About Us
Julie M. Eriksson Pera, MA CCC-SLP
Practice Owner, Speech-Language Pathologist
Julie (she/her) is a speech-language pathologist with over 25 years experience working with clients and their families in early intervention, educational and medical settings.
Education
Julie graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Nazareth College of Rochester in 1997, and a Master of Arts from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1999. She completed her Clinical Fellowship in a public school setting.
Certifications
Julie holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA). She is licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, and also holds an educator license through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education. She maintains the equivalent credentials in California.
Additional Training & Professional Affiliations
Julie has been recognized for her commitment to learning by ASHA, receiving the Association's Award for Continuing Education multiple times.
Her experience and ongoing training allow her to maintain listings in the SLP directory of Apraxia Kids for the identification and treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), and the directory of Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) Trained Clinicians through Meaningful Speech for the identification and support of Gestalt Language Processing (GLP).
In addition, Julie has also completed training in use of Augmentative/Alternative Communication (AAC) systems, including Pragmatically Organized Dynamic Display (PODD) and several speech generation devices and applications. She completed the workshop for implementation of the Lidcombe Program for early intervention of stuttering.
She also has experience teaching and using Cued American English (also known as Cued Speech), a visual mode of communication which makes the sound system of traditionally spoken language fully visible for individuals who are deaf/hard-of-hearing or have other language needs.
Julie is currently in the process of completing training to evaluate and treat orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs) including abnormal oral rest postures, mouth breathing, teeth grinding, tongue thrust swallowing pattern, and can co-occur with speech sound misarticulations.
