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Welcome to Sunny Side Up Therapy & Consulting!
We are your destination for exceptional Medical Speech-Language Pathology and Cognitive Coaching services. Our premium services, including treatment for speech, language, and swallowing difficulties and personalized cognitive coaching, are designed to enhance your brain-body connection and improve your overall well-being. Experience our advanced treatments, including Ampcare's ESP™: Effective Swallowing Protocol, SPEAKOUT Therapy!®, and the Tomatis®Method. Additionally, we offer exclusive specialty courses tailored for caregivers, clients, and professionals alike!

Elevate your knowledge, skills, and overall well-being with our personalized approach to growth and development. Embrace the sunny side of life with us today!

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Speech therapist Melissa was able to get my dad to start swallowing again after having a ventilator put in back in October.
— Larry M., Patient's Son. 
Thank you for caring. You've helped me so much.
— Gloria, former patient
Melissa is an exceptional clinician with a passion for her field. She provides evidence based treatment strategies to her patients with compassion for the patient and caregiver during some of their most difficult hours.
— Krystal Wolfe, former Director of Rehab
Why can't all therapists be like you?
— Zophia, former patient
You actually care. I can hear it in your voice. You must really love what you do. 
- Nancy, Patient's Wife
You are a beautiful teacher.
- Maria, former patient
You are so special. You understand how my brain works and how I think with the ADHD. 
- Lilly, former patient
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I am here to help you thrive
Hi! I'm Melissa Lorenzo, a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) dedicated to assisting patients and their families live their best lives, no matter what the world throws their way. After nearly nine years of giving my all to the healthcare industry, I almost walked away.

Instead, I focused all of my energy on creating my own practice. A safe place where clients can be themselves, and new technologies can give us a new perspective on treatment and coaching approaches. By building this practice, I can incorporate my ever-growing love for knowledge and my keen eye for detail to provide the most comprehensive care to my clients.

Current Services

difficulty chewing and swallowing

Swallowing Therapy
Evaluation and treatment for Dysphagia (difficulty chewing and swallowing), TMJ disorders, or oral motor disorders associated with Sleep Apnea & COPD. 

♦ FEES - Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing is now available in office or where ever you are. Please contact for Mobile FEES options for facilities♦

♦ Ampcare Effective Swallowing Protocol is now available! ♦

♦ ARK-J Trismus Program is Available ♦
Speech and Language Therapy

Speech & Language Therapy
This may include therapy to improve how you understand and express yourself in a conversation, to improve the clarity of your speech, or to enhance your breath support, especially while you're talking. 

♦ SPEAK OUT! Therapy program is available ♦

**Coming Soon - SPEAK OUT! Group therapy sessions**
cognitive therapy

Cognitive Therapy & Coaching
Whether you want to improve your attention, enhance your memory skills, or decrease your risk of falling, this is the place for you.  

♦ Tomatis Method is now available ♦

♦ Interactive Metronome ♦ 

♦ ADHD & Dyslexia Coaching
is now available ♦
online courses

Online Courses
I am in the process of creating several courses for clients, healthcare professionals, and caregivers. Check back soon for course launch dates.
resources

Resources
Here, you can find a variety of resources, including products I recommend and handouts for client, caregiver, and professional use. 
podcast

Podcast Coming Soon

The SunnySide Up Podcast will be launching soon. Are you interested in being a guest? Were looking for  SLPs, those dealing with ADHD  or anyother neurospicy superpowers who work in the healthcare field. 

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. 

- Tony Robbins

Let's take a look at my approach to help you live the life you want. 

Step 1 - Goals

We will get started by working together to figure out your goals. 

  
During therapy and coaching, I work with you directly to determine what you would like to work on and how I can help you accomplish that. 

In my courses, I will guide you in setting your own goals and following up with you during group sessions and your first 1:1 check-in. 

Step 2 - Figure out your strengths & weaknesses

Once we know what we are working towards, we dive deeper into your strengths and weaknesses. 

Then I will take that information and generate a plan to utilize your strengths to build up your weaknesses. I also start to tear apart your weaknesses to determine exactly which components are impacting each other. 

During coaching and therapy sessions, I examine all the little details to determine the correlations. 

For my courses, this means I will lead you through several inventories of skills or imaginary situations to help you determine your strengths and weaknesses
I am a firm believer in finding silver linings. Everyone has something they are good at, and we all have something to work on. On the other hand, if we don’t know why something is difficult, it’s very hard to fix.


Step 3 - Let's see what works

Once we've crafted a comprehensive plan, we'll embark on a collaborative journey, reviewing your achievements and tweaking the strategies as necessary. 

 

In therapy and coaching, I will use several types of feedback to help you understand how you are doing and what you need to keep working on. 

In my courses, I will lead you through ways to reflect on a situation or event to identify the positives and the negatives and then guide you in creating manageable plans to improve the next situation. 



Step 4 - Rinse and Repeat

At this stage, we use everything we've worked on so far:
  your comprehensive plan
  your responses to strategies and curated exercises 
  YOUR feedback
 to begin incoperating these concepts into everyday life. 

 



In therapy and coaching sessions, we may change where we work, the level of distractions, or whatever makes it difficult to use your new skills in your daily life. The more we can use the skills and help you know when to use them, the easier it will be to continue to thrive.  

In my courses, I will provide a guide to incoperate the strategies you've learned into a variety of situations. Now that you know how to reflect on you or your loved ones progress, you can use this skill to determine possible impacts from changes in situations. 


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