K e l l i B a v a r o
M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD
Speech-Language Pathologist

Kelli has been providing speech-language and feeding therapy for children ages birth through 5 years for almost 13 years, addressing skills through a holistic lens and using a family-centered, neurodiversity-affirming, and sensory-based approach.

For the past 9 years, she has administered full developmental assessments, providing lots of tips and tricks for families along the way!

Dubbed by her Mama as a Wildflower, Kelli left NY to live in San Diego for 10 years where, she established her career and salsa danced into the arms of her husband. They have now returned to Long Island so that they can raise their son near family, in both NY and Turkey.

Kelli is passionate about empowering caregivers and children, mentoring SLPs, hiking, spontaneous song and dance parties with her family, and DIY projects around the house!

Kelli is trained in:
Meaningful Speech: Gestalt Language Processing; NLA
Inside Out: Sensory SLP
SOS Approach to Feeding®
Hanen: It Takes Two to Talk® & More than Words® PROMPT-level 1®

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When a flower doesn't bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
-Alexander Den Heijer

 Testimonials

”Kelli is the BEST speech therapist we’ve worked with. She was our first virtual therapist long before it was mandatory, and she exudes so much love, care, compassion, and engagement through the computer screen, I can only imagine how good she must be in-person! My 18 month old daughter LOVED sessions with her, and progressed so quickly week to week once we started working with her. She’s so knowledgeable, but I believe it’s her warm character and her attention that really helped my child thrive. I’m truly grateful for the work that she does and recommend her to everyone I know!”
-Lindsay Trottier


”Kelli’s teaching methods were very effective. I liked the way she catered to my son’s individual needs and that she could really read him, therefore was able to apply her knowledge and experience to his own program. She used methods that I had never heard of or used before (e.g., auditory bombardment, CYCLES) and they really help him.”
She is a master in her field. -Tracy Putnam

”Kelli showed ME how to be my own child's therapist. She picked me up every time I blamed myself for my child's delay and reminded me that I'm a great mom and that 'little steps are BIG steps!' She actually trained practically the whole family in ways to help my little one thrive and progress. We would be lost without her.”
-Laura Cashion

"As a new parent and single dad, I had no clue how to play with my kid. Kelli had come over to do a developmental assessment for him and even though he had a just a minor delay and didn't qualify for any therapies, she stayed really late to answer all of my questions and gave me a bunch of stuff to do around the house that could help him. I requested her a couple years later when my little niece needed speech and she worked wonders on her!" -Adam Atler


”I’ve had the pleasure of working with Kelli as an early intervention speech therapist. Her attention to my son’s needs impressed me in every way. Kelli played a critical role in his progress. Not only was Kelli always caring and effective with my son, but the way she supported me as a parent and our family as a whole has left a lasting impression on us as a family.”
- Jessica Villela