Pediatric Speech and Langauge Therapy | Seattle | Bellevue

Aimee Fertman, M.A., CCC-SLP

Aimee has a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Rush University in Chicago and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Washington. During her professional career, Aimee has focused on working in private practice settings, and has had the opportunity to work with a variety of populations and disorders including children diagnosed with receptive, expressive and pragmatic language disorders, articulation and/or phonological processing disorders, and oral motor/swallowing disorders. Aimee is Level I PROMPT trained. Additionally, she has cultivated a professional focus and special interest in working with children who have voice disorders and stuttering/fluency disorders. She is a Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) LOUD Certified therapist. Aimee currently works in our Wallingford office and also provides teletherapy to families throughout Washington.

Outside of work, Aimee lives on her 53-foot sailboat with her husband, Danny, and their dog, Charlie. For fun she enjoys hiking, sailing, and creating art.

Barrett Calabro, M.S., CCC-SLP

Barrett received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences with a minor in Human Development from Washington State University. She then went on to graduate from Arizona State University with a Master of Science degree in Communication Disorders. Barrett has provided speech and language services in several different settings including private practices, public schools, pediatric acute care and outpatient hospital settings. Barrett works with a variety of children including but not limited to those diagnosed with receptive and expressive language disorders, autism spectrum disorder, apraxia of speech, articulation and phonological disorders, and social pragmatic disorders. She enjoys working with a variety of ages and diagnoses, but especially enjoys working with young children diagnosed with expressive language disorders. Barrett is passionate about working alongside parents and caregivers to facilitate a child’s ability to communicate with those that they love and with the world in which they live.

When she is not working, Barrett enjoys hiking and being outdoors, volunteering, and watching football.

Ginny Shayne, M.S., CCC-SLP

Ginny graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.S. in Education and Communicative Disorders, and with an M.S. in Communicative Disorders, Speech-Language Pathology in 1989. She has worked with pediatric clients 2 to 16 years old in clinic settings, a Birth to 5 nonprofit education center, and public-school settings in North Carolina, Missouri, Montana, and Washington.

Ginny has extensive training and experience in working with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. She created a comprehensive program of services for students with ASD in a rural school district, including curriculum development, all while training and supervising a team of paraeducators supporting children in grades K-8. Ginny has experience working with children who have motor speech disorders, has completed PROMPT-BRIDGING training, and taken coursework on the Kaufman Speech-to-Language approach. She is experienced in supporting children and adolescents with severe motor speech and/or language delays through the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Ginny is also passionate about language development, early literacy, and written language, having worked for many years with children who have language-based learning differences and dyslexia.

Ginny enjoys hiking, kayaking, local farmer's markets and festivals and spending time with friends and family.

Kate Greco, M.A., CCC-SLP

Kate was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. In 2011 she moved to the Midwest where she received both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Calvin College. In 2017 Kate moved west to Seattle. Prior to joining the PSLT team, she has worked in early intervention, pediatric outpatient, as well as in school settings.

Kate has diverse clinical experience working with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), social-pragmatic difficulties, sensory integration disorders, receptive and expressive language delays, articulation and phonology deficits, and childhood apraxia of speech. She is a Level II trained PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets) therapist, and she also has experience providing therapy based on the Social Thinking curriculum.

When not at the office, Kate enjoys spending time in the mountains hiking, backpacking, and snowboarding. She also loves traveling, cooking, and spending time with her husband and two cats.

Launa Fuhrman, M.S., CCC-SLP

Launa graduated from Missouri State University with a BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a minor in Mathematics. She also attended the Medical University of South Carolina, where she earned her masters in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She has almost a decade of experience providing speech-language pathology services to children from preschool ages all the way up through high school. She now provides speech and language therapy in our Wallingford location.

Launa enjoys working with children of all ages, and their families. She loves the variety of working with children with a wide range of speech and language disorders. She is especially passionate about early intervention, fluency/stuttering, and severe speech disorders (i.e. apraxia, severe articulation/phonology disorders, etc.) where she can use her PROMPT training, and children who exhibit challenging behaviors.

In her spare time, Launa enjoys exploring the beautiful outdoors of the Pacific Northwest, cooking, dancing, and playing games with her friends.

Melissa Stark, M.A., CCC-SLP

Melissa graduated from Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, with a B.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology. She has worked in a hospital pediatric outpatient clinic, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), as well as in a private pediatric speech therapy clinic.

Melissa has experience working with pre-school and school-age children with a variety of communication disorders, including receptive and expressive language disorders, motor speech disorders, autism spectrum disorder and augmentative and alternative communication. Melissa is passionate about working with children who have complex communication needs. Melissa currently sees patients via telehealth only.

Melissa is trained in the Speech-EZ Apraxia Program, a structured therapy program designed to work with children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech and severe phonological disorders. Speech-EZ is a multi-sensory approach that incorporates visual, auditory, proprioceptive, gestural and tactile input in order to teach children the correct movement sequences for speech. Melissa is PROMPT Level II trained and has a special interest in motor speech disorders. She has taken several other courses related to motor speech disorders including the Kaufman Approach and she attended the CASANA (The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of America) conference. Melissa is also a certified instructor in Hanen "It Takes Two to Talk". She has experience with a variety of AAC devices, and also enjoys providing feeding therapy in an individual or small group setting. She has attended continuing education courses/training (e.g., Affective Strategies to Address Pediatric Feeding Issues).

Melissa is a Seattle native who enjoys getting outdoors, playing soccer, dinners with family and friends, and showing her children all that the beautiful PNW has to offer!

Robin Rineman, Office Manager

Robin graduated with a B.S. in Sociology from Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon. There, she most enjoyed studying Japanese, Printmaking and Sociology of Islam. Previously, she worked in the hospitality industry, most recently as the general manager of a boutique movie theater and event venue in Belltown called the Big Picture. She was there for nearly six years, running facilities, staffing and managing high profile events.

Robin moved from Ashland, Oregon to Seattle with her then girlfriend, Wendy in 2010. In 2015, they were married on a white sand beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. Passionate about travel, she has been to places such as Japan and Peru and hopes to explore more of the world in years to come. She enjoys hanging out with her dogs Wiley & Kona, hiking all over the PNW, skiing, biking, camping (pretty much anything outdoors). When she goes back to Southern Oregon to visit, she loves spending time with family and rafting the Rogue River.