Marissa Stockstad, M.S., CCC-SLP

Marissa received her Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC in 2012. She then moved to Boston, MA where she received her Masters of Science in Speech Language Pathology from the Massachusetts General Hospital's Institute of Health Professions. She concentrated in medical speech-language pathology, learning in-depth information about feeding and swallowing, while also taking classes that span the full field of speech pathology. 

Since graduating, Marissa has worked at various outpatient pediatric clinics and a skilled nursing facility. She is certified in the Sequential Oral Sensory (S.O.S) Approach to Feeding and has completed advanced training for infants and toddlers. She has wide clinical experience with a variety of diagnoses, including but not limited to: feeding and swallowing disorders, speech and language disorders, literacy disorders and dyslexia, social-emotional-behavioral disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and congenital disorders.

Marissa is passionate about working with children and their families to create a relationship-centered and strengths-based therapy plan that makes the child feel valued and understood. In her free time, she loves to cuddle with her dog and cat, dance, and rock climb!