Meet the Owners!
Katie Broom, M.A. CCC- SLP, CLC
Owner & Co-Founder | Speech-Language Pathologist Katie was born and raised in Hallettsville, Texas, and has always considered it home. In 2019, she and her husband, Nathan, made the decision to put down their roots and raise their family in the community she loves. Together, they are proud parents to four children—Eli, Luke, Adaline, and Lacey. Family, community, and helping others have always been at the heart of who Katie is. When she isn't working, you can usually find her spending time with her family and friends, cheering from the sidelines at the ball field, staying active at the gym, or enjoying time riding horses. Katie has been practicing as a Speech-Language Pathologist since 2018. She earned both her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. Throughout her career, Katie has had the opportunity to work with patients of all ages and from many different backgrounds. Her experience includes providing pediatric therapy in home health, school, and outpatient settings, as well as working with adults in skilled nursing facilities, acute care, and mobile dysphagia services, including Modified Barium Swallow Studies (MBSS). Katie's passion for speech-language pathology extends far beyond communication alone. She has developed specialized experience in speech and language disorders, pediatric and adult swallowing disorders, infant feeding and bottle feeding, lactation support, myofunctional therapy, childhood apraxia of speech, articulation and speech sound disorders, picky eating and feeding difficulties, voice disorders, fluency, dysarthria, aphasia, and pragmatic language disorders. She is certified in AmpCare NMES and Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and is a Licensed Lactation Counselor. Katie has a special passion for working with infants and families navigating feeding challenges. She has extensive experience supporting bottle feeding, transitioning infants from NG and other feeding tubes to oral feeding, and addressing oral-motor deficits in infants and children.
Lauren Pasak, M.A. CCC- SLP
Owner & Co-Founder | Speech-Language Pathologist
Lauren Pasak is a proud Moulton High School graduate and has called Hallettsville, Texas, home for many years. She and her husband, Chad, are raising their three children, Peyton, Bear, and Paisley, in the community they love.
Family is at the center of Lauren's life. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, staying active through sports and exercise, and creating memories through travel and exploring new and adventurous places. Her love for her family and community is a big part of what inspires her both personally and professionally.
Lauren has been practicing as a Speech-Language Pathologist since 2011. She earned her undergraduate degree from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, and went on to receive her Master of Arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Houston in Houston, Texas.
Over the course of her career, Lauren has built extensive experience working with adults across a variety of medical and rehabilitation settings. Her professional background includes skilled nursing facilities, long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs), rehabilitation hospitals, and home health. These experiences have given her a broad understanding of the complex communication, swallowing, and neurological needs faced by adults and their families.
Lauren specializes in adult speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders, with particular expertise in dysphagia, neurological disorders, tracheostomy and ventilator patients, and medically complex individuals. She is certified in Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT), VitalStim NMES, Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), and Myofascial Release (MFR).