Consulting, Training, and Speaking Services
DVT Therapeutics provides specialized training, consultation, and mentorship focused on strengthening culturally responsive healthcare across North Carolina and beyond.
Our sessions are interactive, story-based, and hands-on, with content customized to each organization’s needs. We proudly work alongside Indian Tribes under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) to enhance health literacy and support sustainable, community-driven wellness initiatives.
In-Person & Virtual Trainings
What We Offer
Full-day workshops
Online webinars
In-services and professional development
Conference sessions
Keynote speaker
Mentorship and consulting
Who We Work With
Allied healthcare professionals
Speech, occupational, and physical therapists
Tribal elders and key stakeholders
Educators
Social workers
Signature Training Topics
DVT Therapeutics customizes education sessions to meet the needs of each community. Our most popular topics include:
Integration of "Whole-Person"
Learn how conditions that disproportionately affect Indigenous populations, such as diabetes and heart disease, affect swallowing, cognition, and communication— and how critical oral health is for disease prevention.
A "Decolonized" Approach to Nutrition and Lifestyle
Explore strengths-based strategies that center on traditional foods, cultural knowledge, and respectful distinctions between sacred and commercial tobacco use for tribal populations.
Fostering Cultural Humility
Learn how to make Indigenous patients feel heard and respected by reducing provider-patient hierarchies, validating lived experiences, and co-creating treatment plans based on personal and cultural values.
Trauma Informed Care
Acknowledge the impact of intergenerational and historical traumas (e.g., boarding schools, forced relocation) that may influence a patient's current health behaviors and mistrust of authority
What Else We Offer
Professional Development Hours
Continuing Education (PDH, CEU) hours
Meets specific requirements for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) credits
Evaluation & Therapy Tools
Culturally informed assessment tools that reduce misdiagnosis and reflect the unique lived experiences of Native families
Treatment approaches that align with culturally relevant and responsive care
Culturally Responsive Strategies
Adapting clinical interventions to align with Indigenous diets, values, and storytelling traditions
Moving beyond cultural “competence” toward a lifelong practice of “humility.”
Meet Tamra Lowry, M.S., CCC-SLP
Čwé·ʔn. Naká·yè·ʔr sihskę̀·nęʔ. Kayęʔnačręhnù·rih akhsęnehę̀·wawęh. Ráʔkwihs kirʔęhsę́·te. Skarù·ręʔ tiwakaʔwnúʔnę· tíhsnęʔ waknè·nę Uhnawiyúʔkye.
Hello. May it be that you have peace. She Awakens Them is my genuine name. Turtle is my clan. Tuscarora is my nation and I live in North Carolina.
Hi, I’m Tamra, the owner of DVT Therapeutics! I’m an Indigenous medical SLP with over 20 years of experience in speech-language pathology.
For the past decade, I have worked exclusively within my tribe as a dysphagia and voice expert, focusing on improving health equity through culturally responsive care. I have also contributed to state and national initiatives, including serving on the American Indian/Native American Community Response Team, where we worked to create culturally respectful solutions to tribal health disparities.
My training, consulting, and mentorship services aim to bridge the gap between chronic disease management and traditional Indigenous practices. Through specialized training, I help organizations shift from “standard” care models toward a more nuanced approach that respects tribal sovereignty and improves long-term community health outcomes.
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December 2025 Guest Lecturer, “Dysphagia Management in Adults” Seminar for SLP-Assistants, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, NC
November 2024 Guest Lecturer, “Dysphagia Management in Adults” Seminar for SLP-Assistants, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, NC
April 2024 Guest Lecturer, “Dysphagia Management in Adults” Seminar for SLP-Assistants, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, NC
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA):
2023-2026: Committee for Ambassadors representing North Carolina (3-year term)
2024: Planning Convention-Committee for Adult Swallowing: Normal and Disordered Track
Scotland Memorial Hospital- Laurinburg, NC
November 2025: Executed a contractual agreement for acute care PRN services delivered by Dysphagia & Voice Therapeutics.
March 2024: Presented to CEO and Executive Director of Rehabilitation Services: Building Partnerships + Accessibility to Medical SLP Services.
Pinehurst Surgical ENT Clinic, Southern Pines, NC
September 2021: Executed a contractual agreement to provide swallowing, voice, & FEES services delivered by Tamra Lowry. Dysphagia & Voice Therapeutics
June 2021: Presented to four Otolaryngologists and Clinic Director of Pinehurst Surgical ENT: Building Partnerships + Voice & FEES services.
Here’s How to Get Started with Our Team
Step 1
Send an email to inquire about our speaking, training, or other consulting services.
Step 2
DVT will follow up with a consultation call to learn more about your organization and goals.
Step 3
We will then develop a proposal outlining the training/PD and send it over for review.
Step 4
Once the agreement is signed, we will schedule your in-person or virtual session.
Are you ready to become a more culturally responsive healthcare provider?