My name is Mary Lou, and I'm a pediatric SLP based in Pacifica, serving kids from birth to 18. Through child-led and play-based therapy, my goal is to meet your child where they are, identify the support they need, and provide coaching to parents, who are a critical part of their child’s progress.

I love kids, communication, and learning. I bring years of teaching experience as an ESL teacher, plus insights and understanding from my own parenting journey. My sessions are engaging for kids, responsive to their regulation or sensory needs, thoughtful and neurodiversity-affirming.

As executive functioning is the basis for learning, I work to help a child strengthen their skills of perception, planning, working memory, and attention. Whether modeling train sounds for my late talkers, customizing an AAC device for a minimally speaking child, helping a child learn to visualize words when they read, or targeting 100 productions of a target sound, I’m aiming for connection and support.

Book your consultation with Mary Lou Ninan, CCC-SLP