Charlene Martens M.S. CFY, SLP
Speech Pathologist
Professional Biography

Charlene Martens attended Minot State University (MSU) in Minot, North Dakota for the completion of both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Communication Disorders.

Charlene has over three years of therapy experience, working in a variety of settings with both children and adults. Her primary experience is with toddlers with language delays and phonological processing disorders. She also has had clinical experience with adults with developmental disabilities and senior citizens.

In graduate school, she obtained clinical experience in two external clinical practicum settings. The first was in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District in Murrieta, CA, where she obtained experience in the public school district working with groups of children with a variety of needs including language processing, learning disabilities, articulation, and individual sessions with children with autism. The second external practicum experience was at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, ND, where she worked in the Rehab unit in the hospital with adults who were recovering from strokes, traumatic brain injury and a variety of other etiologies. She also gained therapy experience working with adults via the Telehealth network, where speech therapy was conducted using the Internet, connected to hospitals in rural areas of North Dakota. At the hospital, she also worked with children, including those with autism, developmental delays and severe multiple handicaps.

Charlene’s interest areas in speech therapy include Aural Rehabilitation, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), working with adults and children with developmental disabilities and phonological processing disorders.