About Breathe Eat Sleep Talk
Whole-person therapy for every stage of life — combining advanced training, holistic care, and compassionate support to help you be your BEST.
Our Mission
At Breathe Eat Sleep Talk, we believe communication is more than words — it’s connection, confidence, and quality of life. Our mission is to provide personalized, evidence-based care that looks at the whole person. With advanced training in myofunctional therapy, feeding therapy, speech-sound disorders, and CFT, we create treatment plans as unique as the people we serve—helping clients of all ages reach their fullest potential.
Meet the Team
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Jeannie Nelson, MS, CCC-SLP
OWNER
Jeannie Nelson, MS, CCC-SLP, is an ASHA-certified Speech-Language Pathologist and Arizona native with a lifelong dedication to helping clients of all ages communicate, eat, and thrive. Inspired by a family legacy in speech therapy, Jeannie brings extensive experience from schools, hospitals, early intervention programs, and private practice.
She specializes in myofunctional therapy, feeding therapy, speech-sound disorders, and Craniosacral Fascial Therapy (CFT), creating individualized, whole-body treatment plans. Her approach blends science, advanced training, and compassion to help every client be their BEST self.
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Chelsea Macken, MS SLP
Chelsea Macken, MS, CCC-SLP, is an experienced Speech-Language Pathologist with over 15 years of helping children and families thrive. She earned her master’s degree from Northern Arizona University and has worked in clinics, schools, and home-based settings.
Specializing in orofacial myofunctional disorders and motor-based feeding difficulties, Chelsea has completed advanced training including Kristie Gatto’s The Orofacial Complex: Assessment and Therapeutic Techniques and certification in the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) program. She is especially passionate about early intervention, empowering families with tools and knowledge to support their child’s growth in communication, feeding, and oral development.
Outside of work, Chelsea enjoys life with her three young children, spending time outdoors camping, hiking, and cooking wholesome meals. Her love for nature, family, and balanced living inspires her warm, holistic approach to therapy—helping every child reach their fullest potential.
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Jamesha Gross, MS, CCC-SLP
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What We Do
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Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy
Oral myofunctional therapy targets the function of oral motor muscles for breathing, eating, chewing, swallowing, and speaking.
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![A toddler sitting in a high chair with spaghetti and tomato sauce all over their face, hands, and body, while participating in feeding therapy.]()
Feeding Therapy
With a myofunctional and SLP knowledge, we work with children to help mealtimes, picky eating, food aversions, and oral motor therapy.
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Speech Therapy
Speech sound disorders including but not limited to articulation and phonological speech sound patterns, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, and Lee Silverman Voice Treatment.
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Craniosacral Fascial Therapy
The Gillespie approach is a hands-on modality that is gentle and allows a person’s body to stretch, move, and unwind.
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Manual Therapy
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Speech Sound Therapy Intensives
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