Laura Ferriero, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Specialties:

  • Executive Functioning Coaching

  • Social Communication Groups

  • Social Pragmatic Evaluations

  • Social Skills/Pragmatic Language Coaching

  • Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy

  • Adolescent Language & Learning needs

  • Autism (mild through severe)

  • Alternative- Augmentative Communication (AAC)

I am a licensed and accredited Speech-Language Pathologist with over a decade of experience who resides in the Boston area with my husband and two young daughters. I specialize in executive functioning coaching, social pragmatic therapy, and teletherapy. I absolutely love seeing the individualized progress that clients are able to make through both in-person and virtual speech therapy sessions by excitedly interacting with treatment activities and being able to clearly visualize their progress. Additionally, treatment will include shared resources and materials with family members, caregivers, and teachers - a vital aspect of promoting the transfer and generalization of learned skills!

I began my career in 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital, in which I humbly worked with both adult and pediatric populations with cognitive-linguistic acquired and/or developmental disorders. During my years at MGH, I learned vital skills that provided a strong foundation for my continued growth as a clinician, including diagnostic-treatment skills, multidisciplinary collaboration, and evidence-based practices.  While practicing in this hospital-based setting, I was able to gain a deep understanding of the importance of building therapeutic, mutually collaborative relationships in treatment sessions with both patients and their families - invaluable skills that I have taken with me as I continue my years of practice. 

In 2014, I took my next career step within a school-based setting, another great passion of mine. I learned that establishing a positive, compassionate, and genuine connection is the first and essential step to making any kind of progress with children. I take into account each child's interests, motivators, and unique personality traits in order to connect and engage with them, always creating an open pathway for communication, mutual goal setting, and progress monitoring.

I look forward to connecting with many more clients and their families near or far, and I will undoubtedly bring forth my genuine care, passion for helping others, and love for my role as an SLP to all those that I encounter. I truly believe that communication is the essence of human life, and that each individual's growth in these skills is both fluid and limitless!