Colleen Tierney, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
99 Kinderkamack Road Suite 303 Westwood NEW JERSEY, 07675About
Colleen Tierney is a speech language pathologist with over 30 years of experience practicing at Speech Warrior Speech Therapy in Westwood, NJ. Colleen specializes in speech and language disorders, including childhood apraxia of speech, autism and AAC. As a speech language pathologist, Colleen evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication difficulties. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Colleen helps patients make sounds and increase language through various methods. Colleen believes in a family-centered approach and coaches communication partners in techniques for natural speech and AAC.
Education and Training
Kean University MA 1995
Board Certification
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Provider Details
Colleen Tierney, MA, CCC-SLP's Expert Contributions
When should I worry about my child not talking?
By 15 months old he should be saying 3 to 10 words consistently coupled with gestures. READ MORE
My son still can't pronounce his "r's" properly. Would therapy help him?
Yes, therapy would help him. There are specific exercises to help the tongue with correct placement to produce the /r/ sound. Helping your son understand where to place his tongue and then practicing in words and sentences. READ MORE
Can speech therapy help with autism?
Absolutely! Most of my patients are autistic and I help them communicate by helping with speech, through methods such as PROMPT, and also help with augmentative communication, such as a speech generating device. READ MORE
What can be done to help my 5 year old son speak more clearly?
An assessment of his speech sound production would help a speech pathologist to use certain methodologies to target error sounds and practice correct production. READ MORE
How can a speech pathologist help my son?
There are methods, including oral motor exercises to achieve correct tongue placement and then practicing /r/ in words and sentences. READ MORE
Why is my 4 year old son still unable to speak fluently?
At age 4 children can be disfluent at times as they are learning more language. If he speaks fast the disfluency may be more so. Due to his becoming flustered, it would seem that he is exhibiting frustration and this is when disfluency can become stuttering. You can try giving him your full attention and slowing the rate of your own speech. If that does not help, I would suggest that you have a consultation with a speech-language pathologist to assess if that is what is happening. Please let me know if you have further questions! READ MORE
Areas of expertise and specialization
Professional Memberships
- New Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Association
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