Amy Nolan

Education:

Anne is from North Carolina and received her Master’s in Speech Language Pathology from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

About:

She recently joined Therapy Works after relocating from Durham, NC. While in Durham, she worked with children of all ages, including Early Intervention and all grades in the public schools. Prior to her career with the public schools, she worked with preschool children in homes, preschools, daycare centers, and early learning centers for children with special needs.

Special Interests:

Anne has a special interest in treating young children with language delays and enjoys working with families to develop strategies to help their children at home. She has experience with receptive and expressive language delays/disorders; articulation and phonological delays; pragmatics; fluency; developmentally delayed; cognitive delays; Down syndrome; apraxia; and autism.

Hobbies

In her spare time, she enjoys walking, spending time with family and friends, going to the beach, reading, and traveling. Anne is licensed by the N.C Board of Examiners and has her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language and Hearing Association.

Education
I graduated from Cape Fear Community College in 2006 with a degree in Applied Science as an
Occupational Therapy Assistant. I then continued my education graduating from Mount Olive
University in 2013 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education.

Strengths in the Field
Upon graduating I worked in multiple settings including Pediatric settings providing therapy
in-home, in therapeutic clinics, daycares and within the school systems and I also have
experience working in nursing homes. I have experience working with sensory diets,
Handwriting Without Tears in order to improve fine motor handwriting abilities, along with
completion of courses on Vestibular Dysfunction.

Personal Interests
In my free time I enjoy spending time with my husband, 2 children and 3 dogs. We enjoy
spending summer days in our backyard swimming and hanging out by our firepit. I also enjoy
spending time at the beach with friends and volunteering at my church.

Michelle Wheeler, MSP, CCC-SLP

Education: University of South Carolina Master’s Degree.
Strengths in the field:
I have been practicing speech pathology since 1999 and have been a member of the Therapy Works Family since 2005. I enjoy working with children and adults and have special interests in treating swallowing disorders, central auditory processing, and reading deficits.

Personal:

I grew up in Columbia, SC, but my husband, Chad, and I have called Wilmington home for over 20 years. I have a daughter, Chandler, and an obnoxious springer spaniel, Winston. When I am not at work, I enjoy reading mysteries, spending time with my friends, practicing yoga, and traveling.