About

Training and Experience

Sofia Sullivan, MA, CCC-SLP has 16 years of experience identifying and remediating developmental delays in young children and 10 years of experience working to enhance speech and language skills specifically. She has extensive experience working with “late talkers,” children with developmental delays, autism spectrum disorder, executive function disorders, ADD, ADHD, phonological patterns and sounds disorders, as well as children who stutter, have low tone, or have apraxia of speech. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech and Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) awarded by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. She holds a state license to practice Speech Language Pathology in both New Jersey and New York. She is a NJ Department of Education certified Speech Language Specialist and a NY Department of Education certified Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD). Sofia is trained in Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Levels I and II and the Lidcombe Program for young children who stutter.

She obtained a master degree in Speech Language Hearing Science from Temple University where she completed course work and over 375 clinical hours dedicated to diagnosing and treating various disorders including: motor speech, hearing loss, adult and child language, voice, fluency (stuttering), feeding, and swallowing.

Background

Sofia grew up in Philadelphia, PA. She graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania where she majored in psychology and minored in fine arts. It was there that she first became interested in child language and brain development. Following graduation, Sofia worked at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia screening children ages zero to three for developmental delays at well visits under a CDC funded research grant. It was not long before Sofia knew that working hands on with parents and young children was her calling.

Personal life

Sofia enjoys sunshine, fresh air, good food, and running. In her free time, she might be found strolling through Van Vorst Park with her two daughters and French bulldog. When Sofia is not at home experimenting in the kitchen, she is often dining curb side with her husband on Jersey Avenue.