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Our entire therapy
staff is licensed by the State of New Hampshire and the
New Hampshire Department
of Allied Health Professionals.
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Owner and Speech/Language
Pathologist
 Laura Darling, CCC-SLP- is the primary therapist and founder of KidSpeak Language Learning Services, LLC. She holds a Master’s Degree and a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Disorders, both from the University of New Hampshire. Licensed by the State of New Hampshire and Certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), she specializes in the speech and language disorders of children and young adults ranging from early childhood to high school and transition into their community.
Laura has been a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association for over 15 years. She has served as President of the New Hampshire Speech-Language Hearing Association, and as Vice President of Governmental Affairs. Laura has chaired committees within the Department of Education to develop regulations toward improving the quality of speech-language personal certified by the Department of Education. Laura has also been instrumental in the legislative process toward licensing speech assistants and is currently serving on the State of New Hampshire Licensing Board of Speech Pathology per appointment by Governor Lynch and the Executive Council.
Laura’s previous experience prior to opening her private practice has been in the public schools, adult inpatient rehabilitation, residentially based programs, and home based therapy for birth to three year old children for early intervention. Laura belongs to ASHA Special Interest Divisions; Language Learning Services and Speech Language Services in Schools.
In her free time, Laura enjoys kayaking, cross country skiing and downhill skiing.
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Speech-Language Pathologists
 Jon Clancy, CCC-SLP- Jon has been a Speech-Language Pathologist since 1998. He has worked in several settings including a high school, a private residential school, an elementary school, home care, acute rehabilitation, and private practice. Presently, he is working towards his PhD at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with focus areas in vocabulary instruction, curriculum development, and the comprehension skills of children with autism. He lives in Henniker with his wife and two children.
 Heather Martilla, CCC-SLP- Heather received her B.S. in Communication Science and Disorders from Boston University in 2002 and completed her M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in 2004. She is certified by the American Speech Language and Hearing Association and licensed by the State of New Hampshire. Heather has experience working with both adult and child populations. Her areas of interest are swallowing and feeding disorders as well as articulation and phonological disorders. Heather has been employed by KidSpeak wince 2008. She currently resides in Windham, NH.
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 Deborah Snow-Major, MS, CCC-SLP- Deborah has been a clinician since 1985 and has worked in a variety of settings, including rehabilitation, public elementary schools, early intervention, and preschools. She specializes in working with preschool speech and language impaired children, children who have been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, and children who stutter. She enjoys spending time with her husband and three daughters exploring her beautiful state of New Hampshire.
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 Darlene Ferroli, MS, CCC-SLP- Darlene has been working as a Speech-Language Pathologist for over 20 years. She completed her undergraduate and graduate program, in 1987 and 1989 respectively, at Worcester State University in Worcester, MA. Darlene received the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Certificate of Clinical Competence in 1991 and she is licensed to practice in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Throughout most of her career, Darlene worked primarily as a public school clinician but also has experience evaluating and treating speech-language disorders within Early Intervention and hospital pediatric outpatient settings. For the past 10 years, she has specialized in treating adolescents with language learning disabilities, specific language impairment and pragmatic/social thinking difficulties but now enjoys working with children of all age groups, exhibiting a wide variety of communication challenges. When she’s not working, Darlene likes to spend her free time with her teenage children Brandon and Kayla and her cat Dusty. She also enjoys computer photo editing and webpage design.
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Occupational Therapist
 Elizabeth Moser, MS, OTR/L- Elizabeth received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Health and Exercise Science from Gettysburg College where she focused on Athletic Training and Exercise Prescription. She then attended the Boston School of Occupational Therapy at Tufts University and earned her Master of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy with a concentration in Early Intervention. Elizabeth has over ten years of experience in early intervention, and has worked with the pediatric population in private practice, home, and school settings. She has led sensory motor groups and given community presentations on the topics of sensory integration and dyspraxia. In addition, Elizabeth has completed continuing education in sensory integration theory, treating children with autistic spectrum disorders, kinesiotaping, NDT, therapeutic yoga, aquatic therapy, and sign language. She has completed the PECS training, DIR/Floortime Training, and the SOS (Sequential-Oral-Sensory) Approach to Feeding Program. Elizabeth lives on a farm in Loudon with her husband, two young children, and two black Labradors.
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Physical Therapist
 Nancy Rescino, MS, PT, ATC- Nancy graduated from the University of Delaware in 1993 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education. She then went on to earn her first Master’s Degree from Springfield College in Sports Medicine/Athletic Training in 1993 and her second Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy from Simmons College in 2000. She has worked in a variety of settings including teaching/Athletic Training at the high school level, out-patient orthopedics in both the hospital setting and in private practice, home care and now pediatrics. She has worked with patients from 0-99 years of age. She has also served on the NH Speech-Language Pathology Board as the Parent Liason and has attended several Speech-Language Conferences as well as Occupational Therapy Conferences. She lives in Bow with her husband and 2 children and enjoys sewing and gardening in her free time.
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Office/Billing Manager
 Sandy Leavitt: Sandy is a lifelong lover of dogs, especially golden retrievers. She is married and has 3 children. Sandy has worked with children and their families in a variety of capacities for over 30 years. She loves skiing, biking, and family activities of any kind.
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