Julie Carrillo is a speech-language pathologist in Redondo Beach, CA. Practice Type: • Speech-Language Treatment Center/Clinic Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Accent Modification • Apraxia • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Autism • Central Auditory Processing Issues • Fluency and fluency disorders • Language acquisition disorders • Learning disabilities • Multilingualism • Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders • Phonology Disorders • Speech Therapy Please contact Julie Carrillo for a consultation.

Bernadette Kennard is a speech-language pathologist in Long Beach, CA. Practice Type: • Elementary School Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Augmentative Alternative Communication • SLP developmental disabilities Please contact Bernadette Kennard for a consultation.

Matthew Smith, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a Licensed Speech and Language Pathologist with 23+ years of professional experience. He graduated with a BS degree in Speech and Language Pathology from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. He then went on to complete his MS in Speech and Language Pathology from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The areas of specialty that Matthew focuses on include: Children with speech and language disorders related to childhood language disorders; auditory processing, technology, Autism and related disabilities. Matthew enjoys working with children to remediate their difficulties with communication and improve their lives, as well as, their families. Matthew currently serves private clients throughout Greater Los Angeles. Matthew was a proud recipient of the ACE award for continuing education in 2007 and his services are featured in the Cheviot Living Magazine. Please contact Matthew Smith for a consultation.

Catherine Owens is a speech-language pathologist in Los Angeles, CA. Practice Type: • Speech Hearing Center/Clinic Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Accent Modification • Aphasia • Apraxia • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Autism • Central Auditory Processing Issues • Cognitive-Communication Disorders • Communication Improvement and Public Speaking • Fluency and fluency disorders • Language acquisition disorders • Learning disabilities • Neurogenic Communication Disorders • Phonology Disorders • SLP developmental disabilities • Speech Therapy • Swallowing disorders • Voice Disorders Please contact Catherine Owens for a consultation.

Georgia Jessup is a speech-language pathologist in Santa Monica, CA. Practice Type: • Hospitals Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Aphasia • Apraxia • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Cognitive-Communication Disorders • Neurogenic Communication Disorders • Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders • Speech Therapy • Swallowing disorders Please contact Georgia Jessup for a consultation.

Lisa Bolden is a speech-language pathologist in Los Angeles, CA. Practice Type: • Office Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Accent Modification • Aphasia • Apraxia • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Cognitive-Communication Disorders • Communication Improvement and Public Speaking • Fluency and fluency disorders • Neurogenic Communication Disorders • Phonology Disorders • Speech Therapy • Voice Disorders Please contact Lisa Bolden for a consultation.

Linda Diamond is a speech-language pathologist in Los Angeles, CA. Practice Type: • Office Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Apraxia • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Autism • Central Auditory Processing Issues • Language acquisition disorders • Phonology Disorders • SLP developmental disabilities • Speech Therapy Please contact Linda Diamond for a consultation.

Fatima Morante-Robitaille is a speech-language pathologist in Murrieta, CA. Practice Type: • School Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Autism • Cognitive-Communication Disorders • Fluency and fluency disorders • Language acquisition disorders • Learning disabilities • Phonology Disorders • Speech Therapy Please contact Fatima Morante-Robitaille for a consultation.

Karen Vescial is a speech-language pathologist in Garden Grove, CA. Practice Type: • Office Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Aphasia • Apraxia • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Augmentative Alternative Communication • Autism • Central Auditory Processing Issues • Cleft palate • Cognitive-Communication Disorders • Fluency and fluency disorders • Language acquisition disorders • Learning disabilities • Neurogenic Communication Disorders • Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders • Phonology Disorders • SLP developmental disabilities • Speech Therapy • Swallowing disorders • Voice Disorders Please contact Karen Vescial for a consultation.

Carol Graiwer is a speech-language pathologist in Encino, CA. Practice Type: • Center Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Aphasia • Apraxia • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Autism • Central Auditory Processing Issues • Cognitive-Communication Disorders • Fluency and fluency disorders • Language acquisition disorders • Learning disabilities • Neurogenic Communication Disorders • Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders • Phonology Disorders • Speech Therapy • Swallowing disorders • Voice Disorders Please contact Carol Graiwer for a consultation.

Deandra Schmidt is a speech-language pathologist in Encino, CA. Practice Type: • Office Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Speech Therapy Please contact Deandra Schmidt for a consultation.

Stefanie Canter-Karp is a speech-language pathologist in Encino, CA. Practice Type: • Office Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Aphasia • Apraxia • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Augmentative Alternative Communication • Autism • Central Auditory Processing Issues • Cognitive-Communication Disorders • Fluency and fluency disorders • Language acquisition disorders • Learning disabilities • Neurogenic Communication Disorders • Phonology Disorders • SLP developmental disabilities • Speech Therapy • Swallowing disorders Please contact Stefanie Canter-Karp for a consultation.

Rachel Hochberg is a speech-language pathologist in West Hills, CA. Practice Type: • Office Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Accent Modification • Apraxia • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Autism • Central Auditory Processing Issues • Cognitive-Communication Disorders • Communication Improvement and Public Speaking • Language acquisition disorders • Learning disabilities • Phonology Disorders • Speech Therapy Please contact Rachel Hochberg for a consultation.

Adriana Sanders is a speech-language pathologist in Beaumont, CA. Practice Type: • Self-Employed Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Apraxia • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Autism • Cleft palate • Cognitive-Communication Disorders • Learning disabilities • Multilingualism • Neurogenic Communication Disorders • Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders • Phonology Disorders • SLP developmental disabilities • Speech-Language Research • Speech Therapy • Swallowing disorders • Voice Disorders Please contact Adriana Sanders for a consultation.

Amanda Harpst is a speech-language pathologist in Tustin, CA. Practice Type: • Speech-Language Treatment Center/Clinic Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Apraxia • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Autism • Central Auditory Processing Issues • Cognitive-Communication Disorders • Communication Improvement and Public Speaking • Fluency and fluency disorders • Language acquisition disorders • Learning disabilities • Neurogenic Communication Disorders • Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders • Phonology Disorders • SLP developmental disabilities • Speech-Language Research • Speech Therapy • Swallowing disorders • Voice Disorders Please contact Amanda Harpst for a consultation.

Robin Binnie is a speech-language pathologist in Newhall, CA. Practice Type: • Speech-Language Treatment Center/Clinic Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Apraxia • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Autism • Fluency and fluency disorders • Language acquisition disorders • Learning disabilities • Phonology Disorders • Speech Therapy Please contact Robin Binnie for a consultation.

CCC-SLP, Hutchison M.A. is a speech-language pathologist in San Juan Capistrano, CA. Practice Type: • Office Practice Areas: • Speech Language Pathology • Aphasia • Apraxia • Articulation and Phonological Process Disorders • Augmentative Alternative Communication • Autism • Cognitive-Communication Disorders • Fluency and fluency disorders • Language acquisition disorders • Learning disabilities • Neurogenic Communication Disorders • Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders • Phonology Disorders • SLP developmental disabilities • Speech Therapy • Voice Disorders Please contact CCC-SLP, Hutchison M.A. for a consultation.

Speech disorders include: * Articulation disorders: Difficulties producing sounds in syllables or saying words incorrectly to the point that listeners can't understand what's being said. * Phonological disorders: Difficulties in speech sound patterns. * Fluency disorders: Problems such as stuttering, in which the flow of speech is interrupted by abnormal stoppages, repetitions (st-st-stuttering), or prolonging sounds and syllables (ssssstuttering). * Resonance or voice disorders: Problems with the pitch, volume, or quality of the voice that distract listeners from what's being said. * Motor speech disorders such as Apraxia of Speech (AOS): Difficulties saying what is wanted to say correctly and consistently. * Language disorders can be either receptive or expressive: * Receptive disorders: Difficulties understanding or processing language. * Expressive disorders: Difficulty putting words together, limited vocabulary, or inability to use language in a socially appropriate way. Pragmatic/social aspects of communication: Difficulties using language, changing language and following conversational rules. * Dysphagia/oral feeding disorders: These include difficulties with drooling, eating, and swallowing. * Cognitive aspects of communication: Difficulties with attention, memory, problem solving and executive functions. Tia worked in various settings leading speech and language therapy groups, facilitating and training staff in using augmentative and alternative communication devices in the classroom and collaborated and participated in co-treatment sessions with Special Education Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Floortime Specialists, while using Floor Time (DIR Model). She also developed and implemented Individualized Education Programs for each child in her caseload. She is now in private practice in Stevenson Ranch, providing consultations, home, school, and clinic based interventions. Tia’s love of children shines through in her dedication and passion to enriching their lives, as well as the lives of their family. Tia received a B.A. and a M.S. in Communicative Disorders from California State University, Northridge.