Our Hearing Professionals
Our experienced providers are committed to a high standard of patient care and are here for you throughout every stage of your hearing journey.
Helton Hearing Care, formerly Micken Hearing Services, was the first and premier audiology practice in western Montana. For more than 40 years, we have been providing audiology services, hearing aids and accessories, Assistive Listening Devices, hearing protection devices and hearing aid repair service to help improve the quality of life for many hearing impaired people in the Bozeman and Belgrade community, including its surrounding areas. We have a team of talented and dedicated professionals, led by Dr. Will Helton. Also, we are the only practice in Montana where all of our Doctors of Audiology hold National Board Certification from the only board that offers board certification in audiology, the American Board of Audiology (ABA).
Our Providers
Will Helton, Au.D., FAAA, CCC-A
Co-owner and Clinical Audiologist (Board Certified by the American Board of Audiology)
Dr. Will Helton earned his Doctoral degree in Audiology at the University of North Texas. He has a vast array of audiology experience including working in a private practice, industrial setting and hospital environments. He is licensed and certified by the State of Montana Board of Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists, and the only one of two audiologists (the other one is Dr. Katelyn Thompson) in Bozeman, MT, who holds National Board Certification from the American Board of Audiology (ABA).
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Gee Helton, M.S.
Co-owner and Practice Development Manager
Gee and her husband, Dr. Will Helton, purchased Micken Hearing Services from Drs. Lee and Darrell Micken at the end of 2009. Gee was a scholar student from Thailand. She earned her Master’s degree in Economics from the University of North Texas. She and Dr. Helton enjoy working together. While Gee worked as a Policy and Planning Analyst for the Ministry of Education in Thailand, she and Dr. Helton also worked together as educators helping to improve the Thai educational system via various government projects and international organizations such as United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for 6 years.
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Katelyn Thompson, Au.D., FAAA
Clinical Audiologist (Board Certified by the American Board of Audiology)
Dr. Katelyn Thompson earned her Bachelor's degree in Communication Disorders and Sciences from the University of Oregon and received her Doctoral Degree in Audiology from Pacific University. Prior to joining the Helton Hearing Care team, she gained valuable experience at the Veteran’s Administration assessing hearing disorders and providing rehabilitation services for hearing loss. Additionally, she has experience working at an Ear Nose and Throat Clinic.
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Julie Jones
Patient Care Coordinator
Julie was born and raised in Washington State, where she grew up with her older brother and two younger sisters. Julie originally moved to Belgrade Montana in June of 2006, when her husband took a job with Big Sky Carvers in Manhattan MT. Julie has worked for 17 years in the manufacturing field in Belgrade. After traveling for 6 months, she joined our team at Helton Hearing Care as a patient care coordinator. Julie brings over 20+ years of customer service experience to the clinic.
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Whitney Schlender
Patient Care Coordinator
Whitney was born and raised in Bozeman, Montana where she grew up with her family. Whitney moved to Corvallis, Oregon in August of 2022 to go to Oregon State University. She then had an amazing opportunity to travel the world and help those in need through an organization called YWAM. Whitney has worked for over 6 years in customer service. After traveling through Hawaii and Africa for 6 months with YWAM, she came home got engaged to her fiancé Anthony and joined our team at Helton Hearing Care as a patient care coordinator.
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Jaime Coulter
Patient Care Coordinator
Jaime was born and raised in Washington State, where she grew up with her older brother. Jaime originally moved to Billings Montana in April of 2022, so she could be closer to her brother and nephew. Later that year she met her now fiancé and moved here to Bozeman, where she joined our team at Helton Hearing Care as a patient care coordinator. Jaime brings over 12 years of customer service experience to the clinic working in retail, salons, and medical offices.
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Ja Jantamoso
Patient Care Coordinator
Ja was originally from Thailand. She was born and raised in a small province, called Chachoengsao. Ja earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Thailand. After moving to the U.S. in 2007, she has worked in various customer service jobs. Ja has found that she really likes working with people and helping them. She also loves nature and likes to explore new places.
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