Ansley is a speech-language pathologist (SLP) who received both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from the University of Georgia (UGA).  She has served the Athens community since 2004 by working in private practice, schools, as well as in multiple healthcare settings (including inpatient rehabilitation at St. Mary’s Hospital and Outpatient Pediatrics at Piedmont Athens Regional).  More recently, Ansley returned to her alma mater to work as a Clinical Assistant Professor and Supervisor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at UGA.  Ansley started Heart to Heart Speech Therapy in 2020, and this is when she also mastered virtual/telehealth services and began serving individuals throughout the state of Georgia.  She has continued to work locally in private practice as well as at UGA.   

Ansley holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCCs) through the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed by the Georgia State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology.  Ansley is Certified in VitalStim, which utilizes neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) to improve the swallowing ability of individuals with dysphagia/feeding disorders.  Her other areas of interest include articulation and phonological disorders, motor speech disorders (apraxia/dysarthria), receptive/expressive language disorders, aphasia, and cognitive-communication disorders.