Welcome to Food Exploring Speech, PLLC. I help children build confident communication, feeding skills, and positive relationships with food through evidence-based, child-led therapy.
I specialize in working with children ages 6 months and older who experience pediatric feeding disorders (difficulties related to feeding skills, nutrition, medical factors, and/or psychosocial functioning), picky eating, anxiety around food (including possible or diagnosed ARFID), sensory differences, and speech and language delays. My approach is play-based, pressure-free, and rooted in respect for each child’s nervous system, autonomy, and developmental readiness. I believe progress happens best when children feel safe, supported, and in control.
As someone who stutters and received speech language therapy as a child, I am passionate about supporting children, teens and adults who stutter build communication confidence and fostering stuttering acceptance while working toward individualized, client-centered goals. This work is also deeply personal to me as I advocate for and support my 9-year-old son, who began stuttering at 2½ years old.
I earned my Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. I am a New York State licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, PROMPT-trained, and a Feed The Peds® clinician with more than 17 years of clinical experience, including the past 11 years specializing in pediatric feeding.
I was drawn to these specialties after seeing how misunderstood feeding and communication differences can be and how transformative the right support can be for children and their families. I believe families are an essential part of the therapy process and work closely with caregivers to provide education, practical strategies, and realistic support that can be incorporated into everyday routines.
Whether your child is learning to feel comfortable around new foods, developing feeding skills, building communication confidence, or navigating stuttering, my goal is to create a supportive environment where they can thrive.
If you’re wondering whether feeding or speech language therapy is the right fit for your child, I’d love to connect.
E-mail foodexploringspeech@gmail.com or call (516) 729-8726 to schedule a complimentary 15 minute introduction / Q&As.
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