Founded by a fully licensed and credentialed speech-language pathologist.

Speech-Language Services of Silicon Valley is a general partnership that was started in Saratoga, CA in 2006. In 2017, SLSSV moved its headquarters to Woodinville, WA.

Assessment and therapy are provided by Suzanne Clegern-Siler, M.A., CCC-SLP, a fully licensed and credentialed speech-language pathologist. Suzanne is licensed to practice in both California (CA SLP #14109) and Washington (LL60754308).

Suzanne holds an M.A. in Education - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology from San Jose State University, and a B.A. in Linguistics from the University of California, Irvine (cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Honors in Linguistics, Campuswide Honors Program, Regent’s Scholar). Suzanne was one of only two students in the Linguistics Honors Program at UC Irvine, where she completed a master's-level thesis in sociolinguistics as an undergraduate ("Like, go and all as markers in the speech of Southern California youth"). As a graduate student at San Jose State, she was the president of the local chapter of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA). She started her professional career as a speech-language pathologist in the Santa Clara County Office of Education Deaf/HOH Program. 

Her related areas of interest include twice- and thrice-exceptionality, gifted and talented (GATE) issues, homeschooling, sociolinguistics, sociology, public speaking, fine arts performance, creative writing, and proofreading.

She is affiliated with the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), the Washington Speech-Language-Hearing Association (WSLHA), the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA), and the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA).

When not in her office, Suzanne performs as a dancer, an emcee, and a member of production staff (copywriter/editor) with a local dance studio. She also performs as a voiceover artist, and is currently a cast member for two dramatic podcasts.