Clarissa Calzada

M.S., CCC-SLP

Los Angeles, California

5.00 / 5 avg

12 Reviews

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About me

Hi! I'm Clarissa. I graduated from Howard University with my Master of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders in May 2015. After completing my clinical fellowship year, I became a licensed speech-language pathologist (SLP) in June 2016. I decided to become an SLP after being introduced to speech pathology while I was in high school while caring for a child with autism. I have been passionate about speech pathology ever since. I would describe my clinical style and approach as client- and family-centered. I believe in working as a team with families and other disciplines to treat the client holistically. I pride myself in making sure that my therapy sessions are individualized and functional for each client I treat. I have worked in settings such as public schools, home health, private therapy clinics, and universities. While working at Gallaudet University, I supervised graduate students in the Communication Sciences and Disorders department and taught a course on articulation and speech sound disorders. I am certified in the following: Hanen, LAMP Words for Life, PESL Accent Modification, and Unity Language System. In addition, I have experience with low- and high-tech AAC devices. I believe in this field that we are constantly learning. I take trainings in different disorder areas in an effort to learn about new techniques and approaches to better help my clients.

Practice details and specialties

states licensed to practice

California

Washington

languages spoken

English

Education and training

B.S. - St John's University

M.S. - Howard University

specialties

Acquired Apraxia

Adult Articulation

Adult Fluency/Stuttering

Aphasia

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Dysarthria

Early Language Development

Pediatric Articulation/Phonological Disorder

Pediatric Fluency/Stuttering

Pediatric Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder

Pediatric/Adolescent Social-Pragmatics

Other interests

I enjoy traveling, art, and creative projects.

Patient Reviews

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12 reviews

E.L./Aug 17, 2024

Clarissa is great with my grandson.

Q.L./Jul 25, 2024

My son was returning from an extended break from his sessions at Expressable. He and his SLP Clarissa we're able to meet up and jump back into a flow. The session was very successful and my 4-year-old son left feeling empowered. Clarissa took a moment to walk me through a game plan on how to help my son work on some things that he regressed on. It was overall a really good experience.

O.P./Jun 22, 2024

We are a family who has needed the help of an SLP for over eight years. We’ve met some really wonderful people on our journey and this stop is no exception. We appreciate how Clarissa is able to connect so easily and bring out the best in our child. We know there are more challenging days than others, and that is where most of the growing happens in my opinion. Clarissa is doing an awesome job!

T.C./Jun 5, 2024

She was very patient with him.

Q.L./May 24, 2024

I love how Ms Clarisa has a lot of patience to my daughter

Y.S./May 7, 2024

E.L./Jan 12, 2024

Very nice. My son is very happy with Clarrisa.

E.S./Nov 19, 2023

Expressable was a very convenient and approachable way to get speech therapy, which I had been considering for a long time. My speech therapist, Clarissa, was amazing to work with. She was very supportive and gave me encouragement throughout the process of correcting my lisp. Overall, it was a great experience.

A.L./Oct 12, 2023

She helps my daughter for over a year now. My daughter continue to made progress with her goals.

F.P./Sep 16, 2023

Clarissa is amazingly patient while still keep on track with the session.

M.M./Aug 16, 2023

Mrs Clarissa is kind, thorough and very intentional in how she guides her clients. She is so present [and] such a safe place.

K.B./Aug 2, 2023

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