Meet Our SpeechTherapists

SENIOR SPEECH THERAPIST

DIRECTOR OF SPEECH THERAPY 

Kenslie graduated from Monmouth University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and English, with a minor in Psychology. In 2014, she earned a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Misericordia University in her hometown of Dallas, PA.

Kenslie has over 6 years of experience across home care, acute care, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation settings. She is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist and competent in Lee Silverman Voice Treatment, VitalStim and Interactive Metronome. Kenslie demonstrates care and compassion to facilitate patient progress in cognitive-communicative and swallowing function.

Kenslie enjoys spending quality time at home, the beach, and parks with her husband, Sean and their fun loving daughter, Hayden Elle. 

Licensure, State of NJ Lic #41YS00812200

PART-TIME SPEECH THERAPIST 

 Heather Walls is a speech language pathologist in hospital based acute care, outpatient setting, private practice, and adjunct professor. She has been working in speech pathology with both pediatric and adult patients for 13 years.  Specialties include neonatal feeding, adult dysphagia, craniofacial intervention, and serving as an advocate for kangaroo care and lactation consultant with breastfeeding.  

Licensure, State of NJ Lic # 41YS00630900 

PART-TIME SPEECH THERAPIST

Kristen Montague has been a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist for 14 years. She graduated with a

Master of Arts degree from The College of New Jersey. She has worked with both adult and pediatric

populations in acute inpatient rehab hospitals, outpatient, and home health settings. 

Currently her

expertise is in the field of medication speech pathology working with patients during their recovery from

neurologic disorders such as stroke and brain injury. She has worked with those wanting to improve

their speech intelligibility and verbal expression, swallowing skills, and cognitive-linguistic disorders that

impact daily activity completion and return to work. 

When not working, Kristen enjoys playing tennis

and swimming in her pool. She resides in Forked River with her husband and their cat, Sammie.

 Licensure, State of NJ Lic #41YS00872100