About Us

We started our practice to help Cleveland, Ohio families in their natural home environment.

Our Story

Officially incorporated in 2020. Chelsea and Olivia noticed a gap in services for young individuals in their natural home environment. Children and adolescents were making good progress at school, however, generalization of skills in the home and community environments was lacking. Our clinicians are passionate about supporting individuals with complex needs and those on the autism spectrum as they transition through life stages and changes. Totally Speech was created to support families and to provide them the opportunity to be partners in their children’s speech and language goals.

Who We Are

Proudly serving Cleveland, Ohio Residents since 2020

Olivia Gimperling, M.A., CCC-SLP is the co-owner and speech language pathologist at Totally Speech LLC. in Cleveland, Ohio. Olivia earned her Bachelor of Science in Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences from Ohio University in 2014 and attained her Master of Arts in Speech Language Pathology from Kent State University in 2016. She is certified by the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association (i.e., ASHA) and is licensed by the Ohio Speech and Language Professionals Board.

Her professional experience includes private practice, public schools, and specialized schools/programs for children and young adults with complex physical and mental health needs. Olivia values continued learning and collaborating with families and other professionals in the field to promote the generalization of her client’s language skills in their homes and other social settings.Olivia offers a fresh perspective on supporting the whole person. She is passionate about autism spectrum disorder, expressive and receptive language, augmentative and alternative communication (i.e., AAC), self-advocacy, and feeding. In her free time, Olivia loves traveling, hiking, and spending quality time with her husband, daughter, and pets.

Chelsea Girgash, M.A., CCC-SLP is the co-owner and speech language pathologist at Totally Speech LLC. in Cleveland, Ohio. Chelsea earned her Bachelors in Early Childhood Education from Wright State University in 2014 and attained her Master of Arts in Speech Language Pathology from Cleveland State University in 2017. She is certified by the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association (i.e., ASHA) and is licensed by the Ohio Speech and Language Professionals Board.

Her professional experience includes private practice, public schools, and specialized schools/programs for children and young adults. Chelsea is a nurturing therapist with interest and experience with medically complex populations, autism spectrum disorder, developmental speech and language delay, social pragmatic communication disorder, and feeding. She is driven to provide focused and creative treatment strategies that facilitate client motivation and family involvement to help the individual reach language goals.

In her free time, Chelsea enjoys coaching tennis, running, and spending time with her family and friends.

Emily Pewe- Hampton, MT-BC

Emily Pewe-Hampton, MT-BC is the music therapist at Totally Speech LLC. in Cleveland, Ohio. Emily earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music Therapy from Baldwin Wallace Conservatory in 2016 and became a board-certified music therapist shortly after her internship in 2017. Her professional experience includes behavioral health inpatient treatment, substance abuse, older adults with late stage dementia, traumatic brain injuries, and specialized schools/programs for children and young adults with complex physical, emotional and behavioral health needs.

Emily is passionate about using music as a conduit for positive life growth. As a person-centered therapy provider, she values supporting creativity, self-expression, and self-empowerment through musical strategies that include musical play, improvisation, therapeutic instrument lessons, song-writing/singing and much more! In her free time Emily enjoys Yoga, the outdoors, sketching, and spending time with friends, family and pets.