Therapists

Melissa

Mallori

Emily

Angie

Kristen

Sherri

Kelly

Audrey

Alaine

Alison

Tracy

Jen

Mary

Lauren

Shamily

Jen O.

Stacey

Melissa

Liz

Annie

 

Office Locations

Waterford Lakes

Winter Springs

MetroWest

 

Payment Information

 

Florida Speech is an independently owned and operated private speech language pathology network serving the Greater Orlando Area.

We at Florida Speech offer therapy in our office and in the clients' natural communication environment (ie: home, daycare, school), and with a family-centered approach. All therapy sessions include therapist feedback, encouragement, and strategies for parental/caregiver follow-up during the non-treatment times. All treatment sessions are one-on-one contact to specifically focus on individual goals and optimize client speech and language development.

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Melissa is a Nationally and State of Florida licensed and certified Medical Speech-Language Pathologist.

She was awarded her Bachelor of Science (1999) and Master's of Arts (2001) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. She was awarded her Certificate of Medical Speech and Language Pathology at UCF in 2004. Melissa is also currently pursuing her PhD in Language and Literacy at the University of Central Florida.

Melissa began her clinical work in the Spring of 1999 at the UCF Communicative Disorders Clinic. She then worked within the Orange County Public School system during the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 school years. In 2001, Melissa started her career as private practitioner.

Melissa specializes in the areas of:

  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Developmental Delays (ie: Down Syndrome)
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders/ Pervasive Developmental Disorders (ASD/PDD)
  • Oral Motor Treatment
  • Early Intervention for speech and language delays (children 0-3)
  • Speech and Language treatment for mentally handicapped children, adolescents, and adults
  • Cleft Lip and/or Cleft Palate
  • Tongue Thrust Therapy

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Mallori is a Nationally and State of Florida licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist.

She was awarded her Bachelor of Science (1999) and Master's of Arts (2001) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fl.

Mallori began her clinical work in the Spring of 1999 at the UCF Communicative Disorders Clinic. She worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist with the Orange County Public School system from 2000-2003. Mallori started her career as a private practitioner in 2003.

Mallori specializes in the areas of:

  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Oral Motor Treatment
  • Phonological Disorder Treatment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders/ Pervasive Developmental Disorders (ASD/PDD)
  • Early Intervention for Speech and Language Delays (children 0-3)
  • Developmental Disorders (i.e.: Down Syndrome)
  • Fluency Disorders (Stuttering)
  • Speech and Language treatment for mentally handicapped children, adolescents, and adults

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Emily is a Nationally and State of Florida licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist.

She was awarded her Bachelor of Science (2000) and Master's of Arts (2002) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fl.

Emily worked at Arnold Palmer Hospial for Children & Women from 1999 to 2001 in the Audiology department where she administered hearing screenings to infants in the well baby and neonatal intensive care units prior to hospital discharge. She began her speech and language clinical work in the Spring of 1999 at the UCF Communicative Disorders Clinic. Emily started her career as a private practitioner in August 2002.

Emily specializes in the areas of:

  • Early Intervention for speech and language delays angie
  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Developmental Delays (ie: Down Syndrome)
  • Fluency Disorders (Stuttering)
  • Speech and Language treatment for mentally handicapped children, adolescents, and adults
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Oral Motor Treatment

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Angie is a Nationally and State of Florida licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist. She was awarded her Bachelor of Science (1999) and Master's of Arts (2001) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL.

Angie began her clinical work in the Spring of 1999 at the UCF Communicative Disorders Clinic. She worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist with the Orange County Public School system at the elementary and middle school levels from 2000-2003. Angie started her career as a private practitioner in 2003.

Angie specializes in the areas of:

  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Oral Motor Treatment
  • Phonological Disorder Treatment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders/ Pervasive Developmental Disorders (ASD/PDD)
  • Developmental Delays (i.e. Down Syndrome)
  • Early Intervention for Speech and Language Delays (children 0-3)
  • Speech and Language treatment for mentally handicapped children, adolescents, and adults

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Kristen is a Nationally and State of Florida licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She was awarded her Bachelor of Science (2001) and Master's of Arts (2004) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL.

Kristen began her clinical work in the spring of 2002 at the University of Central Florida Communication Disorders Clinic. She then worked at Princeton House Charter School during the 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 school years.

Kristen specializes in the areas of:

  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Developmental Delays (i.e. Down Syndrome)
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders/ Pervasive Developmental Disorders (ASD/PDD)
  • Early Intervention for speech and language delays (children 0-3)
  • Speech and Language treatment for mentally handicapped children, adolescents, and adults
  • Tongue Thrust Therapy

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Sherri is a Nationally and State of Florida licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She was awarded her Bachelor of Arts (2001) and Master’s of Arts (2004) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL.

Sherri began her clinical work in the spring of 2001 at the University of Central Florida Communication Disorder Clinic. She then worked as a Speech Language Pathologist for Orange County Public Schools from 2001-2004.

Sherri specializes in the areas of:

  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Developmental Delays (i.e. Down Syndrome)
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders/ Pervasive Developmental Disorders (ASD/PDD)
  • Speech and Language treatment for mentally handicapped children, adolescents, and adults

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Kelly is a Nationally and State of Florida licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She was awarded her Bachelor of Arts (2001) from University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama and her Master's of Arts (2004) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida.

Kelly began her clinical work in the fall of 2002 at the University of Central Florida Communication Disorder Clinic. She has also volunteered with multiple Speech-Language Pathologists who worked for the Leon County Public Schools in Tallahassee, Florida.

Kelly specializes in the areas of:

  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Phonological disorder treatment
  • Oral motor treatment
  • Developmental Delays (ie: Down Syndrome)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders/ Pervasive Developmental Disorders (ASD/PDD)
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Early Intervention for speech and language delays (children 0-3)
  • Speech and Language treatment for mentally handicapped children, adolescents, and adults
  • Communicative/Cognitive Disorders (Traumatic Brain Injury, Dementia, Right-Hemisphere Brain Damage)

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Audrey is a Nationally and State of Florida licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist. She was awarded her Bachelor of Science (2003) and Master's of Arts (2005) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL.

Audrey began her clinical work in the Spring of 2003 at University of Central Florida's Communicate Disorders Clinic. She then worked as a contract Speech-Language Pathologist for Cobb Pediatric Therapy Services, Inc in the State of Georgia's Cobb County Public School system during the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years. Audrey joined Florida Speech in February of 2007.

Audrey specializes in the areas of:

  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Phonological disorder treatment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders/ Pervasive Developmental Disorders (ASD/PDD)
  • Childhood/Developmental Apraxia
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Oral motor treatment
  • Developmental Delays (ie: Down Syndrome)
  • Speech and Language treatment for mentally handicapped children, adolescents, and adults

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Alaine is a State of Florida licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She was awarded her Bachelor of Arts (2004) and Master's of Arts (2006) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. She is currently in her Clinical Fellowship, pursuing her Certificate of Clinical Competence under the guidance of Melissa Malani.

Alaine began her clinical work in the Fall of 2004 at the University of Central Florida Communication Disorder Clinic. She worked as a Speech-Language intern at Florida Speech and at Bright Start Pediatrics with medically fragile infants and toddlers (2006), and has also volunteered with multiple Speech-Language Pathologists who worked for the Orange and Seminole County Public Schools in Orlando and Winter Springs, FL. Alaine joined Florida Speech in January of 2007.

Alaine specializes in the areas of:

  • Dysphagia (Swallowing Disorders)
  • Feeding difficulties/ Oral aversion
  • Oral motor treatment
  • Early Intervention for speech and language delays (children 0-3)
  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Developmental Delays (ie: Down Syndrome)
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Speech and Language treatment for mentally handicapped children, adolescents, and adults
  • Communicative/Cognitive Disorders (Traumatic Brain Injury, Dementia, Right-Hemisphere Brain Damage)
  • Tongue Thrust Therapy

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Alison is a State of Florida licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She was awarded her Bachelor of Arts (2003) and Master's of Arts (2006) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fl.

Alison began her clinical work in the Spring of 2003 at the UCF Communicative Disorders Clinic. She worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist with the Orange County Public School system for the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 schools years. Alison joined Florida Speech in September of 2006. She is currently pursuing her Certificate of Clinical Competence under the guidance of Mallori Rossing.

Alison specializes in the areas of:

  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Oral Motor Treatment
  • Phonological Disorder Treatment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders/ Pervasive Developmental Disorders (ASD/PDD)
  • Early Intervention for Speech and Language Delays (children 0-3)
  • Developmental Disorders (i.e.: Down Syndrome)
  • Speech and Language treatment for mentally handicapped children, adolescents, and adults

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Tracy is a Nationally and State of Florida licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist. Delete: She is currently in her Clinical Fellowship, pursuing her Certificate of Clinical Competence under the guidance of Melissa Malani.

Tracy began her clinical work in the Spring of 2005 at the University of Central Florida Communication Disorder Clinic. She worked as a Speech-Language intern at Life Care Center of Orlando focusing on Aphasia and Dysphagia therapy (2006) and at Beckman and Associates focusing on language and speech delays, oral motor therapy, feeding difficulties, and food aversions (2007). She also holds a Reading Endorsement, obtained while completing her graduate studies. Tracy joined Florida Speech in May of 2007.

Tracy specializes in the areas of:

  • Oral Motor Treatment
  • Feeding difficulties/ Oral aversion
  • Early Intervention for Speech and Language Delays (children 0-3)
  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Developmental Delays
  • Pre-literacy Delays
  • Reading Disorders

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Jen is a State of Florida licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She was awarded her Bachelor of Arts (2005) and Master's of Arts (2007) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. She is currently in her Clinical Fellowship, pursuing her Certificate of Clinical Competence under the guidance of Melissa Malani.

Jen began her clinical work in the Fall of 2005 at the University of Central Florida Communication Disorder Clinic. She worked as a Speech-Language pathologist intern at Life Care Center of Orlando and at Beckman and Associates.

Jen specializes in the areas of:

  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Phonological disorder treatment
  • Oral motor treatment
  • Feeding difficulties/ Oral aversion
  • Developmental Delays (ie: Down Syndrome)
  • Early Intervention for speech and language delays (children 0-3)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders/ Pervasive Developmental Disorders (ASD/PDD)
  • Speech and Language treatment for mentally handicapped children, adolescents, and adults

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Mary is a Nationally and State of Florida licensed and certified Speech Language Pathologist. She was awarded her Bachelor of Arts (1991) from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, and her Master s of Arts from the University of Central Florida (1995), in Orlando, FL.

Mary began working as a Speech Language Pathologist in January of 1996, completing her clinical fellowship while working in private practice in Rockledge, FL. She worked at United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida from 1998 through 2005. Mary joined Florida Speech in March of 2008.

Mary specializes in the areas of:

  • Early Intervention for Speech and Language Delays (children 0-3)
  • Child Speech (articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Developmental Disorders (i.e.: Down Syndrome)
  • Childhood/Developmental Verbal Apraxia
  • Phonological Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders/Pervasive Developmental Disorders(ASD/PDD)
  • Oral Motor Treatment
  • Pre-Literacy Skills

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Lauren is a State of Florida licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She was awarded her Bachelor of Science (2005) and Master's of Arts (2007) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. She is currently in her Clinical Fellowship, pursuing her Certificate of Clinical Competence.

Lauren began her clinical work in the Summer of 2005 at the University of Central Florida Communication Disorders Clinic. She worked as a Speech-Language intern at Whole-Sum Therapies in Winter Park, FL (2007). While working for us, she also currently works in Seminole County Public Schools with elementary aged children. Lauren joined Florida Speech in August of 2007.

Lauren specializes in the areas of:

  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Augmentative and Alternativve Communication (AAC)
  • Oral Motor Treatment
  • Phonological Disorder Treatment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders/ Pervasive Developmental Disorders (ASD/PDD)
  • Early Intervention for Speech and Language Delays (children 0-3)
  • Developmental Disorders (i.e.: Down Syndrome)
  • Feeding difficulties/ Oral aversion
  • Speech and Language treatment for mentally handicapped children, adolescents, and adults
  • Reading and Writing Disorders

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Shamily is a State of Florida licensed Speech-Language Pathology Assistant. She was awarded her Bachelor of Science in 2005 from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida.

In 2005, Shamily worked within the Orange County School System during the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years. There, she worked with elementary school students from Kindergarten through 5th grade. Shamily began working for Florida Speech in March of 2008.

Shamily specializes in the areas of:

  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Developmental Delays (ie: Down Syndrome)
  • Early Intervention for speech and language delays (children 0-3)

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Jen O. is licensed and certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, and the states of New York and Florida. She was awarded her Bachelor of Arts degree in English Education from Florida State University in 1997. Her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology was earned from Florida Atlantic University in 2000.

Jennifer began her career in New York City at the Child Development Center. She also worked for Early Intervention and the New York City Board of Education. Jennifer relocated to Orlando in 2008 and joined the Florida Speech team.

Jen O. specializes in the areas of:

  • Early childhood speech and language disorders
  • Developmental delay
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders/ Pervasive Developmental Disorder
  • Early Intervention (birth  age 3)
  • Oral-motor therapy
  • Sensory, motor and behavioral feeding difficulties
  • Pragmatics / social skills

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Stacey is a Nationally and State of Florida licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist. She was awarded her Bachelor of Science (2002) and Master's of Arts (2004) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL.

Stacey began her clinical work in the Spring of 2002 at the UCF Communicative Disorders Clinic. She worked as an intern at Health South Pediatric Rehab Center and Central Florida Regional Hospital. In 2004, she began working at her current full-time position within the Seminole County Public School system. She is currently part of SCPS s PK Disabilities Team. Stacey began work as a part-time private practitioner in 2005 and has begun working part-time for Florida Speech in 2009.

Stacey specializes in the areas of:

  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Developmental Delays (ie: Down Syndrome)
  • Phonological disorder treatment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders/ Pervasive Developmental Disorders (ASD/PDD)
  • Oral motor treatment
  • Early Intervention for speech and language delays (children 0-3)
  • Childhood/Developmental Apraxia
  • Speech and Language treatment for mentally handicapped children, adolescents, and adults

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Melissa is a State of Florida licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She was awarded her Bachelor of Science (2005) and Master's of Arts (2008) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. She is currently in her Clinical Fellowship, pursuing her Certificate of Clinical Competence.

Melissa began her clinical work in the Spring of 2007 at the UCF Communicative Disorders Clinic. She began her career in New Jersey at the Children s Center of Monmouth County. She worked within the Orange County Public School system during the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 school years. In 2009, Melissa began her current full-time position at the Life Care Center of Orlando. Melissa joined Florida Speech in the Spring of 2009.

Melissa specializes in the areas of:

  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Developmental Delays (ie: Down Syndrome)
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders/ Pervasive Developmental Disorders (ASD/PDD)
  • Oral motor treatment
  • Speech and Language treatment for mentally handicapped children, adolescents, and adults
  • Communicative/Cognitive Disorders (Traumatic Brain Injury, Dementia, Right-Hemisphere Brain Damage)
  • Dysphagia (Swallowing Disorders)

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Liz is a State of Florida licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She was awarded her Bachelor of Science (2005) from Berry College in Rome, GA and Master's of Arts (2009) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. She is currently in her Clinical Fellowship, pursuing her Certificate of Clinical Competence under the guidance of Melissa Malani.

Liz began her clinical work in the spring of 2007 at the University of Central Florida Communication Disorder Clinic. She worked as a Speech-Language pathologist intern at Chambrel at Island Lake assisted living facility and within Orange County Public Schools.

Liz specializes in the areas of:

  • Child Speech (Articulation/Phonology) and Language Disorders
  • Early Intervention for speech and language delays (children 0-3)
  • Pragmatics /social skills
  • Pre-literacy skills/Phonemic awareness
  • Cognitive-Communication Disorders (e.g. Dementia)
  • Aphasia

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Annie is a State of Florida licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She was awarded her Bachelor of Arts (2005) from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and her Master’s of Arts (2009) from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. She is currently in her Clinical Fellowship, pursuing her Certificate of Clinical Competence.

Annie began her clinical work in the Summer of 2008 at the University of Central Florida Communication Disorders Clinic. She also completed internships with Life Care Center of Orlando and Florida Speech-Language Pathology, Inc.

Annie specializes in the areas of:

  • Early Intervention for speech and language delays (children 0-3)
  • Child Speech (Articulation) and Language Disorders
  • Developmental Delays (e.g. Down Syndrome)
  • Pragmatics / social skills
  • Dysphagia (Swallowing Disorders)
  • Feeding difficulties/ Oral aversion
  • Oral motor treatment
  • Communicative/Cognitive Disorders (Traumatic Brain Injury, Dementia, Right-Hemisphere Brain Damage)
  • Speech and Language treatment for mentally handicapped children, adolescents, and adults

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Payment Information

Florida Speech currently accepts Private-Pay, Medicaid, Med-Waiver, MediPass, Part C/Early Steps, and select insurance plans. Please contact us to inquire about acceptance of specific insurance plans and/or programs.

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