Downtown Office Staff

Vanessa Kehr MA, CFY-SLP

Vanessa received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Kansas State University and her Master of Science in communication Sciences and Disorders from Wichita State University. She is a licensed speech-language pathologist in the state of Kansas and a proud member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Throughout her practicum experiences, Vanessa gained valuable insights by working in diverse settings such as acute care, elementary schools, and outpatient clinics. These experiences have allowed her to provide therapy to a variety of populations and individuals with different disorders. With great enthusiasm, she looks forward to continuing her journey of making a positive difference in the lives of the individuals at our downtown location.

RACHEL CONRAD MA, CCC-SLP

Rachel is a certified and licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who has worked with children and adults with speech and language disorders since 2017. Rachel has experience working with all ages and needs, including speech and language delays, AAC, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Apraxia of speech, fluency disorders, feeding aversions, and infant feeding and swallowing. Rachel is certified in Feed the Peds, SOFFI, and SOS.

She has worked with teams of doctors and specialists with children who have feeding tubes as well as children who have genetic disorders. Rachel grew up as what most would call a picky eater. She presented with severe food aversions that impacted her health and nutrition as a young child and young adult. Rachel enjoys working with infants and children on feeding issues due to the impact it made on her life growing up with feeding aversions.

It is her hope and dream to help as many children who struggle with Food as possible. Food is not meant to be something that causes anxiety or pressure. It is meant to be something enjoyed by all our senses and fuel our minds and bodies