Melanie Feller, M.A., CCC-SLP, DIR-Expert, IMH-E, joined the Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health as an Infant and Early Childhood Consultation Specialist in 2021.
Ms. Feller is a pediatric speech pathologist, a certified expert level DIR Floortime practitioner/teacher and the first speech pathologist in New Jersey endorsed as an infant mental health specialist. She is also a PLAY Project consultant and a clinical supervisor.
Ms. Feller specializes in supporting children who have communication challenges related to social-emotional differences (including Autism) and children from 0-3 with language delays. She has worked in school, clinic, and home-based settings and is currently in private practice with a focus on therapeutic intervention/consultation and providing evaluations for litigation purposes for parents who have concerns about their child’s educational programming. She earned a Masters degree in Speech Language Pathology from Kean University and has earned multiple certifications related to pediatric language development.