Meet the AV Therapists
Our Primary Purpose
The primary purpose of a Listening & Spoken Language Specialists (LSLS™), Listening & Spoken Language Specialist Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapists (LSLS Cert. AVT™), and Listening and Spoken Language Specialist Auditory-Verbal Educators (LSLS Cert. AVEd™) is to guide and coach parents in developing listening and spoken language with their child.
The LSLS at the Auditory-Verbal Center (AVC) have obtained Master’s Degrees in Speech-Language Pathology and have pursued the LSLS certification as a specialization through the Alexander Graham Bell Academy.
The LSLS at the Auditory-Verbal Center (AVC) have obtained Master’s Degrees in Speech-Language Pathology and have pursued the LSLS certification as a specialization through the Alexander Graham Bell Academy.
Alison Tucker
Alison Tucker, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT®
Clinical Supervisor
Listening and Spoken Language Specialist
Auditory-Verbal Therapist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Alison joined AVC in January of 1996. She had 8 years of experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist before she became a certified
Auditory-Verbal Therapist. Her background includes a Master’s degree from the University of Georgia in Speech Pathology. She is also the parent of a 1999 AVC graduate who has bilateral cochlear implants. Alison has her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and is licensed to practice speech-language pathology in the state of Georgia. Alison is also a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist-Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist by the Alexander Graham Bell Academy.
Lauren Seale
Lauren Seale, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVT
Listening and Spoken Language Specialist
Auditory-Verbal Therapist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Lauren joined AVC in October 2013. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of North Carolina in 2004 and her Master’s degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Virginia in 2013. As part of her graduate study, she treated children with hearing loss and their families according to the principles of Auditory-Verbal Therapy. Lauren has her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and is licensed to practice speech-language pathology in the state of Georgia.
Sarah Radlinski
Sarah Radlinski, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
Listening and Spoken Language Specialist
Auditory-Verbal Therapist
Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist
Sarah joined AVC in 2014. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders, with minors in Linguistics and Spanish, from the University of Florida. She earned her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Vanderbilt University. Sarah was on the pediatric hearing loss specialty track at Vanderbilt and treated children with hearing loss and their families according to the principles of Auditory-Verbal therapy. Sarah is proficient in Spanish and is our bilingual therapist, serving Spanish-speaking children and families in their native language. Sarah has her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and is licensed to practice speech-language pathology in the state of Georgia.
Jonathan Jolivette
Jonathan Jolivette, M.S., CCC-SLP
Auditory-Verbal Therapist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Jonathan joined AVC in June 2015. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Spanish from the University of Houston and his Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology from the University of North Carolina. While at UNC, Jonathan was a participant in a U.S. Department of Education Training Grant which prepared him to serve infants, toddlers and school-age children with hearing loss. Jonathan has his Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and is licensed to practice speech-language pathology in the state of Georgia.
Sarah Vanselous
Sarah Vanselous, M.S., CCC-SLP
Auditory-Verbal Therapist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Sarah joined AVC in June of 2016. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in Speech-Language Pathology. During her time there, she was part of a nationally funded grant for training graduate students to work with children with hearing loss, and devoted much of her coursework and clinical studies to working with the birth-to-five population. She previously graduated from UNC's psychology program in 2012, with a minor in Linguistics, where she developed a passion for language. Outside of her coursework, Sarah has worked as a teacher and researcher for the Middle School Writing Project at UNC-CH, and as a camp counselor for children with language impairments. She also participated in a camp specifically for children with hearing loss in the North Carolina mountains, and trained at the Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC. Sarah is licensed to practice speech-language pathology in the state of Georgia.
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