Courtney Best: Speech-Language Pathologist

Courtney has spent the past eight years working as a school-based speech-language pathologist, gaining experience in pediatric speech therapy with students from pre-k through 8th grade. She has provided services to students with Autism, Down Syndrome, Apraxia of Speech, Phonological Processing, and Fluency disorders, helping them improve their communication skills.  

Courtney is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas and moved from Arkansas to Kansas seven years ago. She enjoys exploring the area and cheering on the local sports teams. Her favorite part of being a speech-language pathologist is witnessing how her students communicate more easily with others as a result of their hard work in speech therapy.  

Favorite children’s book: Spookley the Square Pumpkin  

Favorite play-based therapy activity: Little People and Barbies  

Best moment as a clinician: When students master their goals and become more effective communicators.  

Funniest moment as a clinician: When I pulled a 1st grader for speech therapy and she kindly told me that if I would just leave her in her classroom, she'd be able to get a lot more work done.  

Why did you become a speech-language pathologist? I love the variety of work our field provides as well as the impact it has on the people I treat. Being in the schools, I have worked with many articulation clients, and it is always exciting to see the joy in both them and their parents when they finally master a sound.  

Contact Courtney by email at Courtney@CommunicationStationKC.com