Micah

About Micah

Micah received her Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 1999 and her Master of Arts in Early Childhood Special Education in 2003, both from Kansas State University. She also completed coursework in Behavioral Analysis from the Florida Institute of Technology and is a certified lactation counselor. In 2017, she earned a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from Kansas State University and has completed her district-level administration coursework through Fort Hays State University. She is currently pursuing her Infant Mental Health Endorsement. With over 26 years of experience as a Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist, Micah has specialized in early intervention services for children birth to age three. She currently serves as the Director of Infant Toddler Services for Riley County in Manhattan, Kansas. Her areas of expertise include family training, play-based therapy, autism spectrum disorders, feeding aversions, genetic syndromes, expressive language delays, and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). She is highly effective in using parent-child engagement techniques to support developmental outcomes. Micah is trained in the Sequential Oral Sensory (S.O.S) Approach to Feeding from Kay Toomey, Ph.D., and has additional training in the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), Greenspan’s Floortime Approach, Relationship Development Intervention (RDI), Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and Discrete Trial Training (DTT). She works closely with her team to deliver high-quality intervention in natural environments and enjoys coaching families to embed developmental learning into daily routines. She is licensed in Speech-Language Pathology by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Micah also holds a special education teaching certificate in early childhood and a certification in Educational Administration from the Kansas State Department of Education.