Chelsea Hernley’s interest in speech language pathology began when she observed her little brother receive in-home natural setting speech therapy. She loved the idea of helping kids increase their communication skills. She completed the top Honors Program at Ball State University, graduating Cum Laude with a Master of Arts Degree in Speech Pathology. Chelsea has experience with pediatric clients in schools, outpatient clinics, and natural home/daycare settings. She has also had adult and geriatric caseloads in a hospital environment. Chelsea’s work not only involves direct patient interaction, but also collaborating as an interdisciplinary team member, leading family conferences, and supervising coworkers. She has been a part of Speak Easy Rehabilitation since 2013.
Chelsea has experience in evaluating and treating children with receptive/expressive language disorders, autism, articulation, and fluency. Chelsea’s therapy interventions include family and caregivers by sharing techniques and suggestions so that everyone communicating with the child uses a similar approach. Her most important career goal is to provide each family with strategies to help their individual child succeed with communication in order to reach their highest potential.
Chelsea and her husband welcomed their daughter in 2013 and son in 2014. Chelsea understands the experience of what it is like to be on the parent’s side of pediatrician appointments, developmental checklists, infant feeding difficulties, ear tubes surgeries, and even tongue clipping procedures. She enjoys the opportunity to enhance her professional skills by completing thirty hours of continuing education each term.
Chelsea is licensed by the Board of North Carolina and holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech Language Hearing Association.
