Pediatric, Relationship-Based
Speech Therapy & Social Skills Groups
in Haddonfield, NJ near Philadelphia
Our Mission Is to Help
Children & Teens
Communicate &
Build Connections
Our licensed & expertly trained speech-language pathologist specializes in pediatric speech and social communication therapy for children and teens who are affected by social and friendship issues, teasing, bullying, and rejection, as well as late talkers, those challenged by hard to understand speech, childhood apraxia of speech, and early reading and spelling difficulties.
We provide evaluations, individual therapy, structured group programs and parent consultations. And, with the option of speech teletherapy, we are able to reach families throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Get started with speech therapy today.
“She didn’t just help my child,
she taught me
how to help them too.”
— Parent in Cherry Hill, NJ
“I’ve never seen
my teen this motivated
to learn something.”
— Parent in Voorhees, NJ
“After one session,
we knew we’d found
the right fit.”
— Parent in Haddon Twp, NJ
What Makes Our
Speech Therapy &
Social Skills Groups
So Different
We strengthen communication, connection & confidence with evidence-based methods like:
PEERS® for social skills
Unstuck & On Target!® for social-executive function skills
SPELL-Links® for literacy
DTTC® for speech sound disorders
It Takes Two to Talk® for late talkers
We build real relationships with children and their parents
Your therapist is available via text and email when you need them
We offer extended, 40-minute sessions in the afternoons and evenings
Speech Teletherapy
Works Beautifully!
The COVID-19 Pandemic changed a lot. While many accustomed to in-person services struggled, our caseload grew. Our creativity allowed us to meet everyone’s needs, regardless of age.
Today, younger children play with their parents while we coach them to be their therapist. For older children struggling to speak clearly, we harness the power of mirror neurons and bring the camera up to our mouth… a child’s ability to move their mouth the same way is actually enhanced! Once children reach 1st or 2nd grade, teletherapy rarely phases them. Using shared screens and documents, we work together on materials we create for them, just as if we were in-person.
Need remote support for social skills? When you participate with them, we’ll show you how to work on facial expressions, body language and spacing, as well as where to look and when.
Meet Our Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and Certified Autism Specialist
Ellen McSpadden, MA, CCC-SLP, CAS
A few years after graduating from the University of WI and the University of MD, Ellen was working on living room floors and at kitchen tables through NJ’s Early Intervention System. The families she worked with were so pleased with her services and so thrilled with the progress they saw that they recommended her to their friends.
Without a practice through which to see them, she opened Cheerful Chatter Speech-Language Services in 2013. We grew from those few families to a small office in Voorhees, then to school contracts, and finally to our office near the heart of Haddonfield, NJ.
With over two decades of experience, Ellen has built a reputation across Southern New Jersey as a trusted expert dedicated to families. She is ASHA-certified, licensed in New Jersey, Pennsylvania & Georgia, and formally trained in some of the most respected, evidence-based programs in the field, including:
PEERS® for social skills development
DTTC and PROMPT for Childhood Apraxia of Speech
SPELL-Links for reading, spelling, and literacy
Hanen’s “It Takes Two to Talk” for early intervention
