda is eager to learn and continually seeks out the latest research and therapy techniques that she can incorporate into sessions with her clients. She is enthusiastic about working alongside patients and their families to create a memorable and positive experience in speech therapy.

Angela is a pediatric occupational therapist who received her degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Biology.  She graduated cum laude with her Master’s in Occupational Therapy at the University of St. Augustine in Miami.

While in school, Angela spent a vast amount of time volunteering at a children’s hospital, which confirmed her passion and joy for the pediatric population. She is certified as an Early Intervention Specialist in the state of Illinois and Angela’s clinical experiences include inpatient pediatrics, outpatient pediatrics, early intervention, and the school environment. Angela is passionate about making each session child centered and creative with a holistic approach. Her main goal is to build a therapeutic relationship with the child and their family and work together to support all areas of development, to provide the overall best quality care.

When Angela is not working with kids, you can find her enjoying fitness activities in the neighborhood or cooking up a new recipe!

Mary Grace Domagola is an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist licensed in the state of Illinois. She attended Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana for both her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Master of Science degree in Speech Language Pathology.

Mary Grace has been working as a pediatric speech language pathologist at North Shore Pediatric Therapy (NSPT) since January 2023. She has experience working with children from birth through 18 in the school and pediatric outpatient clinic setting before joining NSPT. She has a passion for working with autistic individuals, implementing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), expressive and receptive language disorders, articulation impairments, and social communication impairments.

Stephanie received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Northwestern University in 2015 and is a board-certified pediatric clinical specialist. She always knew she wanted to work in pediatrics and enjoys helping each child maximize their full potential. Stephanie is also passionate about working closely with families to help each patient reach their desired goals. Stephanie has experience treating patients of all ages with diagnoses of developmental delay, torticollis/plagiocephaly, toe walking, autism spectrum disorder, various genetic and neuromuscular disorders, and orthopedic concerns.

When not at work, she enjoys running, taking Peloton classes, discovering Chicago’s best restaurants, and taking care of her dog Owen.