12507 Bel-Red Road, Bellevue, Washington 98005, United States
Scheduling: 425-242-3294
Meet our Awesome team! Specialized speech therapy for kids and adults
Urvi Solanki, MS, CCC SLP
Urvi Solanki, MS, CCC-SLP is a lifelong chatterbox and the founder of SPARC Health.
She earned her Master’s of Science in Speech Language Pathology from Boston University in 2013 and later went on to work in a variety of settings, including acute care hospitals, private practices and skilled nursing facilities. She has worked extensively with voice disorders, swallowing disorders, motor speech/ dysarthria/ apraxia, aphasia, cognitive communication disorders etc. She is focused on results and establishing meaningful communication patterns for all her clients.
Urvi is a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association and holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence. She is also certified with the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) program. She loves spending time with her family and friends, baking high calorie treats and spending quality time with her family and friends.
Angela Lee, MS, CCC-SLP
Angela Lee graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Speech Pathology in 2018. She had clinical and schools experience working with a variety of communication and neurodevelopmental disorders. She loves to work with children working on early language and motor speech. Before becoming a speech language pathologist, Angela worked as a applied behavior analysis technician with children with autism spectrum disorders.
Ynna Kutney, MS, CF-SLP
Ynna Kutney earned her Master's of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Emerson College in May 2021. Prior to graduate school, she worked as a speech-language pathologist assistant in early intervention, public schools, and private practice. Her graduate clinical experience includes working with pediatric populations on the autism spectrum, language disorders, speech sound disorders, and feeding therapy. In her free time she enjoys reading novels, tennis, pilates, and surfing.
Purvie Kishan, MS, CCC-SLP
Purvie Kishan is a Washington state native who received her Bachelor's of Science degree from University of Washington in Speech and Hearing Sciences in 2006 and earned her Master's of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Eastern WA University in 2009. Prior to joining SPARC Health, Purvie has worked in a variety of settings including pediatric outpatient clinics, often collaborating with occupational and physical therapists to provide the best care.
Her clinical experiences and continuing education courses range across a wide range of needs including early development, articulation/motor speech, language delays, fluency, social challenges, and sensory differences to name a few. She also places great importance on early intervention and working on family education/counseling, as those are key to positively impacting the child and family as a whole. Purvie is a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA), holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence by the association and is also PROMPT level 1 trained. When not working as an SLP, Purvie loves spending time with her family and friends, creating vegan+gluten free meals, crafting, and traveling.
Sally Xinle Zhou, Graduate Student Intern
Sally is our amazingly smart and incredibly talented Speech-Language Pathology student who was selected to participate in our student program. Sally has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cognitive Science from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. She has been a part of our Bellevue team since November 2020 and has provided immense support to our Speech Therapists. She loves to interact and learn from the wide variety of patients who come in to receive speech therapy for kids and adults.
Sally participates in various social justice advocacy projects in the Speech-Language Pathology field with the intention to address the intersectionality between quality patient care and BIPOC minority patients' needs. She is excited to attend graduate school in a few months with the goal to become a bilingual certified Speech-Language Pathologist in medical settings.
Elizabeth Ellsworth, Practice Manager
Elizabeth is our billing and scheduling extraordinaire here at SPARC! She has a background in Occupational Therapy and loves helping people. She makes it her goal to get to know all our patients and families.
She lives on a farm and will gladly share pictures and stories of her adventures!
Education, Certifications and Languages Spoken
Education
Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology
Boston University, Boston, MA,
Bachelor of Audiology & Speech Language Pathology
T.N. Medical College, Mumbai, India.
Certifications
American Speech and Hearing Association Member
Certificate of Clinical Competence
Lee Silverman Voice Treatment certified provider
Affiliated with the National Aphasia Association
Languages spoken
Proficient in English, Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi.