Our Amazing Staff

Capital Therapy Services

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Pam Bender

MS, CCC Speech Language Pathologist

Pam is a life-long resident of the Canal Winchester area. A proud graduate of Ohio University, she went on to Miami University where she earned her masters in Speech-Language Pathology. Her work experience includes identification, evaluation and treatment in pediatric-private practice, schools, early-intervention-home-based services, and critical care hospital settings. Pam has her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is licensed by the Ohio Board of Speech-Language Pathology. Pam is the founder of Capital Therapy Services. Her goal is to fulfill the great need for pediatric speech, language and occupational therapy services in Southeast Columbus. Pam is passionate about her profession which is why Capital Therapy Services has become so successful. She especially enjoys working with children, their families and relevant professionals to develop appropriate treatment plans.

Kaitlin Kline

MS, CCC Speech Language Pathologist

Kaitlin began working at Capital Therapy Services in August of 2014. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Akron in 2011 and 2014. Kaitlin is licensed with both the Ohio Board of Speech-Language Pathology and the Ohio Department of Education and the American Speech and Hearing Association.

Kaitlin has worked with children of various ages in the school as well as in in the outpatient clinic, as well as adults in the acute care setting. She has experience in evaluation and treatment of a variety of speech and language disorders. Currently, Kaitlin is working full-time in the school service students. She also works part-time at Capital Therapy services. She enjoys working with all populations, but is especially interested in child language, autism, augmentative and alternative communication and articulation.

Amanda White

MS, CCC Speech Language Pathologist

Amanda graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Science in 2002 and Master’s Degrees in Speech-Language Pathology in 2003 from Duquesne University. She spent 13 years in Chicago working in a variety of pediatric settings such as the schools, pediatric clinics, and early intervention. She also spent three years as a supervisor for SLP’s in the schools. Amanda returned to her hometown of Columbus, Ohio in 2016 in order to work in the schools full time. She joined Capital Therapy Services in 2017. She has a passion for working with children of all ages in the areas of articulation, receptive and expressive language, fluency, and pragmatics. Amanda enjoys working closely with the client’s entire family in order to build strong relationships and provide the most effective therapy. She is licensed by the Ohio Speech and Hearing Professional Board and the Ohio Department of Education. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, spending time with her family and friends, and being outdoors.

Danielle Ford

MA, CCC Speech Language Pathologist

Danielle attended the University of Akron for her both her undergraduate and Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology. She graduated in 2017 and has since been working full-time at a skilled nursing facility with geriatric patients. Not only does Danielle have a passion for working with adults but she also loves to work with children. Danielle joined our team in April of 2018 and enjoys working with children of all ages. The areas Danielle treats include articulation, language, and pragmatics. In her free time she enjoys running, reading and spending time with her family and friends.

Lisa Gabriel

OTR/L Occupational Therapist

Lisa joined Capital Therapy Services in June 2014. She graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelors of science degree in occupational therapy in 1985.

Lisa has worked with the pediatric population her entire career in a variety of settings including the school system, early intervention, and outpatient clinics. She has worked with children and young adults with a variety of disabilities.

Lisa has completed extensive continuing education focusing on autism, sensory processing disorders, therapeutic listening, and feeding. In addition, Lisa has completed training in Neurofeedback using the Cygnet software program developed by the Othmers at EEGinfo.

Lisa is certified by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy and holds licenses from the state of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Education.