M.S. CCC-SLP & Owner
Julie Burke is the Owner and Director of Burke Therapy. Julie opened Burke Therapy as a therapeutic learning private practice to bridge the gap she believes exists between school and family and to help children develop the skills they need to grow into functional, independent adults by providing high quality, comprehensive services not only to the children themselves but to their caregivers as well.
Julie received her Master of Science degree in Speech and Hearing Science from Southern Connecticut State University. She holds both a Connecticut State and Department of Public Health license and a Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). As a licensed speech language pathologist, she provides direct and small group therapy, comprehensive evaluations in the areas of speech, language and social pragmatics, needs assessments, as well as professional development and technical assistance to families, public and private schools across the state of Connecticut. She specializes in the areas of Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), inclusion, language-literacy skill development, receptive/expressive and social language delays, executive functioning and pragmatic deficits, the evaluation and treatment of children and adults with feeding and swallowing disorders, articulation and phonological impairments, Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and stuttering. Julie is also a Level 1 PROMPT therapist.
Julie is well known throughout the state of Connecticut for her comprehensive services, innovative treatment strategies, professional development and the technical assistance she provides to speech language pathologists, general education teachers, special education teachers, para-educators and families.