Speech Therapists

SPEECH THERAPISTS

Padma Kidambi MS, CCC-SLP

Padma Kidambi, MS, CCC-SLP, graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Communication Sciences and a Master’s degree in Speech, Language, and Learning with a concentration in Speech-Language Pathology. Eager to escape the chilly Midwestern winters, she moved to the Bay Area and worked for many years at a private speech clinic, where she honed her clinical skills and became a clinical supervisor. She has worked with a range of communicative impairments in children from 18 months to 16 years of age. Her specific interests include Childhood Apraxia of Speech, motor speech disorders, fluency disorders, articulation and phonological disorders, and craniofacial anomalies and cleft palate. In her tree time, Padma reads books, putters around the kitchen, travels with her family, and practices yoga. She also enjoys watching telenovelas.

Tamar Massen, MA, CCC-SLP

Tamar Massen, MA, CCC-SLP, was raised on Long Island, New York and graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Communicative Disorders and Sciences. She received a Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 2014. Soon after, she moved to Chicago where she spent the next four years working as a speech-language pathologist in the public schools. During that time, she worked with children ranging in age from preschool to eighth grade, with a variety of speech, language, and functional communication abilities, ranging from mild-moderate to severe-profound needs. She developed expertise with the treatment and evaluation of linguistically and culturally diverse populations, particularly relating to speech-language development and bilingualism in Spanish-English speaking children and gained experience working with verbal and non-verbal students who use or could benefit from low- and high-tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices.

Tamar and her occupational therapist husband recently moved to California to be closer to extended family. She enjoys the LA classics: hiking the endless trails, exploring the food scene and farmer’s markets, gardening, and enjoying the beautiful weather year round.

 Haley Moser, MS, CCC-SLP

Haley Moser, MS, CCC-SLP graduated from the University of Washington in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences. She spent a year teaching English in Chile before earning her Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2019. Haley has experience working in a variety of settings with individuals across the lifespan, but she finds the most joy when working with the pediatric population. She has experience conducting evaluations, developing treatment plans, and implementing treatment approaches in both English and Spanish for clients with a variety of disorders affecting speech, language, feeding, and comprehension. In her free time, Haley enjoys staying active, chatting with her friends and family on the phone, drinking coffee, and spending too much time thinking about adopting a kitten.