MS. KAREM
Founder & Clinical Director | Speech-Language Pathologist
Karem (pronounced “Keh-rum”) is a bilingual English/Tagalog speech-language pathologist with more than 15 years of experience working with children and families across early intervention, school, home, and clinical settings. She earned her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from California State University, East Bay and her Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology from the University of the Philippines Manila.
Her clinical interests include early language development, autism, articulation and phonological disorders, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, and caregiver coaching. Karem holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is a multiple ASHA ACE Award recipient.
She especially enjoys partnering with families of young children and helping caregivers feel confident supporting communication in everyday routines.
Advanced Training: Hanen® programs, PROMPT, DIR/Floortime, Natural Language Acquisition, Learn Play Thrive, and introductory orofacial myofunctional therapy.
Outside of work, Karem enjoys traveling, trying different cuisines, listening to audiobooks, and spending time with her family.
