Meet Our Speech Language Pathologists

 Owner & Director of Speech Therapy Solutions, Inc. in Salem, NH and The Speech and Language Center in North Andover, MA

Kim Carroll is the owner and director of Speech Therapy Solutions, Inc. in Salem, NH, and The Speech and Language Center in North Andover, MA. 

With over 18 years of experience in the field of speech-language pathology, Kim is dedicated to providing high-quality services to individuals of all ages. She earned her Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of New Hampshire in 2004 and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Kim is licensed to practice in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Before founding her private practice, Kim began her career as a Speech-Language Assistant and later as a Speech-Language Pathologist in elementary school settings. Her clinical expertise spans working with both children and adults, including those with articulation and phonological disorders, language delays, social-pragmatic disorders, and fluency issues. Kim also has experience with low-tech AAC and visual supports for children on the Autism Spectrum.

Kim is committed to continuous learning and has pursued advanced training in programs such as Visualizing and Verbalizing for Cognitive Development, Comprehension, and Thinking, and the Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Program (LiPS) for Reading, Spelling, and Speech.

A lifelong resident of Salem, NH, Kim opened Speech Therapy Solutions in 2006 with the goal of serving her community and providing families with expert speech therapy services. When she's not working, Kim enjoys spending time with her family and friends, volunteering at her children’s school, traveling, and skiing.

Clinic Director & Speech-Language Pathologist at The Speech and Language Center in North Andover, MA and Speech Therapy Solutions, Inc. in Salem, NH

Jill Carroll Hertel has been a practicing speech therapist on the North Shore of Massachusetts since 2007. She earned her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Northeastern University and a Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders, with a minor in Psychology, from the University of New Hampshire. Jill is licensed in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Jill’s clinical experience spans a variety of settings, including nursing homes, acute care hospitals, rehabilitation centers, elementary schools, preschools, and outpatient clinics. Her specialized training includes Lindamood-Bell's Visualizing and Verbalizing, Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Program (LiPS), and a focus on diagnostics, dyslexia, literacy-based speech and language disorders, articulation, and dysphagia. She is proficient in conducting Modified Barium Swallows and other clinical dysphagia evaluations such as FEEs and BSEs.

Jill is also passionate about teaching and mentoring, having supervised numerous graduate students and clinical fellows throughout her career.

Her current focus is on conducting Comprehensive Speech and Language Evaluations, where she works to identify a child's unique learning profile and apply these insights in an academic setting. Jill is also working toward board certification in child language disorders.

Outside of work, 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.