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Dr. Townsend is a clinical doctor of speech-language pathology and the founder of Neurotunity, a practice devoted exclusively to children and adults with acquired brain injury.

For more than 13 years, Dr. Townsend has worked with medically complex patients across the continuum of care, from adult and pediatric intensive care units to inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, as well as home-based settings. Her clinical work focuses on aphasia, cognitive-communication, swallowing (dysphagia), and motor speech (acquired apraxia or dysarthria) following traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, hypoxic-ischemic injury, and other neurologic conditions.

Dr. Townsend earned her Clinical Doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology (SLPD) from the MGH Institute of Health Professions and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She is also a Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) through the Brain Injury Association of America and serves on national committees dedicated to brain injury education and practice.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Townsend is a clinical lecturer at the graduate level, where she teaches courses on acquired cognitive-communication disorders. She is a frequent national and international speaker, presenting on topics such as early brain injury rehabilitation, disorders of consciousness, return-to-learn, and family-centered care.

Neurotunity was created out of a simple but powerful belief: families and survivors deserve a clear roadmap after hospitalization, not just a discharge summary. Dr. Townsend is known for her ability to translate complex medical information into practical, actionable strategies that support real-life goals—returning to function —> school, work, play, and meaningful daily routines. She partners closely with caregivers, medical teams, and schools so that communication, cognition, and swallowing needs are understood and supported across every setting.

When you work with Neurotunity, you’re not just getting “speech therapy.” You’re getting a clinician who lives and breathes brain injury rehabilitation and who is deeply committed to making sure you don’t have to navigate it alone.