About Us

Our Mission

At Speech Bee it is our goal to help our clients meet their communication goals by providing comprehensive evaluations and evidence-based treatment.

We know that children learn best through caring and playful interaction in a natural setting. Speech Bee is a neurodiversity-affirming practice, committed to helping autistic and otherwise neurodivergent children achieve greater independence by honoring all methods of communication and providing early access to AAC. We do not use behavior modification techniques during therapy and instead, let each child’s individual strengths and interests drive therapy sessions.

We also believe in empowering parents and caregivers through collaboration and coaching- letting families take charge of therapy outcomes!

Meet the Team

  • Brenen Zey, MS, CCC-SLP

    Brenen Zey, MS, CCC-SLP

    CEO/SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

    Brenen is originally from Kansas City, MO. In 2012, she graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences and Disorders. In 2015, she earned a Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO. In Fall of 2020, she completed an Assistive Technology Professional certificate through the University of Illinois- Chicago.

    Brenen specializes in early intervention, Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).

    Brenen is currently accepting new clients in the Foothill Ranch/Lake Forest area of Orange County.

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    Morgan Walstad, RN BSN

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Morgan graduated from the University of Central Missouri in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She is an experienced Pediatric Research Nurse and Nurse Case Manager. She lives in Minnesota with her family and supports our Speech Bee team remotely!

    Morgan is in charge of day-to-day operations for the practice including client intake, billing, and scheduling.

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    Jordyn Sheriff, MS, CCC-SLP

    SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST SUPERVISOR

    Jordyn has been practicing since 2020 and is experienced in providing neurodiversity-affirming, child-led services to children from birth-16 years of age. She is a Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) trained therapist who also has experience in orofacial myology, feeding, early intervention, and AAC therapies.

    Jordyn recently relocated to San Diego from Hawaii with her family. She is available for home-based services in Tierrasanta, Poway, Mira Mesa, and surrounding areas.

  • Makayla Esway, MS, SLP/L

    Makayla Esway, MS, SLP/L

    SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

    Makayla graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2025 with a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology. She completed her clinical fellowship here at Speech Bee! She is experienced in early intervention and in providing play-based therapy services.

    Makayla has base access to Camp Pendleton and provides services to families living on base and to families in Oceanside and San Clemente.

  • Adrien Harrison, MS, CCC-SLP

    Adrien Harrison, MS, CCC-SLP

    SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

    Adrien is originally from Bellingham, Washington, where they received their masters in Speech Language Pathology from Western Washington University. They moved to San Diego with their partner and two cats in 2022 where they began their practice as a Speech and Language Therapist. Adrien has experience with pediatric populations including early intervention and school-aged children. 

    Adrien is passionate about community and collaborative practices. They bring their lived experience as an autistic person to their neurodiversity affirming, individualized approach. Adrien is experienced with Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) and Gestalt Language Processing (GLP). They bring a creative spark to their practice ensuring each person’s own goals are interwoven into their treatment. While not hard at work, you can find Adrien reading a captivating book, playing the guitar, or doodling in a sketchbook.

  • Lisbet Nicholas, MS, SLPA

    Lisbet Nicolas, MS, SLPA

    BILINGUAL SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST ASSISTANT

    Lisbet is a bilingual (English/Spanish) Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA), working toward her full SLP licensure. She is experienced in providing in-home and play-based therapy services, as well as parent coaching.

    Lisbet provides in-home services to families in Winchester, Menifee, Hemet and surrounding areas in Riverside County.

  • Selenne Cabrera, BS, SLPA

    BILINGUAL SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST ASSISTANT

    Coming soon!

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Our next AAC Caregiver Support Group will be meeting with Colleen Ashford, MS, SLP on June 11th at 6:30 PM. Colleen (@ashfordspeechandadvocacypc) is the owner and founder of Ashford Speech and Advocacy P.C. She brings her unique perspective as both
Join us tomorrow as we kick off our Summer groups and clubs! We're offering a special drop-in rate of $50 for tomorrow only, so you can preview one of our 3 awesome groups. 9:00-9:45 am: Little Bees - Play Group (ages 3-5) 10:15-11 am: Buzzing Bees
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Thanks to our friends @bebravespeechtherapy in Escondido, Speech Bee is excited to be able to offer play groups and clubs starting this summer! Beginning May 29th, @playtolearn.slp will lead three small groups on Friday mornings at Be Brave: a play g