Kelly Canavan, SLPD, CCC-SLP

Clinic Director – Speech Language Pathologist
Eyas Landing Employee Since 2014

• Licensed and ASHA certified Speech-Language Pathologist
• Credentialed Early Intervention Specialist
• Nonviolent Crisis Prevention Intervention Certified
• CPR/First Aid Certified
• Beckman Oral Motor Specialist
• PROMPT certified
• Harvard BOK Higher Education Teaching Certificate

One of my goals is to continue to increase the education, use, and acceptance of AAC within our community to provide everyone with a chance to communicate. I will work on this goal by continuing my doctoral research on the impact speech-generating devices have on verbal speech to ensure evidence-based practice and research is accessible for the community.

My passion for helping children find their way in school and in the community stems back to before I can even remember. I came across speech-language pathology when my sister started receiving services in school for the ‘dreaded’ /r/ sound. After learning more about the profession and how it would allow me to help others communicate, I realized this is what I was meant to do!

While working on my master’s degree I began to fall in love with a very specific area, augmentative, and alternative communication (AAC). One of my favorite graduate projects involved working with a family to create a personalized AAC application for their nonverbal child. I am incredibly grateful for everything I learned during that experience because it sparked the driving force of my practice. Through specialized speech-generating devices based on the child, they are provided the opportunity to speak freely and independently, even when others have lost faith.

As a speech-language pathologist, I am able to provide families and the surrounding community the opportunity to learn how to best encourage and support language development, effective communication, and community engagement with all children. This is the driving force for my purpose and my passion!

Eyas Landing is a therapy clinic with a mission to provide evidence-based and family-centered therapy services for children, adolescents, and their families. The primary goal is to deliver relationship-based interventions within the most natural environments and to empower families to reach their full potential. To achieve this goal, our highly educated, compassionate staff dedicates time and expertise to create experiences that maximize therapeutic outcomes. The strength, determination, and perseverance of our clients are evident as they succeed in therapy, and ultimately in their daily lives.

Eyas Landing offers a wide range of comprehensive services including Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, ABA Therapy, Social Work, Family Therapy, and Neuropsych testing. Services are provided throughout the Chicagoland area via Telehealth, In-Home, and in our state of the art clinic.