Brightside Pediatric Therapy



Meet the Team

Julie Hauswirth M.S. CCC-SLP
Founder
Speech Language Pathologist
Julie is a pediatric speech language pathologist who is experienced in working with children with a variety of speech and language disorders. She completed her undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and went on to receive her Master's degree in Speech and Language Therapy at Northwestern University. Julie is passionate about early language development, parent coaching, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and working with children with developmental differences. She is originally from Chicago, but now lives in the Bay Area with her husband and dog, Chewbacca.
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CA License #33600
*Formerly Julie Brinkman*

Cailyn Reid M.S. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Cailyn received her undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences from Saint Louis University in Missouri. As a pediatric speech language pathologist, Cailyn encourages communication growth through play-based, child-centered techniques and caregiver support strategies. She has experience providing speech therapy services to children of varying ages and abilities in outpatient medical, school-based, and in-home settings. In her free time, Cailyn enjoys teaching and practicing yoga, traveling, and being outdoors.
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CA License #39783

Emily VanLoo-Hsu M.S. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Emily (she/her) is a pediatric speech language pathologist who takes a collaborative, neurodiversity-affirming approach, helping families feel confident in advocating for their child’s communication needs. She studied Linguistics at UC Berkeley before getting her Master's degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at CSU East Bay.
Emily is fluent in Italian and is learning Spanish. She lives in the Bay Area with her husband, two cats, and a dog named Bob. In her free time, she enjoys reading, traveling, video games, biking around town, and playing tennis.
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CA License #31437

Anne Szostek M.S. CF-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist - Clinical Fellow
Anne is a speech language pathologist with extensive experience working with Neurodivergent clients and AAC users. With an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Loyola University Chicago and a Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Baylor University, she combines evidence-based practice with a deep understanding of human behavior and communication. She implements a neurodiversity-affirming approach to speech therapy that honors each individual's unique communication style and builds on their unique strengths.
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CA License #21303

