Meet Our Team

Melissa Goldstein, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD, LSVT-C, WDP, COM®, CBS, is a New York State licensed speech-language pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist and Certified Breastfeeding Specialist. She has over 15 years of experience helping individuals and families overcome speech, swallowing and myofunctional disorders.

Melissa opened her private practice in 2017 after experiencing personal challenges with tongue tie and TMJ, along with her own children’s airway and feeding issues. Her private practice is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of feeding and swallowing disorders, myofunctional disorders, and articulation disorders. She services infants children and adults in her home office in Huntington, New York.

Melissa values a goal-driven, patient centered and integrative approach. She collaborates with lactation specialists, airway-focused dentists, orthodontists, ENT’s, bodyworkers, and oral surgeons to deliver the highest quality of care.

Melissa is a founding board member of the Pediatric and Adult Airway Network of New York and an active member of IAOM and ASHA. She has attended over a dozen national conferences through ALSC, IAOM, AAMS, PAANNY, and AAPMD, and Melissa has earned three ASHA ACE Awards for her extensive advanced training.

Education & Certifications

  • Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology – Hunter College
  • Bachelor’s Degree in English – University of Delaware
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech-Language Pathology
  • New York State Professional Teaching Certificate (TSSLD)
  • Certified Orofacial Myologist (COM®)
  • Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (CBS)
  • Certified in Level 1 and Level 2 Reiki Practitioner
  • Certified Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner (WDP)
  • Certified Myomunchee Practitioner

Specialty Training Includes:

Myofascial Release • Infant Feeding • Beckman Oral Motor • Orofacial Myology: From Basics to Habituation • Guardian Way NMES for Dysphagia • Tethered Oral Tissues Flagship course • AEIOU Pediatric Feeding • Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) • Sensory-Motor Approach to Feeding • Assessment & Treatment of the Jaw • TMJ Fast & Functional- Drooling Remediation • IBCLC & SLP Collaboration for Special Needs Infants • Tongue Tie and Oral Motor Dysfunction. – Manual Therapy for Voice & Swallowing – Talk Tools – Functional Assessment of Remeditation of TOTS – Myomunchee – Primitive Reflex Integration

Kelli, is a New York and California-licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with over 13 years of practice, specializing in Early Intervention, Routines-Based Intervention, and Caregiver Coaching. Kelli treats from a sensory perspective and implements a neurodiversity-affirming approach, focusing on empowering families and supporting children to live authentically and communicate in a way that aligns with their unique strengths and intentions.

Areas of expertise include pediatric feeding, phonology, and motor planning disorders/childhood apraxia of speech. Kelli is trained in Myofascial Release 1; SOS Approach to Feeding; Gestalt Language Processing, Echolalia, Natural Language Acquisition (NLA); Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing; and the Hanen programs *It Takes Two to Talk*® and *More Than Words*®.

Victoria’s role in our practice is simple—but essential. She ensures that our space stays clean, organized, and ready for every client. With a keen eye for detail and a heart for helping, Victoria has helped implement systems that keep each session running smoothly so that our focus can remain on providing exceptional care.

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Here is my picture and bio for the website, I really need to take an updated/better picture but that should work for now. Let me know if you want me to add in more specific disorders/conditions or if what I put suffices. Wasn’t sure if I should mention myo just yet since I’m still very much a newbie in that area. My availability for August depends on my husband’s work schedule because the kids are home full time, but come September I’ll be available Mon-Fri 8:30-1:30 and possibly some evening/weekend hours if my husband is off. Chat soon!

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