I’m Michaela Roberts, M.S., CCC-SLP, and I joined Monkey Mouths in 2025 as a speech language pathologist. I earned my undergraduate degree from Hardin-Simmons University and my master’s degree from Abilene Christian University in Addison. Prior to Monkey Mouths, I worked in schools, skilled nursing facilities, and pediatric outpatient clinics.

 

Play, play, and more play. I love incorporating play in all my therapy sessions. My role is to teach how important and powerful play can be. Children learn best through play. I also love incorporating the family into my sessions. My aim for therapy is to make it purposeful, natural, and useful in order to provide parent education and demonstration to create carryover into their home environment.

 

When I am not at Monkey Mouths, you can find me spending time with my husband, Matt and our black Labrador retriever, Mikey. I enjoy eating, reading, running, and spending time outside.

 

As an SLP since 2020, I have training in the following:

 

Oral Motor/Feeding Techniques:

• Marsha Dunn Klein Med, OTR
• Provision of Feeding Intervention in the Context of Responsive Feeding with Jenny McGlothlin M.S., CCC-SLP, CLC
• PFD- Feeding Matters

Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT):

• Simon Says Oral Myofunctional Therapy – Tongue Tips, Tiny Tongue Tips, and Thumbs Up Programs

Apraxia/Articulation:

• Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing with Apraxia Kids
• Meaningful Speech with Alexandria Zachos, M.S., CCC-SLP/L
• Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Apraxia of Speech Using Dynamic Tactile and Temporal Cueing (DTTC) by Dr. Edythe Strand
• Advanced Workshop for Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech Using Dynamic Tactile and Temporal Cueing (DTTC) with Dr. Edythe Strand

Other:

• Safety Care Specialist
• CPR