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Crystal Moss, MS, CCC-SLP

Crystal Moss is a licensed speech-language pathologist in the state of TN and holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She is currently a candidate for the Listening and Spoken Language Specialist certification in Auditory Verbal Therapy (LSLS cert. AVT) through the Alexander Graham Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language for treatment and facilitation of listening and spoken language skills of children with hearing loss. She is fluent in conversational Spanish and has received extensive training in training use of speech-generating devices, treatment for toddlers and preschoolers with autism, bilingual therapy, as well as treatment of a variety of childhood speech and language disorders. She graduated in 2014 from Belmont University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and minors in Chemistry and Spanish. She received her Master of Science degree in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2016. She has worked and received training in a variety of settings including hospital outpatient centers, pediatric private practices, child hearing centers, and hospitals. 

Crystal lives with her husband, Dustin, and 2 dogs (Winston and Waylon). In her free time, she likes to travel, try new restaurants, hike, rock climb, and spend time with friends and family. She enjoys helping families and children find the power of communication and prides herself on providing high quality services to her patients. She is excited to be providing speech therapy services to Cookeville and the Upper Cumberland area of TN!

Kelly Hooks, MS, OTR/L

Kelly Hooks is a licensed Occupational Therapist in the state of Tennessee. She graduated with a Masters of Science in 2015 from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA. She received the Faculty Award For Outstanding Graduate receiving more peer nominations for outstanding OT than any student from previous classes, being described as an advocate for her profession and her clients. Her first 5 years were spent at Cookeville Regional Medical Center where she had tremendous mentorship in developing her passion and skills  for pediatric therapy.  In 2019 she received recognition as “The Employee of the Year” (Celebrity of the Year) out of approximately 2100 employees at Cookeville Regional Medical Center for going above and beyond advocating for her patients.  Kelly is a member of The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and is registered with The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).  Kelly has advanced training in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Dyslexia/Dysgraphia/Dyscalculia, developmental delay,  pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders, mindfulness based interventions for depression, anxiety and trauma in adolescents, yoga for children. She has also completed advanced continuing education courses on executive dysfunctioning in children and teens, pediatric brain and neuroplasticity, visual perception and impact on learning, primitive reflex, sensory and motor integration, and pediatric trauma: healing trauma through play. Her passion is understanding the child’s difficulties in daily functioning within their environment and providing support for family, community and school settings.  

In her free time, she enjoys hiking,  primitive camping, volunteering with her certified therapy dog Ophelia (OPIE) at local medical facilities, kayaking, live music, traveling domestically and abroad, cooking creole and cajun food, canning when tomatoes are in season, and just having a cup of coffee on her porch.

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Speech Therapy

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Maesa Chaffin

MS, CF-SLP

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Andrew Grimball

MS, CF-SLP

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Emily Fielden

MS, CF-SLP

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Kyrsten Brandholz

MS, CF-SLP

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Katie Kelly

MS, CCC-SLP

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Kelly Hamilton

MS, CCC-SLP

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Sharon De Santis 

MS, CCC-SLP

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Occupational Therapy

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Meagan Davenport

MS, OTR

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Trey Martin

MS, OTR

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Tara Hopko

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

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Casey Qualls

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

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Aliyah Hayes

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

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Zoe Smith

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

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Macy Hedge

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

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Physical Therapy

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Lauren Farmer

PT, DPT

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Paige Weinberg

PTA

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Lauren Mendez

PTA

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Administration

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Idania Garza

Office Coordinator

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Rachel Delorey

Billing Coordinator

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Katelin Brown

Office Coordinator

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