Inland Speech Pathology

Inland Speech Pathology is a speech therapy practice in Cheney, Washington. Led by Dr. Brian Shute, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, LMT, the practice brings more than 40 years of experience to the evaluation and treatment of speech-language and cognitive-communicative disorders. Dr. Shute is licensed to evaluate and treat patients in Washington State and collaborates regularly with physicians and allied health specialists. The practice offers in-person and telehealth services and maintains a caseload focused on established patients and selected specialty referrals. It holds a rating of 4.60 based on 9 reviews.

Dr. Shute holds an M.A. and a B.A. in Speech and Hearing Science from Washington State University, is a board certified speech-language pathologist through the American Speech and Hearing Association, and holds a Washington State license as a speech-language pathologist and a massage therapist with intraoral endorsement. He is a National Board Certified Teacher in Exceptional Needs Specialist and a certified alaryngeal speech instructor with the International Association of Laryngectomees, and has served a three-year term on the Washington State Board of Hearing and Speech appointed by Governor Jay Inslee.

The practice treats spasmodic dysphonia, including pre- and post-botulinum counseling, sensory intolerance to light, sound, movement, text, and electronic screens following brain injury, and intraoral myotherapy for muscle problems within the mouth. It serves cancer patients, including anyone who has ever had a cancer diagnosis, and conducts independent medical examinations in speech-language and cognitive-communicative pathology. The clinic stocks electronic devices for use after laryngectomy surgery, for weak voices, and for stuttering, including the German-made Servox Digital Artificial Larynx, personal voice amplifiers, and accessories, and provides adjustment, repair, tuning, and technical support for a variety of artificial larynx devices. Dr. Shute has presented at the Inland Northwest Brain Injury Symposium and is scheduled to present at the 2026 annual conference of the International Association of Near Death Studies. He is joined by his wife, Michelle Shute, MS, CCC-SLP, co-owner and practice administrator.

Inland Speech Pathology is located on East Moran Vista Lane. It holds a solid reputation among the customers it has served.