Charlotte Speech & Hearing Center

Specialties

CSHC provides a wide range of speech-​language and hearing services to all ages. We have 12 fully-​certified and highly-​qualified clinicians, including a board certified Doctor of Audiology (AuD), who have a variety of specialized skills to meet the communication needs of you and your family.

Our hearing department offers exceptional patient care and state of the art technology from leading manufacturers to meet every lifestyle and budget.

Our speech department has parent observation rooms with sound systems that help caregivers to be a meaningful part of treatment.

At CSHC we follow a family-​based, holistic approach to treatment and also offer occupational and physical therapy services at our facility.

CSHC is conveniently located on Kenilworth Ave just off of 277.

We have assistance funds for both our speech and hearing clients to ensure that everyone, regardless of income, has access to the services they need.

History

Established in 1967.

CSHC was founded in 1967 by the Junior League of Charlotte initially to meet the needs of hearing impaired preschool children. Our services have dramatically expanded to include a much broader array of speech and hearing services for adults as well as children.

In the 1970’s CSHC added a Hearing Services Bank (HSB) that ensures people of all income levels have access to affordable hearing healthcare. We still have this program today, serving approximately hundreds of individuals through our HSB each year.

About 15 years ago we began providing significant services outside of our facility including screenings, evaluations, and treatment at homes and preschools; workshops to parents and educators and inclusion services for at-​risk preschoolers.

More recently we have added services to charter schools in the Charlotte area.

Meet the Manager

Shannon T.

Manager

Shannon received her BA from the University of Florida in 1996 and her MA from the University of Iowa in 1998. Shannon has worked at CSHC since February of 2000 with different populations at various sites in her original role as a speech-​language pathologist. In 2007 she assumed the role of Development Director and in September of 2010 was offered the position of Executive Director by the CSHC board of directors and gladly accepted. Shannon is a member of the National Association of Speech and Hearing Centers, the Early Literacy Council in Mecklenburg county and has served on the Ready Health committee for Kindergarten Readiness as well as the Older Adult wellness group with United Way of the Central Carolinas.

Areas of professional interest: Language and emergent literacy, business development, community relations, and grant acquisition for community initiatives in the areas of speech, language and hearing.