Along with Verve Wellness, Shauna Newsham is the owner of Tongue Twisters @ Verve. She is excited to start speech and language assessment and services for children within the Verve Wellness family and all children in the Mesa and surrounding areas.

Shauna Received her B.A. in Psychology and Linguistics from the University of Saskatchewan in 1991. She completed her Master's of Science Degree in Speech and Language Pathology from Minot State University, North Dakota in 1993.

Upon completion of her graduate studies, Shauna was the Director of Speech-Language Pathology at an adult neuro/rehabilitation facility in Palm Harbor, FL (1993-1997), specializing in feeding and swallowing disorders and adult speech and language disorders secondary to neurological impairments. In the summer of 1997, Shauna re-located to Atlanta, GA to focus on pediatric speech, language and swallowing disorders in a large private practice. In the summer of 1999, she arrived in Winnipeg to become the Coordinator of Speech-Language Pathology at St. Amant Centre. She also sub-contracted for an established private practice in Winnipeg before branching out on her own in 2001. She was then the owner/director of Tongue Twisters, Inc. in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada since the summer of 2001.

Shauna is a certified member of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA - 1993) and the College of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of Manitoba (CASLPM-1999).

She has broad range of pediatric experiences, working in a variety of settings including hospital outpatient clinics, private and public school settings, and private practice. She has extensive training relating to early language development, receptive and expressive language disorders, fluency, articulation and phonological disorders, and motor speech disorders (apraxia). She has specialized training in oro-myofunctional disorders (tongue thrust), feeding and swallowing disorders, and visual phonics and PROMPT cuing systems and the Kaufman Program for treatment of apraxia. She is Hanen certified in "It Takes Two to Talk". She is a multiple time recipient of the ASHA "ACE" Award for her commitment to Continuing Education. During her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband, 3 daughters, and their dog Quinn. She loves travelling, being outside in the sunshine, spending time with friends, watching movies, and reading.