About Julie Bearden, MS, CCC-SLP
Founder. Fellow SLP. Advocate for better tools.
My Journey as an SLP
I graduated with a Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology in 2006 and have spent over a decade as a certified speech-language pathologist. Over the years, I’ve worked with children and adults in schools, clinics, and telepractice, supporting people with articulation and phonological disorders, speech and language delays, cleft palate, childhood apraxia of speech, fluency disorders, voice disorders, hearing loss, and other speech sound disorders.
At the heart of my work is a simple belief: therapy should be both effective and efficient. I’m passionate about finding better ways to support the people we serve and the SLPs who serve them.
Seeing the Missing Piece
I’ve worked in schools, clinics, early intervention, and telepractice. Across all of these settings, I noticed a missing piece: we don’t have tools that truly support us in capturing speech with both accuracy and efficiency.
That’s why I set out to create software that provides foundational information in real-time by transcribing speech sounds as they happen. Not only does it generate a live transcription, but it also acts like a second ear, helping us hear and document sounds with greater clarity and confidence.
With this tool, SLPs can focus on delivering effective therapy that drives better outcomes.
This tool comes from my experience as an SLP, designed to make therapy more efficient and impactful.
I founded GTD Speech to create the tool I wish I’d had.
I’m not a tech entrepreneur. I’m an SLP who wanted to make our work easier and our sessions more effective.
Accurately transcribe speech sounds in real time
Help SLPs stay focused on therapy instead of paperwork
Work across in-person, group, and teletherapy sessions
Support better outcomes for clients
Rooted in Real Experience.
Designed for Everyday Use.
This platform isn’t about flashy features you’ll never use. It’s about solving real problems:
Spending hours after sessions writing up notes
Worrying whether you captured everything in a busy evaluation
Trying to keep up with documentation while focusing on therapy
We’re changing that with affordable, intuitive tech built specifically for SLPs.
