Daylinda Radley earned her Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology from the University of the Philippines in Manila. While there, she was honored as Student Leader of the Year and nominated for Best Speech Pathology Intern of her graduating class in 2000. She went on to pursue her Master’s degree in Speech and Language Pathology from San Jose State University in California. Her studies included clinical internships at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, the Center for Speech, Language, and Occupational Therapy in San Jose, and a clinical fellowship at Progressive Speech Corporation in Campbell.
With over 20 years of experience, Daylinda is a licensed speech-language pathologist who has worked extensively in educational, medical, and clinical settings. She’s not only dedicated to her clinical practice but also takes on leadership and educational roles to enhance care and programming for community members of all ages.
Her expertise and interests span a wide range of areas: early speech and language delays, language-literacy disorders, social skills and pragmatic language deficits, voice and voice-related disorders, and neurogenic-based communication disorders resulting from stroke, traumatic brain injury, or progressive neurological diseases.
Daylinda enjoys working with diverse clients and uses technology, creative activities, and real-life experiences in her therapy. She emphasizes evidence-based interventions and best practices and believes in actively involving clients and their families in the therapy process.
Daylinda has completed ongoing professional and clinical trainings throughout the years to include Learning Language and Loving It program by Hanen Center, Childhood Apraxia of Speech Strategies by Nancy Kaufmann, Westby Play Scale for assessment and therapy by Carol Westby, Social-cognitive trainings for social thinking and social story development led by Michelle Garcia-Winner and Carol Gray, Executive functioning assessment and intervention by Sarah Ward, Social Communication Emotional Regulation Transactional Support (SCERTS) model trained by Emily Rubin, extended voice evaluation and intervention training at John Hopkins Voice Center, and Tethered Oral Tissues (TOT) speciality training . She believes in being a life long learner and continues to to evolve as a clinicianso as to elevate the care she provides her clients.
Daylinda holds the Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She is licensed to practice in both Montana and Washington.
Daylinda is married to a Helena native and has two daughters and two “furry daughters.” She loves to travel, especially to her daughter’s college town. When she’s not cheering at her youngest daughter’s sports events, she enjoys hiking and planning food and music adventures with her husband.
