Meet Our Speech Language Pathologists

Kim Carroll M.S., CCC-SLP is owner and director of Speech Therapy Solutions, Inc. in Salem, NH and The Speech and Language Center in North Andover, MA. Kim has been practicing in the field of speech/language pathology for over 18 years. Kim graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a Master of Science in Communications Sciences and Disorders in 2004. She holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed in the states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Before opening up her private practice, Kim worked as a Speech Language Assistant and then a Speech Language Pathologist in an elementary school setting. 

Kim’s experience includes working with both children and adults. She has worked with children ages 2-18 with a variety of speech and language disorders. Kim has experience in the following areas: articulation and phonological disorders, language delays and language disorders, social pragmatic disorders, and fluency. She has experience working with low tech AAC and incorporating visual supports for children on the Autism Spectrum. Kim has completed continuing education to broaden her knowledge and expertise in the field of Speech Language Pathology. Kim is trained in the Visualizing and Verbalizing Program for Cognitive Development, Comprehension, and Thinking and the Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Program for Reading, Spelling, and Speech (LiPS). 

Kim is lifelong resident of Salem, NH and wanted to serve her community by providing quality speech therapy services to families in the area. In 2006 she opened Speech Therapy Solutions. When not working, Kim enjoys spending time with her family and friends, volunteering at her children’s school, traveling, and skiing.

Jill Carroll Hertel, M.S., CCC/SLP is a clinic director and practicing speech therapists at The Speech and Language Center in North Andover, MA. Jill has been practicing on the North Shore of Massachusetts since 2007. Jill is a graduate of Northeastern University with a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and a graduate of  University of New Hampshire in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Psychology. She holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is licensed in Speech-Language Pathology by the states of Massachusetts and New Hampshire.​ 

Jill's experience is multifaceted and includes experience with people across the lifespan. Jill has worked in nursing homes, acute care hospitals, acute care rehabilitation hospitals, elementary schools, preschools, and in outpatient clinical settings. 

Jill has specialized training in Lindamood-Bell's Visualizing and Verbalizing,  Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Program for Reading, Spelling, and Speech (LiPS), as well as, focused interested in diagnostics, dyslexia and other literacy based speech and language disorders, articulation, and dysphagia. Jill is proficient in Modified Barium Swallows among other clinical bedside dysphagia evaluations (FEEs, BSE). She also has a passion for teaching and mentoring. She has supervised numerous graduate students and several clinical fellows over the years. 

Jill's most recent passion and current clinical focus is on the completion of Comprehensive Speech and Language Evaluations. These evaluations require more in depth diagnostics to look at the child's unique learning profile and how this can be applied in the academic environment. Jill is currently working toward her board certification in child language disorders. 

When not working, Jill enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and reading.

 Jessica is a licensed and registered Speech-Language Pathologist with over 12 years of experience in the hospital, academic and clinical settings. She has a double major in Communication Disorders and Psychology from The University of Iowa, and a Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology from the University of South Dakota, where she also served as the school’s Diving Coach. 

Jessica greatly enjoys working in the private practice setting and has a passion for helping individuals reach their communication potential. She values building strong relationships with her clients and their families; and realizes the importance of family support to maximize clinical success. She has experience working with children and adolescents in the areas of developmental delays, language and articulation disorders, social-pragmatic skills and autism. Her special interests include articulation / phonological disorders, apraxia, and accent modification.  She is a PROMPT trained therapist, and a Certified PESL Accent & Pronunciation Instructor.

Originally from Michigan, and after multiple relocations throughout the country, Jessica has happily called Andover home since 2013. In her free time she enjoys playing tennis and spending time with family and friends. 

Katie M.S., CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist who holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Language Association. She received her bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education from Providence College and master’s degree in speech-language pathology from Worcester State University. Katie has experience working with pediatric and adult clients in private practice, school, and long-term acute care settings. Some of her interests in the pediatric field include early language development, receptive/expressive language disorders, social communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, articulation and phonology intervention, and Autism Spectrum disorder. Katie values the individualized nature that working in a private practice provides and strives to develop treatment plans that are functional and motivating to her clients and their families. 

Laura Zawalich, M.S., CCC-SLP, holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association and is licensed as a Speech-Language Pathologist in Massachusetts. She completed her undergraduate degree at the College of the Holy Cross and graduated from Northeastern University with a Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology. 

Laura has experience working with patients across the lifespan in public schools, outpatient clinics and private practice settings. Some of her interests and experience in the pediatric field include: early language development, receptive/expressive language disorders, nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD), social communication disorders, articulation and phonology interventions, dyslexia and Autism Spectrum disorder.

Laura has used evidence-based approaches such as Social Thinking, Visualizing and Verbalizing, Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Program for Reading, Spelling, and Speech (LiPS), Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), Lively Letters, Orton Gillingham (OG), Wilson Reading System (WRS), and the Cycles Phonological Remediation Approach. Additionally, she is certified in RAVE-O, a literacy intervention program.  

When not working, Laura enjoys spending time with her family, going to Cape Cod and exercising.