Clear Speech Team
Clear Speech and Language was established in 2016 by speech and language therapists Vanessa Cisneros and Heather Elam. While working together in Orange County, they discovered they had the same passion, drive, and skills to provide children and adults with excellent speech and language services. Seeking to give the community unparalleled services that could not be found elsewhere, Clear Speech and Language was born. At Clear Speech and Language, the client’s quality of life takes priority. Whether you or a loved one have a speech, language, voice, or fluency disorder, we have the skills and more than 10 years combined experience to help you communicate the best you can and increase your levels of independence and confidence.
Vanessa Hernandez, M.S., CCC-SLP, #20427
Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist
Vanessa is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, who is fluent in both English and Spanish. She holds a Master of Science degree from The City University of New York, Brooklyn College. As a speech-language pathologist, she focuses on diagnosis and treatment of children and adults with apraxia of speech, fluency (stuttering), voice disorders, articulation and phonological disorders, language disorders, and social communication deficits, as well as autism. She has experience with adults who are post-stroke and present with aphasia and/or dysarthria. Vanessa holds certification to provide LSVT LOUD treatment, for adults with Parkinson’s Disease and other neurological conditions.
Heather Elam, M.S, CCC-SLP, #26962
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
Heather is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She holds a Master of Science Degree in Communicative Disorders from Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She has experience working with children who have severe articulation disorders, language deficits, social communication deficits, voice disorders, stuttering (fluency), apraxia of speech and autism. She also has experience working with adults post-stroke and present with aphasia and/or dysarthria, dysphagia, and other neurological disorders.