About Us
Get to know Speaking Sensory and learn more about our philosophy on speech therapy
Meet your therapists!
Laura Gencarella Parker, M.S., CCC/SLP
Owner of Speaking Sensory, LLC
Laura graduated with her Master’s of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Southern Connecticut State University in 2011. She is licensed by the board of North Carolina and Maryland, and has her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA).
With over 13 years of experience with the pediatric population, Laura has a passion for facilitating optimal communication skills in children's natural setting(s). She has been employing elements of the coaching model since her experience with the Connecticut Birth to Three System in 2012, and has had the opportunity to work in early intervention programs across three states.
Her previous experience also includes school settings, and private practice facilities. She is well versed in treating a variety of communication and feeding disorders, and has strong passions for early childhood language development, gestalt language processing/ natural language acquisition, speech-sound disorders, feeding, and augmentative/alternative communication. In her free time, Laura can be found on a walk with her dogs, Lucy and Beau, strength training, traveling, or spending time with her husband.
Sydney Montero, M.S., CCC/SLP
Sydney graduated with her Master’s of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of North Dakota in 2023. She is licensed by the board of North Carolina and has her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA).
Sydney is passionate about neurodiversity-affirming therapy that is child-led. She believes in working with the whole child, which means considering all aspects of a child’s environment, family, sensory system, and communication abilities when creating a treatment plan. She is trained in the Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) approach, which is designed to help gestalt language processors. Other areas of interest include: early intervention, augmentative and alternative (AAC) communication, speech sound disorders, etc.
Her previous experience also includes inpatient and outpatient services in the hospital setting and private practice facilities with adult and pediatric clients. Combined with her experience as a lead toddler teacher in a daycare specializing in onsite therapy and a paraprofessional in an elementary school, she has worked with a variety of children with different abilities. Sydney became passionate about the field of speech pathology after her younger brother was in speech therapy for years as a child.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and dog, reading, drinking coffee, and traveling.
Our Mission
Speaking Sensory: Regulation before communication, connection over compliance, and play without expectation. Because every child deserves to reach their full potential.
Speaking Sensory, LLC is an integrative practice using play and caregiver coaching to help YOU help your child access their full potential. We conveniently provide speech and language therapy services within the home, school and daycare settings for children and young adults ages 0-21.
We're deeply committed to embracing neurodiversity-affirming practices and are eager to assist you every step of the way on this journey! We implement a comprehensive approach to therapy that prioritizes the whole child. Our expertise as speech-language pathologists allows us to incorporate insights from various domains of child development that are known to support communication. Our ultimate goal is to create an empowering environment, where caregivers are integral participants in the therapeutic process.
*Please note that the information you see on our website and/or social media platform is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disorder. We post information in good faith, corresponding to evidenced-based practices and clinical experience that has yielded success.