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Founder & Speech Language Pathologist
Kendra Clerkin-Males, M.S., CCC-SLP, QOM, CMT®
Kendra Clerkin-Males is a board-licensed and certified speech-language pathologist, Qualified Orofacial Myologist (QOM), and Certified Myofunctional Therapist (CMT). Kendra’s areas of expertise are orofacial myofunctional disorders including tongue ties, tongue thrust, habit elimination, and establishing typical chewing and swallowing patterns.
With over 20 years of experience, Kendra is dedicated to addressing underlying causes that are impacting speech and feeding challenges. She regularly attends professional learning opportunities to be abreast of current research and practice in addition to the certifications and training.
When Kendra is not working she enjoys spending time with her family, walking her dog Toby, going to the beach to watch her boys surf, and playing card/board games whenever possible.
Advanced Training & Certifications
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QOM Qualified Orofacial Myologist
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CMT Certified Myofunctional Therapist
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Chrysalis Orofacial: TOTS Tethered Oral Tissues Specialty Training
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A Functional Approach to TMD and Orofacial Pain
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PROMPT Level I (Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets)
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PROMPT Level II (Institute’s Bridging” Technique to Intervention)
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SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) Approach to Feeding
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The Myo Membership
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Early Intervention Certification
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Talk Tools
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