Mission
Our mission is to engage every child and family in effective, dynamic, and enriching oral motor/feeding and speech-language sessions. Establishing solid rapport with both the child and family is of utmost priority. We believe sessions should be fun, playful and engaging. We pride ourselves in analyzing a child’s entire sensory-motor, body functioning and considering how it impacts what is happening at the level of the mouth for feeding, swallowing and communicating. We understand how incredibly stressful it can be to have a child who is struggling with their speech, language and oral motor/feeding skills and prioritize having caregivers involved in creating realistic and attainable goals. We help your little ones become safe, happy and healthy eaters and communicators!
Meet Meaghen
Meaghen Neumann, M.S., CCC-SLP
Meaghen received her master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Gallaudet University. She is a member of The American Speech-Language Hearing Association and is licensed in New York and Connecticut.
Meaghen is a seasoned SLP with more than 17 years of professional experience. She specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of sensory-motor feeding disorders, motor-based speech disorders and expressive/receptive language disorders. She is trained in numerous oral motor/feeding techniques developed by Lori Overland, Sara R. Johnson, Debra Beckman, Diane Bahr, Marsha Dunn Klein and Kay Toomey. She has pursued additional training in the assessment and remediation of tethered oral tissues and oral myofunctional disorders. She is trained in PROMPT and has been using this therapeutic technique for 14 years. Meaghen is also well versed in sensory-integration techniques, Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT) and DIR/Floortime techniques.
Meaghen has experience working in early intervention, sensory-gyms, a PROMPT based private practice and inpatient children’s rehabilitation hospitals. All of these experiences sparked her passion for helping children with sensory-motor feeding challenges, relationship based speech and language difficulties and recognizing the importance of family centered care. She believes goals should be realistic and attainable for children and their families.
Meaghen recently moved to Fairfield, CT from NYC and is continuing to grow her own private practice. She provides exceptional care to the children and families on her caseload. She is warm, devoted and will ensure that the entire family feels supported from the first session until the last.
In her spare time, Meaghen loves spending time with her husband, Doug and two young children, Dean and Ila. She is an avid runner and loves to travel the world.