Downie Mathis started A Therapy Connection in the Dallas area in February of 2006 as a solo practice speech therapy provider. By October of the same year, Downie had finally convinced Traci Redding to come work for the growing company. Both women had worked closely with pediatric Occupational and Physical Threapists at their previous employer and knew the tremendous value and complement these services could offer their speech patients. In August of 2007, ATC hired it's first Occupational Therapist.

The practice grew rapidly due to word-of-mouth referrals from parents of patients who had received exceptional care.

In the summer of 2008, the clinic was expanded and a well equipped sensory gym was added, as were 4 additional treatment rooms and a fully-stocked supply closet.Because Traci and Downie have a shared interest in pediatric feeding issues, they spent time researching feeding programs available in the Dallas area and made the decision to offer an approach that was different from most others offered in the metroplex. Today, A therapy Connection offers a successful sensory based feeding approach that is a hybrid of the SOS program paired with a few other techniques. The rapid growth of the practice made it difficult to maintain alone, so Ms. Redding moved into a partnership role in early 2010.

Today, A Therapy Connection employs over 20 qualified therapists and 5 support staff personnel. Because of our large staff, we are able to offer extended after school and weekend therapy appointments; the most coveted therapy appointments for pediatric patients!

We also provide free vision, hearing and developmental screenings to your school or daycare at no charge. Please have your school's director call for details.

Downie Mathis

Clinic Director, Speech Language Pathologist

Downie has a Bachelor's degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master's degree in Speech Pathology from Texas Woman's University. Her areas of specialized interest include severe articulation and language deficits, early childhood feeding issues, and social pragmatic deficits associated with various diagnoses. She completed training in the Sequential-Oral-Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding and is a Computer Based Intervention specialist. She is also an Interactive Metronome provider.

Downie is a member of the American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology & Audiology and is a member of the Texas Speech Language Hearing Association Private Practice Task Force. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language Hearing Association and is a recipient of the ASHA ACE award. Prior to starting A Therapy Connection, Downie served as therapy director for a Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility. She has worked with the pediatric population since 1995.

Traci Redding

Therapy Director, Speech Language Pathologist

Traci has a Bachelor's degree in Communication Disorders from Texas Tech University and a Master's degree in Speech Pathology from Texas Woman's University. She has treated children with a variety of diagnoses and disorders throughout her career. Her true passion is for articulation disorders, fluency, and childhood feeding issues. She is trained in the Sequential-Oral-Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding and is an Interactive Metronome provider.

Traci hold a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language Hearing Association and is a member of the Texas Speech Language Hearing Association. Prior to becoming a partner at A Therapy Connection, Traci served as a staff therapist with ATC and previously at a CORF in the Dallas Metroplex. She has spent her career providing exceptional care to children.