Phone: (631) 479-3393
Phone: (631) 479-3393
Speech Language Pathology in Motion has proudly provided life changing speech language pathology services for clients and their families since 2011.
SLIPM offers a unique approach to speech language pathology services that is relationship based, highly focused on respecting individual differences, and works to foster development of the fundamental skills needed to help clients reach their highest potential in the areas of communication and feeding. We strive to empower parents and families, and support not only our patients but the whole family on their journey. Your success is our success! Our treatment plans use evidence-based practices that balance client/family preferences, research, and clinical expertise.
We specialize in movement and play based therapy and our evaluation and therapy services incorporate a variety of tools, strategies and approaches including animal assisted speech therapy, DIRFloortime, hippotherapy, PROMPT, the SOS Approach to Feeding, and more. SLPIM is a leader in the use of hippotherapy in speech treatment, offering support and mentoring to therapists throughout the United States. We are the only American Hippotherapy Association Facility Member on Long Island.
We have physical offices in Islandia and Hauppauge NY, and frequently serve families residing in Suffolk County and Nassau County, however we also have clients travel to us from NYC, the east end of Long Island, and out of state. We have even had a family travel to us from as far away as the UK.
Our facilities are exceptional for supporting our clients and their families.
Our mission is to help our clients reach their highest potential in the areas of communication and feeding, through innovative speech language pathology services, that are effective, family centered and fun.
In addition, we strive to support learning and professional growth for future SLPs through mentoring and internship opportunities.
Children learn best when they are having fun. We believe it is important to create positive experiences with food, and to make communication motivating, internally driven and meaningful. We do this by incorporating movement and play in a purposeful way. We work to find what our clients love and we use that to encourage improved feeding skills and optimal communication skills, rather than telling clients what to do and how to do it. This helps to foster independence and generalization of skills across contexts and environments. We believe that keeping client individual differences, preferences and interests in mind during all sessions is critical to success.
Our philosophy helps us bridge the gap between ineffective and effective skills while increasing independence and maximizing potential.
Tina has been a New York State licensed speech language pathologist (SLP) since 2007. In 2011, she opened SLPIM, to pursue her dream of helping children with speech, language and feeding difficulties by combining her two passions: speech-language pathology and horses. Tina grew up and attended school on Long Island, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from Molloy College in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology in 2005, and a Master of Arts degree from Long Island University - C.W. Post in Speech-Language Pathology in 2007.
Tina is a holds a Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) with the American Speech-language and Hearing Association (ASHA), and she holds a Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) certificate with the New York State Department of Education. Tina has been recognized as a board certified hippotherapy clinical specialist (HPCS) since 2011 and is one of only ten SLPs in the United States to hold this credential. Tina holds a DIRFloortime Basic Certificate.
Tina received the ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE) in August 2012, December 2015, August 2018, and August 2019. Her continuing education has included training in animal assisted interventions, AAC, hippotherapy, PROMPT, DIRFloortime, The SOS Approach to Feeding, NDT, LAMP, PECS, TEACCH, ethics and leadership development. She is a graduate of the 2018-2019 ASHA Leadership Development Program (LDP). Tina received the "Barbara Glasow Therapist of the Year Award" from the American Hippotherapy Association in 2019.
Tina currently serves as past president of the American Hippotherapy Association (AHA Inc). She also serves as a committee member of the AHA Inc. Ethics & Advocacy and Reimbursement committee.
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Kate joined the SLPIM team in 2017. She became passionate about working with individuals with special needs after her youngest brother was diagnosed with Autism. Kate noticed incredible improvements in her brother’s communication skills when the family adopted a dog from a local animal shelter. This sparked an interest in the positive effects of animals on children with Autism and lead Kate to a position at Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, Inc. Kate provided a variety of equine activities for children and adults with special needs at this comprehensive equine facility, including adaptive horseback riding lessons.
During her time at Pal-O-Mine, Kate began to foster a love for working with children with communication difficulties while assisting with speech sessions incorporating hippotherapy as a volunteer. Kate was inspired by Tina to return to school to pursue a Master of Science Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. In her academic and professional pursuits, Kate has developed experience with individuals from birth to geriatric populations who have difficulty with a variety of speech, language, and feeding difficulties and even returned while in graduate school to complete a clinical externship with Speech Language Pathology in Motion.
Kate holds a current New York State License in Speech-Language Pathology and is a Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) with the New York State Department of Education. She is also a certified member (CCC) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and a member of the American Hippotherapy Association Inc. Kate holds a DIRFloortime Basic Certificate.
Kate received the ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE) in June 2020. Her continuing education has included training in hippotherapy, PROMPT, DIRFloortime, and The SOS Approach to Feeding. She currently serves as a subject matter expect in Autism on Molloy College's Institutional Review Board. She also serves as the Chair of the AHA, Inc. Social Media and Marketing committee.
Kim joined the SLPIM team in 2019. She was born and raised on Long Island and grew up with a love of animals and a passion to work with children. While studying psychology at the University at Albany, Kim discovered the field of speech-language pathology and fell in love. She earned her Masters degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Long Island University-Post Campus. Throughout her education and professional career, Kim has worked with individuals ranging from birth to geriatrics, who have a variety of speech and language difficulties.
Kim holds a New York State license in Speech-Language Pathology and is a Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disorders (TSSLD) with the New York State Department of Education. She also holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) with the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. Kim is PROMPT trained and has completed the Introduction to DIRFloortime workshop. She is a member of the American Hippotherapy Association (AHA) and a member of the Long Island Speech-Language Hearing Association (LISHA).
Kim enjoys combining her love for horses with her passion for the field of speech-language pathology through her work at SLPIM.
We frequently see clients with the following:
We frequently see clients with the following:
Speech-language pathologists are able to offer a wide variety of treatment tools, strategies, approaches and models. Some of these require additional training or certifications. Some of the approaches we have training in are:
Speech-language pathologists are able to offer a wide variety of treatment tools, strategies, approaches and models. Some of these require additional training or certifications. Some of the approaches we have training in are:
We have offices in in Hauppague and Islandia NY. Both of our locations are conveniently located off of the Long Island Expressway.
Billing/Mailing Address:
300 Wheeler Road, Suite 106
Hauppauge NY, 11788
Phone: (631) 479-3393, Ext. 3
Fax: (631) 479-3358
E-mail: info@speechinmotion.com
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