"Shellie has been amazing with my son! Before finding Shellie we struggled finding a speech therapist that he wouldn’t shut down with. She understands him so much and I am so thankful for that. I love that she involves family in the speech session so you can continue to work on things. She is very patient, flexible, and truly cares about the progress her clients make. If something isn’t working she changes it up. I love that she makes us feel like family and not just another name on the list."  -M.T.

"Shellie is great at what she does. She won't scare you with a diagnosis but instead walk you through it and will be optimistic the entire way, providing the resources and therapy your child needs." - E.T.

"Shellie is incredibly talented at making the necessary connections between parents and children to ensure optimal success with speech and language. While working with a wide range of ages and disabilities, she always provides the client with the direct, personalized therapy that is needed. After many years in clinics and speech offices, my 10yro daughter with autism finally started making tremendous gains in communication and behavior with Shellie. She is always flexible, ready and willing to try different approaches that work best for my child and always provides valuable knowledge and support to be carried over in the home setting. Highly recommend!"  -G.L.

"We had seen 3 different therapists in 3 years with little progress before we found Hear My Words. In just 6 short weeks working with Shellie, my son's articulation had improved tremendously--much more so than in the past 3 years! We love working with Shellie--she is very patient and very good at knowing exactly how to meet each individual speech need. She gives us drills to practice at home and cares very much about my child's progress. We are so glad we found her and would not want to see another therapist!"  -C.T

My grandson has been seeing Shellie for almost two years. He was diagnosed with a speech delay at approximately two years of age and saw another professional speech therapist before he began seeing Shellie. All I can say is "WOW!" His progress has been amazing. Shellie's knowledge of speech pathology is first rate. She has taken his experience from "point to the rabbit" from pictures on the table to a more creative approach with videos, creating stories by drawing and gives us tasks to practice at home so that his experience is continued to his next session."  -L.W

"Shellie has been instrumental in our son's speech therapy. After having been to several other therapists and seeing no progress in his speech, Shellie was the first to break his silence. Her resilience to constantly be thinking outside the box is exactly what he needed. By far one of the best SLP's in the Auburn area!" -K.M.

"Our boys look forward to speech each week with Shellie. She has helped me as a parent to instill interrupt rules and turn taking while speaking. She is so much fun and has helped us by teaching us games we play at home. We are so thankful for Shellie!" -M.T.

"We are relieved and grateful that we were referred to Shellie for our 4 year old Autistic son with his speech delay. We spent a few months with a local Early Intervention Team when he was between 2/3 years old and he made little to no progress with his speech. As soon as he turned 3, we were told there was nothing else they could do to help our son since their services only covered up to 3 years/36 months. As parents, we didn’t know where to turn. Our lives were completely changed after a single session with Shellie. Her positive, encouraging, knowledgeable and patient attitude was a perfect fit for our son. She provides us with resources to study and practice at home which helps us reinforce everything she introduces to him. Our son loves coming to visit “His Shellie” and his vocabulary has expanded tremendously since we’ve been working with her. I highly and gracefully recommend her to anyone who has a child with speech therapy needs. Before Shellie, we felt completely lost and discouraged but now, we have all confidence that our son will prevail. We love her as if she is a part of our family and we are so happy to have her in our lives." -T.D.

"There are so many good things I could say about Shellie and the work she does. Having two kids with speech apraxia is extremely frustrating. Shellie has the patience of Job and has always been encouraging to me. She keeps the HOPE alive!" -W.G.
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"After many years of unsuccessful, traditional speech therapy, my 9 year old daughter with autism has made tremendous gains in her functional language, social skills and communication delays with Shellie. Our therapy plan has been designed specifically to meet our biggest challenges and we reap the rewards daily. She is a true Blessing to our family and has given us hope and peace for the days ahead." -G.L.