What is Speech Therapy?
Speech Therapy is the assessment and treatment of a broad range of physical and cognitive communication disorders. A licensed professional called a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) works with patients to address receptive and expressive language delays, motor apraxia, articulation, fluency, voice, pragmatic/social skills challenges and/or feeding and swallowing disorders.
Who can benefit from Speech Therapy?
A wide range of children can benefit from Speech Therapy, including those who have been diagnosed with: • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) • Failure to Thrive (FTT) • Developmental Delay (DD) • Chromosomal Abnormalities • Cognitive Delays • Cerebral Palsy • Traumatic Brain Injury • Cleft Lip/Palate
Our Services & Specialty
Feeding
• Oral Functional Therapy
Other Services
• Comprehensive Assessment & Evaluation
About
Renee Chaffee, M.S., CCC-SLP is a board-certified pediatric speech-language pathologist with over 17 years of experience working in a variety of home, clinical, and educational settings. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Advanced Psychology from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada and her Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology from the University of North Dakota. She holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA). She was also a recipient of the Award for Continuing Education (ACE) which is a formal recognition of professionals who have demonstrated their commitment to lifelong learning by earning 70 continuing education hours within a 3-year period. Renee has always been zealous about being a coach, mentor and leader with training multiple undergraduate and graduate interns over the 17 years. She has given presentations and was active in training other SLPs within an educational setting. Renee is currently licensed in Nevada and California.
Payment
Speech-language services provided by us will be considered out-of-network by your insurance company. We do not currently accept or file insurance but will in the future. It is the client's responsibility to inquire on benefits and coverage. If a client wishes to submit a member claim to an insurance company, we will provide you a superbill/account statement that will include diagnoses codes and treatment plans along with any additional paperwork that may be needed.
Testimonials
"Inspire Speech gets results. Therapy is individualized, targeted, and engaging. Ms. Chaffee understands what motivates children and uses it to maximize their progress."