Sara Aguilar, MA CCC-SLP, has over a decade of experience working with children as a speech-language pathologist in a variety of settings including in-home, preschool, and elementary/middle school. Sara holds an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certification of clinical competence (CCC-SLP), a speech-language pathology California state license (SLPAB), and a teaching credential. She has a Master’s degree in communicative disorders from California State University, Long Beach.

Sara is skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of speech and language disorders with clients ranging from birth to high school-age, including the evaluation and treatment of children from linguistically-diverse backgrounds. Sara has experience assessing and creating individualized therapy plans for clients with speech sound disorders, language delays/disorders, autism, and stuttering.

In addition to her clinical skills, Sara enjoys engaging in the academic realm, having published a book chapter in a textbook used for training speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs) as well as engaging in research and co-authoring several articles in peer-reviewed journals. She has presented at professional conferences including the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA) and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She has been employed as a part-time Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor in the Department of Communicative Disorders at CSU Long Beach and received ASHA’s 2012 Editor’s Award for an article she co-authored in the Contemporary Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders journal.

Sara is passionate about the power of communication as she believes it is the key to human connection. She loves partnering with children and their families to reach their communication goals.