Meet The Team!

All our therapists are state licensed and American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)certified Speech Language Pathologists. 
Chariti Skinner, M.S. CCC-SLP
Owner & Pediatric Speech Pathologist
Chariti is a certified Speech Language Pathologist with over 10 years of experience serving children birth to 18 years in a variety of settings, including the school system, outpatient clinic, and in-home therapy for children ages birth to three. She has a strong passion for children with feeding issues/difficulties and continues to participate in ongoing trainings to enhance her skills and share her knowledge with others on her team. She is a Sequential-Oral-Sensory Approach To Feeding trained therapist and holds a certificate of completion for the Feed The Peds course, totaling over 90 hours of instruction in the areas of infant/pediatric feeding and swallowing. Additionally, Chariti is currently a Fellow of Orofacial Myology, having completed the 28-hour course with the International Association of Orofacial Myology (IAOM) and is working towards becoming a Certified Orofacial Myologist (COM). She graduated from East Tennessee State University with a Masters degree in Speech Language Pathology and moved to Knoxville to begin her career and start a family.  In her spare time, you will find her reading a good book, enjoying time with friends, and spending time with her husband Mark and their two young daughters, Isabella and Mabry. ​
Catherine Irwin, M.S. CCC-SLP
Pediatric Speech Pathologist
Catherine is a certified Speech Language Pathologist with over 7 years of experience with pediatric therapy services. Her extensive experience includes a variety of settings including private clinics, public schools, preschools, and in-home therapy. Her areas of interest within the field include working with articulation and language disorders, phonological disorders, and communication skills with the birth to three population. Catherine enjoys working alongside children and their families to improve communication skills and create therapy programs for each individual patient’s needs. She attended the University of Tennessee Knoxville for both undergraduate and graduate studies and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology.  On the weekends Catherine enjoys cheering on the Vols with her husband, Conor, their two children: Jack and Harper, and sheepadoodle, Annie. 
Madison McDowell, M.A. CCC-SLP
Pediatric Speech Pathologist
​Madison is a certified Speech Language Pathologist, originally from Kansas City, Missouri. She completed both undergrad and graduate school from Truman State University and holds a Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology. She moved to Knoxville in 2018 to begin her SLP career. Madison has a passion for working with pediatrics, with her favorite population ranging from birth to 5 years old. She is trained in the Sequential-Oral-Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding with significant experience in bottle feeding, sensory feeding, AAC communication, early intervention, working with medically fragile children and children with Autism. When she is not providing therapy services, Madison enjoys walks with her dog, Tucker, cooking new recipes, reading, and socializing with friends.
Chase Kelly, M.S. CCC-SLP
Pediatric Speech Pathologist
Chase is a certified Speech Language pathologist originally from Spanish Fort, Alabama. She completed her undergraduate and graduate degree in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Montevallo and moved to Knoxville, Tennessee to begin her career as an SLP. She has experience working in both the schools and outpatient clinic settings. Her areas of interest in the field include birth to three early language, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, articulation/phonological disorders, AAC, and feeding disorders. In her free time, she enjoys hiking with her husband and their dog, hanging out with friends, and thrift shopping. 
 Brittany is a highly qualified Administrative Specialist with 12 years of experience within a speech therapy clinic. She is the glue that holds this place together, working with families to ensure their appointments are scheduled, handles insurance, onboards our therapists, and so much more! She is married to her husband, Matt, and they have two children, Claire (6) and Hayes (2). Brittany loves playing with her kids, reading books, and being outdoors in her free time.
Brittany Beason
​Administrative Specialist