Lauren Fieg, SLP - Building Blocks Therapy

Why did you choose to pursue a career in Speech Therapy?

I always knew I wanted to work with children and originally had wanted to be a special needs teacher. After taking some intro courses in college, I discovered the field of Speech-Language Pathology and never looked back!!

Do you have any special areas of interest?

I really love language development, including expressive language, comprehension of language, and social language! I also have developed a strong interest in functional communication and finding effective methods for our clients to communicate their wants and needs. There is nothing more rewarding than helping a child find their “voice”!

What varied experience do you have in your field?

I worked for 1 year in a Skilled Nursing Facility with adult and geriatric patients. I worked with patients with Aphasia (language disorder following a stroke), Dysphagia (swallowing disorder), and with Cognitive deficits. It was very interesting and I really enjoyed that unique population. After my experience at the skilled nursing facility, I worked at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism for 5 years doing outpatient speech-language therapy. I participated on a multi-disciplinary evaluation team assisting in the process of the diagnosing Autism and other developmental delays in children, adolescents, and adults.

What degrees, licenses, certifications and/or special training do you hold?

Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences from Ohio University
Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Bowling Green State University
Licensed by the Ohio Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology and the Ohio Department of Education
Certified member of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
PROMPT trained – The technique is a tactile-kinesthetic approach that uses touch cues to a patient’s articulators (jaw, tongue, lips) to manually guide them through a targeted word, phrase or sentence.

What are you passionate about?

I’m passionate about building positive relationships with our clients and their families. I love learning about the clients interests and experiences and try to incorporate that into therapy. I enjoy working closely with family members to promote carryover of skills that we work on in therapy!

What do you enjoy most about working at Building Blocks Therapy?

I enjoy collaborating with all of the BCBA’s, RBT’s, OT and PT. I love learning from each discipline and putting the pieces together for each individual client. A comprehension, whole-child approach is so imporatnt! I also enjoy how positive and upbeat everyone is. We truly have such an amazing and dedicated team who put the clients first.