Amanda Kett, M.S., CCC-SLP

Amanda has nearly twenty years experience as a pediatric speech-language pathologist. She has worked with clients ranging in age from 14 months to 25 years, with particular clinical interests in treating children with childhood apraxia of speech and autism. She has extensive experience evaluating children, both individually and as part of a multidisciplinary evaluation team. She enjoys collaborating with parents and teachers to provide individualized and child-centered interventions.

Amanda has provided evaluations and therapy to students with autism, developmental language disorder, childhood apraxia of speech, speech sound disorders, fluency disorders (stuttering), hearing impairment, and a range of rare syndromes. She participated in a two-year autism training through the Arizona Department of Education as part of a team and is trained in administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS). She is experienced in using both low tech and high tech alternative and augmentative communication supports (AAC).

Amanda obtained her B.S. in Speech and Hearing Sciences and her M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, both from the University of Arizona. She is proud to be a second generation UA graduate and continue providing supports to her local community.

Morgan is our Clinical Fellowship Speech Language Pathologist here at Desert Blossom. Her interest in the field of Speech and Language Pathology started in her senior year of high school. There, she shadowed a few SLPs and got a glimpse at just how big the field of practice was. Morgan attended Bowling Green State University where she graduated with her Bachelor’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Afterwards, Morgan went on to the University of Arizona where she graduated with her Master’s in Speech Language and Hearing Science. Her experience includes working with children from preschool to middle school that have a range of diagnoses. Some of Morgan’s interests within the field are working with children who have Childhood Apraxia of Speech, children with Autism, and AAC device users. When she’s not at the clinic, she enjoys going on hikes, baking, and reading.

Heather is a Licensed and Certified Speech Language Pathology Assistants (SLPA) here at Desert Blossom. She received her Bachelor’s of Interdisciplinary Studies in Speech and Hearing Sciences (that’s a mouthful!) from Northern Arizona University in 2016. Although most of Heather’s experience as an SLPA has been in a school setting, she loves working here in the clinic where she can really get to know our clients and families. When Heather is not in the clinic, you can find her pottering away in her backyard, or spending time with her sweet little family. 

Annabelle is a Licensed Speech Language Pathology Assistants. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 2019 with a bachelor’s in Psychology and Spanish Linguistics. Annabelle has experience working in general and special education classrooms with various age groups in the role of a special education teaching assistant as well as a substitute teacher. Through her experience working in special education, she was exposed to how speech therapy helped her students and made the choice to pursue a career in Speech Language Pathology. With Annabelle’s background in Psychology and Linguistics, it was the perfect combination of her interests. She is currently a graduate student in Speech Language Pathology at Northern Arizona University. Annabelle hopes to graduate in the next few years as a bilingual Speech Language Pathologist. Outside of the clinic and the classroom, she enjoys gardening, crocheting, and pottery.

Jordan Costa is an incoming graduate student in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Arizona, where he will begin his Master of Science in Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences in Fall 2026. Since 2025, Jordan has volunteered here at Desert Blossom Speech & Language Center. Among other responsibilities, and in addition to shadowing, Jordan is currently helping develop a music-based core vocabulary class for nonverbal and recently verbal children. His clinical interests include childhood motor speech disorders, neurodiversity-affirming practice, and voice disorders. Alongside his volunteer work in speech-language pathology, he maintains an active career as an opera singer and voice teacher, with a particular interest in vocal health and recovery of vocal fold function following injury. Jordan also loves to cook, hiking, and is a third degree black belt in taekwondo.