ABOUT
Cristi Ortega, M.S. CCC Speech and Language Pathologist
Cristi is passionate about working with children and helping them reach their full potential. She has had the opportunity to work professionally with children presenting with Developmental Delays, Feeding/Oral Motor Disorders, Myofunctional Disorders, Articulation/Phonological Disorders, Receptive and Expressive Language Impairments, Autism, Down Syndrome, Apraxia of Speech. Cristi's ultimate goal is to see her clients grow and improve.
SERVICES
Myofunctional Therapy
Myofunctional Therapy is a specialized approach that focuses on the function and balance of the orofacial muscles. This type of therapy addresses issues such as improper tongue posture, abnormal swallow patterns, tongue-ties and other oral functions that can affect breathing, sleep, swallowing, and speech.
Feeding Therapy
Feeding therapy can improve your child’s relationship with food and help them to eat a wider variety of nutritional foods. Successful eating involves many components. Therapy can benefit children and caregivers as their child’s nutrition and mealtime become a less frustrating and unpleasant experience
TESTIMONIALS
Parents Recommend
Julie
“My daughter immediately took to Cristi. She is very approachable and is always fun and engaging. She is also very knowledgeable in her field and always makes time to discuss and answer my questions when I need to better understand my child”
Daniela
“My 5 year old daughter was having trouble with pronouncing the “K” and “G” sounds. Cristi was able to assess the issue and help my daughter quickly learn to make the sounds. My daughter felt comfortable with her and liked going to her therapy sessions.”
Alex
"Our son started working with Cristi on speech and language development. Within a short amount of time, she was able to help him significantly improve his speech issues, which then allowed the focus to shift to language. Cristi is charismatic, knowledgeable, patient, creative, warm and flexible. We have also observed how well she is able to work in unison with other professionals for the benefit of our son. Cristi was able to build rapport with our son very quickly. To this day our son looks forward to his sessions. "