Brenda Hwang

MA., CCC-SLP, CLC, CDP

Brenda is a board-certified Speech-Language Pathologist licensed in the State of Tennessee and Mississippi and certified by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). where she currently holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC). She earned a Bachelor of Science in special education from the University of Georgia and a Master of Arts in speech language pathology from the University of Memphis. 
She went on in her post-graduate training to become a specialist in early intervention. Her medical and clinical experiences span from as young as neonates. In 2021, Brenda became a certified lactation counselor in order to better serve breastfeeding families in her practice. She utilizes her expertise in lactation policy and practices and is certified to provide Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention (PIOMI). Brenda is currently a doctoral candidate and plans on continuing her post-graduate training specializing in infant feeding disorders that pertain to lactation and breastfeeding. Within therapy, she focuses on functional feeding in relation to breastfeeding dyads, optimal breast and bottle feeding, and successful transition to solids. She volunteers part-time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and has interests in continuing her clinical work within this and the early intervention setting (birth to 5 years of age). 
Although her heart goes out to serving babies and their families. Brenda also shares a love for treating the adult population. Brenda has experience working with veterans at the Memphis Veterans Medical Center, and with stroke and other traumatic brain injury patients at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a partner of Methodist Healthcare. Brenda is a certified dementia practitioner and strives to provide the best care for all your loved ones!

3 Fun Facts About Brenda:

Brenda is a children’s book author! Find her book, “Mama, Watch Me Grow” at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and more!

During free time, Brenda loves to play with her children and go on family walks.

Brenda is a bilingual speaker and loves to see families connected by their native languages.

Success Stories

  • "Mrs. Brenda is such an answered prayer! She stood out among the individuals who first evaluated (and now treat) my son because she immediately got down on his level and made him her primary focus of her time. She is professional, organized, timely, thorough, detail-oriented, and above all, compassionate. She is beloved by my little boy who takes a lot of time to win over, and she has my upmost respect. - Kate

  • "Brenda has been paramount in our sons speech therapy. She is intentional about connecting with him and uses many different techniques to ensure he feels comfortable to learn. She has many different approaches to connect and produce speech. She is professional and timely and confirms appointments weekly, responding to all my concerns. Not only is Brenda amazing with our son but she is also excellent in working with us in ways to teach our son in new ways to meet our goals. We are forever grateful for her!" - Katlyn

  • "Mrs. Brenda is the absolute BEST! She is extremely patient, kind, and knowledgeable. She answers all of our questions and even provides research and articles to us. She never seems rushed or annoyed with my multitude of questions. She is thorough and reassuring. My son has made so much improvement with Mrs. Brenda. His receptive skills have made a complete 180. He is making more noises and his expressive language is starting to grow! She always confirms our appointments and she is always on time. My son waits for Mrs. Brenda to come because he is so excited to see her. Mrs. Brenda has been a light in our speech therapy journey and we are so thankful for her." - Kristen

  • “My daughter absolutely lights up when Brenda is around. She has gone from barely speaking to talking and expressing all her needs in a matter of months. When she first started speech therapy, the words she would say would be very hard to understand. She is now at a point where even strangers can interpret what she’s saying. This has made her day to day life easier and she lights up when she talks now. Brenda will always have our gratitude!” - Molly

  • "Ms. Brenda provided us a lot of support, help & hope. Our kid likes her a lot and works very well with her as well. She is very good at what she does and does everything needed to help the kid. I really appreciate all the support and hard work she puts in." - Surendra

  • "So professional, such a great attitude, incredibly sweet, so engaging with my child! He has made so much progress since starting with her!! She is a blessing!" - Samantha

  • "Brenda has been exceptional! Provides so much information and always has great communication."