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About Dr. Rachel Cohen

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Dr. Rachel Cohen is the owner of ListenHEAR.  She received her Doctorate of Audiology degree from Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. in 2005.  She is an experienced Pediatric Educational Audiologist with a specialty in Auditory Processing Disorder and a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist- Auditory Verbal Therapist.  She provides Auditory Processing evaluations and treatment both to the Southwest Florida region and all around Florida and Pennsylvania online via telehealth.  She also contracts with school districts by providing Educational Audiology and Auditory Habilitation services to the Southwest Florida region.

She holds the Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the Florida Board of Audiology, and the Pennsylvania State Audiology license. She also has obtained the  Listening and Spoken Language Specialist Certification and is trained in the Orton Gillingham approach to reading.  In addition, she is also a certified IEP Advocate.  She is an Educational Audiology Association (EAA) member and serves as the State Representative for Florida for EAA.  Dr. Cohen has performed as the Secretary of the Florida AG Bell Association Board for over 10 years and is a member of the National AG Bell Association. She has served as the VP of Audiology for the Florida Speech-Language and Hearing Association (FLASHA) and is a member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). She has held Audiology Licenses in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Dr. Cohen is fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). 

In 2018, Dr. Cohen was awarded the Clinician of the Year award from FLASHA.  In 2019, ASHA awarded Dr. Cohen the State Clinical Achievement Award for Florida. She also was nominated for the Louis M. Dicarlo Award for Recent Clinical Achievement by ASHA. 

About Dr.Baylee Engelhardt

Dr. Baylee Engelhardt is a graduate of East Carolina University's Doctorate of Audiology program. She also obtained a Bachelor of Science in Communication Science and Disorders from Florida State University.  Dr. Engelhardt specializes in Auditory Processing Disorders. She performs APD evaluations and therapy via telehealth.  

Dr. Engelhardt lives in Kodiak, Alaska with her husband James, her son Strider, and their dog, Kokomo! Dr. Engelhardt was inspired to become an audiologist after watching her grandfather struggle to hear throughout his life after serving in Vietnam.  Dr. Engelhardt holds a Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. In addition, she holds a license of audiology from the Alaska Regulation of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists, and her Florida and Virginia state audiology licenses.

About Dr. Danielle Hester

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Dr. Danielle Hester is a graduate of the University of South Florida’s Doctorate of Audiology program. She also obtained a Bachelor of Science in Communication Science and Disorders
from the University of Northern Colorado.  Dr. Hester specializes in Auditory Processing Disorders. She performs APD evaluations and therapy in the office and via telehealth.  

Dr. Hester lives in Fort Myers, Florida with her husband, Jace, and their two young children, Jackson and Charlotte. Dr. Hester was inspired to become an audiologist after watching the effects hearing aids and aural rehabilitation had on her grandfather.  Dr. Hester holds a Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech- Language- Hearing Association. In addition, she holds a license of audiology in Florida and her home state of Colorado.

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