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About
Maureen has a B.S. in Speech and Hearing Sciences from Purdue
University and a M.A. in Speech Language Pathology from the
University of Northern Colorado with over 30 years experience
working with people of all ages. She has had her own private practices,
worked with schools, and clinics in England, Japan, Thailand and the
USA. She currently lives in Montclair, NJ, USA and sees clients in her
home office. She understands the challenges of getting SLP services while living outside of one's home country or when logistics make meeting
together difficult or impossible.  Maureen is committed to helping
each client achieve effective communication and oral function. 
 
License & Certification
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from ASHA.
  • 12 ACE awards.  The ACE is a formal recognition of professionals who have demonstrated their commitment to lifelong learning by earning 7.0 CEUs (70 contact hours) within a 36-month period
  • California Speech-Language Pathologist License
  • Commonwealth of Virginia Speech-Language Pathology License
  • Connecticut SLP License
  • Delaware SLP License
  • Florida SLP License
  • Massachusetts SLP License 78049-SP-SL
  • New Jersey License in Speech-Language Pathology
  • New Jersey State Department of Education Certificate (serve in public schools)
  • New York State License in Speech-Language Pathology
  • New York State Teacher Certificate (Teacher of the Speech and Hearing Handicapped)
  • Utah State Speech-Language Pathology License
  • LSVT® LOUD: Certified by LSVT® Global, LLC to provide treatment for individuals with speech disorders related to Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders using LSVT® modalities.
  • Certified Autism Specialist     
 
Course Certifications
  • ABA Therapy

  • Adventures in Voice: Voice Therapy for ChildrenHolistic Approach to Treating EI-PVFM: Beyond the Basics of Buteyko

  • Beckman Oral Motor Therapy

  • Biodynamic Manual Voice Therapy  Levels 1 & 2

  • Buteyko Breathing Advanced Levels 1 & 2

  • Buteyko For Stress and Trauma

  • Certificate of Telepractice Competence

  • Coulson Institute of Orofacial Myology Certificate, IAOM

  • Cranial Sacral Therapy Upledger Institute: CST 1, 2, SER 1, SER 2, Pediatrics 1, 2, Pregnancy/Birth/Newborns, Sensory Integration for CranioSacral Therapists

  • Cranialsacral Fascial Therapy Gillespie Approach: Foundation and Infants Training

  • Dolphin MPS Neurostim: Pain Reduction, Scar Release, Sensory Integration, Concussion and TBI

  • D'Onofrio Institute for Advanced Myofunctional Studies:  Mastering Oromyofunctional Therapy

  • D'Onofrio Institute for Advanced Myofunctional Studies:  Oromyofunctional Team Building:  Getting On The Same Page

  • Integrative Breathing Therapy by Dr. Rosalba Courtney DO PhD

  • Integrative Learning Systems Full Focus Certification Speech and Language

  • Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy

  • Lidcombe Fluency/Stuttering

  • MNRI® Method Approach and Programs: Dynamic and Postural Reflex Integration, Oral Facial Reflex Integration I & II, Visual & Auditory Reflex Integration, Neuro Tactile Integration, Archetype Movements, Neuro Structural Reflex Integration, Proprioceptive & Cognitive Integration, Stress Hormones, Breathing Reflexes, Lifetime Reflexes

  • Neurosequencing 18 month Practicum:  Restorative Breathing

  • Pediatric Bodywork Seminar: Special Therapies Institute, Susan Vaughn Kratz OT, CST-D

  • P.I.E. Approach EILO-PVFM-VCD:  Paradoxical Vocal Fold Movement Level 1 & 2

  • SSP Certification:  Safe and Sound Protocol

  • Talk Tools Exceptional Child Empowered

  • Talk Tools Feeding First:  Connect & Collaborate

  • Talk Tools OMD Deconstructed: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders

  • Talk Tools Orofacial Myology and Dental Considerations in Feeding

  • The Breathe Institute:  The Breathe Course, Dr. Soroush Zaghi

  • Walt Fritz Myofascial Therapy for Neck, Voice and Swallowing Disorders, Levels 1 & 2


Memberships
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
  • New Jersey State Speech Language Hearing Association (NJSHA)
  • Academy of Applied Myofunctional Science (AAMS)
  • Buteyko Breathing Educators Association (BBEA)
  • International  Association of Healthcare Practitioners (IAHP)
  • Masgatova Neurosensorimotor-Reflex Integration (MNRI®
  • Upledger Institute
     
Publications
  • Harper, M. (2013, September 30). Intensive Speech Therapy. Advance Healthcare Network for Speech-Language Pathologist & Audiologists e-Newsletter.
    ( http://speech-language-pathology-audiology.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/Intensive-Speech-Therapy.aspx)
 
 
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