Caitlin M. Ingraham, M.S., CCC-SLP
Founder & Clinical Director of Small Talk 4 Kids, Caitlin M. Ingraham received her Bachelor’s of Science degree from Iona College in 2006 and her Master’s of Science degree from New York Medical College in 2008 where she gained extensive training in the field of medical speech-language pathology and feeding. She holds Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed in both NY and CT. Caitlin is certified in the Sequential-Oral-Sensory (S.O.S.) approach to feeding and holds her Teaching of Speech and Language Disabilities Certificate from NY State. Caitlin is trained in Dynamic Temporal Tactile Cueing (DTTC), she is PROMPT Level 2 (Bridging) trained through the PROMPT Institute and has completed the 28 hour NeoHealth coursework to be an Orofacial Myologist with additional coursework targeting assessment and intervention for TOTs (Tethered Oral Tissues). Caitlin has extended her clinician training beyond traditional methodologies for speech-language pathology and has also completed coursework in John Barnes Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR), Cranial-Sacaral Therapy (CST) through the Upledger Institute and Bobath Neurodevelopment Therapy (NDT) training.
Caitlin has clinical expertise in childhood apraxia of speech, language delays, articulation and phonological disorders, play-based intervention, feeding and swallowing disorders, social communication, fluency, voice, reading and written language, and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. She has extensive experience working with children with a wide range of developmental and medical diagnoses, including autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, developmental delay, learning disabilities, central auditory processing disorder, seizure disorders, hypotonia, and pediatric stroke.
Her professional background includes providing services across acute inpatient hospital settings, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs, preschool and school-based programs, private practice, and home-based therapy environments. Caitlin has also worked with Early Intervention programs in New York and Connecticut’s Birth-to-Three system, with a particular focus on pediatric feeding therapy.
Caitlin’s approach is highly individualized and neurodevelopmentally informed. She specializes in informally assessing each child’s unique learning profile and integrating sensory and motor-based strategies to support communication, regulation, and functional skill development. She values understanding how body systems work together to support learning and strives to help each child achieve greater organization, confidence, and independence across environments.
Caitlin is passionate about collaborating closely with families, educators, and related professionals to ensure therapy goals are meaningful, functional, and supportive of each child’s everyday life.
She lives locally in Cos Cob with her husband, four children and rescue dog, Zoey.