Individualized
Recommendations reflect your child’s strengths, personality, interests, communication needs and family priorities.
About Shelley
A Warm Relationship. A Thoughtful Clinical Plan.
Shelley sees the whole child—their strengths, personality, interests and family—then creates support designed to feel engaging, clear and genuinely collaborative.
A personal, parent-partnered approach
Your Child Is More Than a List of Skills
Families deserve more than clinical terminology and a one-size-fits-all plan. Shelley takes time to understand what communication looks like in your child’s real life, what feels hard right now and what matters most to your family.
Her work brings together responsible clinical decision-making, playful creativity and practical parent guidance. That means therapy can be structured without feeling rigid, and engaging without losing sight of meaningful goals.
Throughout the process, Shelley explains what she is noticing, welcomes your questions and helps you understand how to support communication beyond the therapy room.
The mission behind the work
Every Family Deserves to Feel Heard
“Every child has a voice worth hearing, and every family deserves to feel heard, supported, encouraged, empowered, hopeful, and confident throughout their journey.”
How Shelley works
Creativity Meets Clinical Excellence
Each part of Shelley’s approach serves a clear purpose for your child and family.
Evidence-based
Clinical knowledge, professional experience and appropriate evidence guide evaluation and therapy decisions.
Play-based
Engaging, meaningful activities help children participate and communicate in ways that feel natural.
Parent-partnered
You receive clear explanations and practical strategies that can support progress in everyday routines.
What families can expect
Calm, Encouraging and Clear
Shelley’s goal is for both children and parents to feel comfortable, informed and supported.
- Time to share what you are noticing
- Clear explanations without unnecessary jargon
- Activities adapted to your child’s interests
- Practical guidance for home and everyday routines
- Thoughtful collaboration when other providers are involved
Awards & recognition
Recognized for Service and Expertise
Honors reflecting Shelley’s longstanding clinical work, professional expertise and commitment to the Santa Barbara community.
2025
National professional recognition
Marquis Who’s Who
Named to Who’s Who in America for 2024–2025 and recognized as a 2024 Industry Leader for professional achievement and expertise in speech pathology.
Read the press release2025
Local business recognition
Santa Barbara Business Hall of Fame
Shelley’s practice was inducted after receiving the Santa Barbara Award for six consecutive years from 2020 through 2025, recognizing customer service and community involvement.
Yelp
Client review recognition
People Love Us on Yelp
Recognized by Yelp as one of its highest-rated and best-reviewed businesses, reflecting the trust and positive feedback shared by families.
View the recognition letter
A+ ratingBusiness accreditation
BBB Accredited Business
Rochelle I. Greenbaum Speech & Language Pathologist is accredited by the Better Business Bureau and holds an A+ rating.
2023
Speech pathology category
2023 Santa Barbara Award
Selected by the Santa Barbara Award Program for local business success, quality of service and positive contributions to the Santa Barbara community.
Recognition through the years
A Quiet Record of Consistent Excellence
Local, professional and client-led honors earned across Shelley’s years of service.
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Ready to See Whether Shelley Is the Right Fit?
You don’t need to have all the answers before reaching out. Share what you’re noticing, ask your questions and learn what support may be right for your child.
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