Meet the Great Adventures Therapy Team

FEEDING THERAPISTS • SPEECH THERAPISTS • MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPISTS • LITERACY SPECIALISTS

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About Our Team

At Great Adventures Therapy, our therapists take the time to understand your child’s strengths, personality, interests, and the greatness they already bring to the lives of others.

Our team may be small, but that's one of our greatest strengths. Our speech and feeding therapists work closely together every day, combining our unique areas of expertise to provide well-rounded care that's greater than what any of us could offer alone. When needed, we also collaborate with pediatricians, schools, ENTs, audiologists, dietitians, and other specialists to ensure your child has everything they need to grow.

At the end of the day, this is so much more than a job to us. We love celebrating milestones with your family, cheering on the little victories, and watching children grow in confidence one adventure at a time. It's a privilege to be part of your journey, and we can't wait to welcome you to our Great Adventures Therapy clinic!

Our speech therapists have advanced training and certifications!

Feed The Peds® • Breastfeeding and Bottle Feeding Infants • IAOM and The Myo Method® • AAC Training • ASL Fluency • Orton-Gillingham Training for Dyslexia • Sequential-Oral-Sensory (SOS®) Approach to Feeding • Certified Trainer for the National Educators of Children with Cochlear Implants

Meet the Team

Chariti Skinner, M.S., CCC-SLP, owner and pediatric speech & feeding therapist at Great Adventures Therapy in Knoxville, TN

Chariti Skinner, M.S., CCC-SLP

Owner, Speech-Language Pathologist

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Amanda Walls, M.S., CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Alyse Roberts, M.S., CCC-SLP, speech therapist in Knoxville, TN

Alyse Roberts, M.S., CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

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Amy Spradling, M.S., CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

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Julie Stinton, M.S., CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

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Shannon Parsons, M.S., CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Velvet Buehler, M.S. CCC/A-SLP, speech therapist in Knoxville, TN

Velvet Buehler, M.S. CCC/A-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

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Tracey Birling

Office Manager

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Brittany Beason

Billing Assistant

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