Chelsea Rugani

SLPA

Role:

Speech Therapist Assistant

Date I joined CPT:

June 8th, 2026

Favorite thing about CPT:

I absolutely love CPT already. I’m learning different therapy styles and skills everyday, watching seasoned speech therapists. Everyone is so kind, and makes every discipline so fun!

Favorite intervention area:
I love speech therapy because it helps us to communicate to the best of our ability. From articulation to pragmatic language skills, speech therapy provides a means for clients to express themselves and succeed. I love articulation, and am fascinated by how our sounds are so important to have great speech.

Why Speech Therapy?
I chose speech therapy because it allows me to help others strengthen their voice. We all deserve the tools to share our thoughts, feelings, and just be able to express ourselves! When I started learning more about speech therapy, it encouraged me to know I could make a difference.

What I wish more people knew about Speech Therapy:
I wish people knew we did more than talk! Speech therapy is a powerful tool that can improve someone’s quality of life. It can give someone new words to describe their emotions they are feeling, and give them words through sign or AAC.

Outside of CPT:
I am a newly wed as of May 2026. Me and my husband Noah recently bought a historic home and we are slowly working on making it our own. I love to travel and experience new things. Family is one of the most important things to me, and i’m a quality time person. One fun fact about me is I absolutely love matcha.