Meet the Therapist
Hi! I’m Kelly Shay, M.A., CCC-SLP! I am a pediatric Speech Language Pathologist practicing since May 2017. After completing my Bachelor's in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Georgia and my Master's in Speech Language Pathology at the University of Florida, my partner and I moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana where I completed my clinical fellowship year and subsequent 2 years in the field. In 2019, we settled in the mountains of western North Carolina and are so proud to call this area home.
I knew in high school that I wanted to be a pediatric Speech Language Pathologist. My younger brother was diagnosed and treated for Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) when he was about 3 years old. I was the only one who understood his “baby talk” so I went to a few of his therapy sessions to “translate.” I was amazed that someone’s whole job was playing with children. I knew from then on that was what I wanted to do. I now know that this career is more than just playing games and blowing bubbles, but I’ve never looked back.
While I enjoy treating a variety of speech and language disorders, my specific passions lie in treating early language delays, Autism, stuttering and cluttering disorders, and working with dyslexia and dysgraphia.
When I’m not treating patients, I enjoy spending time with my wife and our dog, Bentley! Bentley gets us outside and enjoying the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. I also love to read and explore the restaurants and breweries around Asheville!
About All Voices
The name All Voices comes from wanting all children, regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression, and ability level, to find their voice. This, of course, could be a metaphorical voice as some people communicate through spoken language, nonverbal language, sign language, and/or an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) device.
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All Voices is dedicated to the children and families of Haywood County, North Carolina. After working in the area for 4+ years, Kelly noticed a lack of speech therapy provider options for families in the area, and a huge missed patient group - children with dyslexia. After getting denied by insurance companies for dyslexia being considered too "academic" or being turned away from other speech therapy clinics due to no dyslexia trained therapists, many families resort to receiving school-based reading services, which can be limited. All Voices wants to be the speech therapy provider that families trust and are confident in to treat their children with dyslexia as well as any other speech and language difficulties.