Uplift was started in 2018 to help bridge the gaps between early intervention services, preschool, and clinic based services. The owner, Cassandra Howell, a licensed speech-language pathologist has worked in various settings and noticed that while some families had aged out of early intervention, they were not quite ready for preschool or did not qualify for preschool services. Cassandra set out to provide services in-home and virtually to help children become ready for preschool. 

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Additionally, Cassandra has special interests in working with individuals with fluency and feeding disorders. Cassandra has experience working with medically fragile infants, babies and toddlers with feeding challenges, and children and adults with cognitive and fluency disorders. She has experience in working with autistic individuals and has a passion for helping all people build communication and feeding skills. 

 

Cassandra has worked with individuals of all ages. Her favorite ages to work with include birth-three, three-five, adolescents, young adults and older adults.