Kelly is a passionate bilingual speech-language pathology assistant with an associates degree in Early Childhood Development and a Bachelors degree in Communicative Disorders from California State University Los Angeles where she also obtained her SLPA certification. Kelly has had the pleasure of working with children and adults of all ages and abilities in schools, in homes, in the clinic and in rehabilitation centers. Kelly specializes in helping individuals with communication challenges including articulation, fluency, language disorders, and social skills. Kelly has also had the opportunity to work with people who are hard of hearing and who have suffered from strokes. Her goal is to help people find their voice, achieve their highest level of communication by individualizing therapy, gain confidence and social functioning.  Kelly has also been a SLPA for a school District; there she worked with neurodivergent students and lead parent education sessions. Kelly’s believes everyone has their own unique way of communicating, whether it be verbal, nonverbal, gestures, ASL, body language or augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device. It is important to recognize and appreciate the diversity of communication styles and to support and encourage functional and effective communication.