Helping your light shine.

Garner Therapy Services aims to help our clients reach their fullest potential through high quality, play-based therapy and family involvement and education. We love to be a part of the process as skills improve, children become more confident, and families feel more comfortable with their child’s development.

Our practice was founded in 2003 by Christine Laney Adkins as Speech Language Services in response to needs expressed by many families about the difficulty securing convenient, timely, quality services for their children.  Amanda Garner joined the practice in 2008 and assumed ownership in 2014. These partnerships have allowed for expansion of services and the addition of several excellent service providers. It has been an exciting road filled with blessings. We offer speech, language, and occupational therapy services at our main office in the Old Harding Pediatrics building in West Meade/Belle Meade and at many preschools and independent schools throughout Nashville and Brentwood.

Amanda Garner
Speech Language Pathologist

Amanda is the owner of Garner Therapy Services. As a high school student, Amanda knew she wanted to work with young children. During her junior year, she took a class in human anatomy and physiology and fell in love with the science of the human body. At that point, she began looking for a a field that tied teaching and medicine and discovered speech-language pathology. Amanda completed her undergraduate work at Lambuth University in Jackson, TN and her master’s degree in speech-language pathology at Vanderbilt University. Following graduation, Amanda worked at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center where she gained expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of children with a variety of communication delays including articulation and language disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, and fluency/stuttering. She joined the staff of Speech Language Services in 2008. In January 2014, Amanda purchased Speech Language Services from its founder, her mentor and friend Christine Adkins. Since that time, Amanda has enjoyed leading the practice and continuing to build relationships with families and schools in the Nashville and Brentwood areas.

Amanda lives in Brentwood, TN with her husband Travis, their three sons, and their Great Dane mix Bennett. She loves the outdoors, traveling, serving in her community schools, and spending time with family and friends.

Julie Gurchiek
Occupational Therapist

Julie was born and raised in West Tennessee and obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Memphis and Master of Occupational Therapy from Tennessee State University. She has practiced OT in various settings and populations including skilled nursing facilities, home health for adults and pediatrics, and inpatient rehabilitation throughout Nashville. Julie also is an Adjunct Professor at South College teaching Anatomy & Kinesiology and Therapeutic Methods for the Occupational Therapy Assistant program in Nashville.  Her passion for pediatric occupational therapy is providing hope and encouragement to families through various approaches and figuring out the WHY by building the most personalized therapy approach for that beautifully designed child. When Julie is not practicing OT, she is raising her 2 children, training her dog, Rizzo, and finding any opportunities to have date nights with her husband. She enjoys yoga, football, and any opportunity to explore the outdoors.  

Katie Ouellette
Speech Language Pathologist

Katie has been a practicing speech language pathologist since 2004 after earning a Bachelor degree in engineering  from Vanderbilt University and a Master degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from University of Florida. She experience working with people but all ages, but especially with school aged children as we focus on building language, literacy, and articulation skills. Katie, her supportive husband, and her three boys have lived in the Nashville area for more than 20 years.

Amy Young
Speech Language Pathologist

Amy Young has been practicing as a speech language pathologist for over 20 years.  She attended Oklahoma State University for both her undergraduate and graduate degrees. Before moving to Nashville, Amy practiced in both public school and private practice settings in St. Mary’s, Georgia.  Amy has lived in Nashville for over two decades with her husband Philip.  They have an adult son, a college aged daughter, and a middle school aged son.  Amy has experience in working with all types of communication concerns, but specializes in helping children with speech and language delays and receptive/expressive language disorders.  In her free time,  Amy enjoys reading, playing games and spending time outdoors with her family.

Rachel Hinson
Speech Pathologist

Rachel is a Nashville native and grew up in the Brentwood area. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Alabama in 2013 and her Masters of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2015. Rachel worked as a pediatric SLP in an outpatient setting for 6 years before joining Garner Therapy Services. She has experience working with children of all ages with a variety of speech and language concerns and is passionate about equipping children and their families with the tools they need to reach their speech and language goals. Rachel lives in Brentwood with her husband and two young children. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, watching and playing sports, and being outside.

Shelby Wright
Speech Pathologist

Shelby is a Nashville native and grew up in the Bellevue area. She received her Bachelors degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Kentucky in 2013 and her Masters of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2015. She worked for Metro Nashville Public Schools for 2 years with elementary age students before joining Garner Therapy Services in 2017. She has experience with preschool and school age children with a variety of speech and language needs. She enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, walking in the Warner Parks, and pretending to be Joanna Gaines from Fixer Uppers.

Katheryn Mandlehr
Occupational Therapist

Katie Mandlehr is an occupational therapist, 500 hour certified yoga instructor and full-time goofball. She has worked with children and adults with physical, emotional, and cognitive challenges for nearly 20 years. She received her Masters of Science in occupational therapy from Spalding University in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky and moved to Nashville in 2019 to work in neurorehabilitation at VUMC.

She has studied sensory integration, somatic, healing, and neuroplasticity. She believes that movement is medicine and that nature is our greatest teacher. She aims to seek connection through curiosity and play to help you and your children reach your goals. 

Amanda Vienneau
Occupational Therapist

Amanda is a Nashville native and grew up in the Brentwood area. She received her Bachelors degree at The Ohio State University in 2009 and her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy at Belmont University in 2012. Amanda is an experienced Occupational Therapist with a diverse background working in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, NICU and pediatrics in home and preschool settings. She is dedicated to providing compassionate, personalized therapy that empowers children and their families, supports their growth, and helps them achieve their goals—all while having fun doing so. Amanda enjoys spending time with her husband and two young children. She loves crafting, a good book, being outdoors, and football.