About Me ....

• I'm an experienced Speech-Language Pathologist. I specialize in Early Intervention (birth to 3 yrs.) and love working with children of all ages!
• Since 2000, I have screened, evaluated, and treated hundreds of pediatric patients in a variety of settings, including in-patient hospital rooms, outpatient clinics, Neonatal Intensive Care Units, homes, and preschools.
• I treat clients with a full range of communication disorders, including late talking, language disorders, feeding disorders, oral-motor dysfunction, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, prematurity, articulation problems, learning disabilities, and autism.
• I provide family- and child-centered care with an emphasis on carryover of skills.
• I've been an approved Palm Beach County Early Steps provider since 2003.
• Since 2004, I've served on a county-wide Early Steps multidisciplinary assessment team, conducting evaluations in the round with Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Psychologists, and Social Workers to establish eligibility for Early Intervention programming.
• I've been responsible for hospital Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit feeding assessments and therapy for premature and high-risk infants since 2004.
• I hold a Master's Degree in Communication Disorders, a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, a Florida license to practice as an SLP, and I'm a Medicaid provider.
• I have received formal specialized training in Beckman's Oral-Motor Protocol and the PROMPT technique for motor speech disorders.
• I regularly collaborate with PTs, OTs, psychologists, neonatologists, pediatricians, nurses, lactation consultants, and social workers.