Jan Eichen

Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist

Jan Eichen grew up in Columbus, Indiana. She attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana and graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology (Pre-Med) and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Audiology and Speech Sciences in 1988. In the summer of 1986, she was chosen to be a Fellowship student for Bartholomew County Hospital in Columbus, where her love for speech and language therapy began. In 1989, she completed a speech and language externship with the Monon-Buffalo schools in Indiana while working with elementary age children. In 1990, she competed an externship with Bartholomew County Hospital where she worked with a range of patients from preschool to geriatrics. In 1990, she graduated with her Master’s of Science degree in Speech and Language Pathology from Purdue. She has been a member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) since 1991 and is presently licensed in the state of Indiana and North Carolina. Jan was employed in Chapel Hill with the Chapel Hill – Carrboro City schools. Her focus was with preschool aged children, (3-6 years of age). She worked in privately owned preschools and daycares. In addition, she provided therapy for children registered in the Headstart programs in the Chapel Hill – Carrboro city area. Her main focus was to provide speech and language services in an environment where teachers and parents were encouraged to be a part of their children’s therapy. She also provided informational talks for teachers and parents to inform them of speech and language development during early childhood. Jan has recently worked as a preschool teacher for St. Michael Early Childhood Center and has been employed as an assistant teacher for St. Michael School. She and her husband Jeff have three children. She enjoys music, gardening, sports, and spending time with her family.

What Our Clients Say

I brought my daughter in to see Ms. Helen for her lisp. Ms. Helen is wonderful with kids. She immediately made my daughter feel comfortable and quickly taught her how to correctly say her “s” sounds. She also has very useful drills for at-home practice. My daughter has picked up the correct way to speak so quickly it is amazing. I highly recommend Cary Speech Services.

We brought our son to Cary Speech Services when he was three. I can’t say enough positive things about Helen and what she did for my son. His speech is so clear now and he has so much more confidence. He enjoyed going to the sessions and it never seemed like “work” to him, but he really did work hard. People can’t believe that he ever needed speech therapy.

If you ask our daughter who Ms. Jan is, she’ll tell you, “She’s the person who helped make my bouncy words go away!”

Our daughter had advanced verbal skills and spoke in whole sentences when she was one, so when she started stuttering at two we felt alarmed. I’m so grateful that a friend referred us to Jan! She was wonderful with our little girl and taught us fluency techniques that we used right away. Our sessions were fun and quickly effective.

Our daughter was actually disappointed when her visits had to end because her “r” sound was corrected in as little as four sessions. Jan is exceptional at what she does. We highly recommend her.

Jan is phenomenal! Her kid-friendly and fun approach put our daughter at ease right away. She was always encouraging and positive, building our daughter’s confidence right away. We especially appreciated how she never made our daughter feel like she had something wrong with her.

Recently my husband and I were watching a video of our daughter from a year ago and the first thing that struck us both was how far she has come since she started therapy at Cary Speech Services.

My experience with them has been way beyond excellent. They were so good with my son, understanding the needs, having a listening ear, gave the right feedback and were just so compassionate. The owner on numerous occasions would talk to me over the phone to give me advice and support. They have just done miracles for my son. I would highly recommend them.

Staff Member

M.S., CCC/SLP

Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist

What Our Clients Say