Our Team. Our Story.

Courtney D. Sistak, M.S., CCC-SLP

Licensed and Certified Speech-Language Pathologist

President & Co-Founder of Grow with Words, Inc.

Courtney’s passion for working with children began when she took her first client as a habilitation provider and saw the impact that the right therapies could have on a family. This led her to continue to work with additional families and professionals as she pursued her bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing Science at Arizona State University. Courtney continued to further her education by pursuing her master’s degree in Communication Disorders. Between her experiences as a Habilitation Provider, Speech-Language Pathologist, school volunteer, mom, and even a Girl Scouts leader, Courtney has worked with kids of all ages for over twenty years. She has advanced training in early intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, sensory-based feeding disorders, articulation and phonology, gifted and talented supports, social cognition skills, and reading, including interventions for dyslexia. When she’s not working with kids, Courtney enjoys spending time with her husband, her two children, and her fur babies, Orion, Venus, and Luna.

Robert Sistak, B.S.

Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder

Robert has been around early education most of his life, first with his mother working as a special education preschool school teacher, and now with his wife of 16 years working as an SLP. Robert has been working in the healthcare industry for 18 years with experts in over 25 states across the country. Specializing in school-aged patient care, Robert understands the importance of early intervention in a child's medical services to help them excel in the classroom and ultimately later in their adult life. When he's not working, Robert enjoys spending time with his wife and kids playing games, watching movies, and enjoying the great outdoors.