Voice for Possibility
Welcome
I'm Nicole Kolenda, M.S., CCC-SLP, a pediatric speech pathologist and motor speech expert.
My story
Clinician, researcher, teacher and mom
I'm Nicole, a pediatric speech-language pathologist passionate about helping children with motor speech challenges, especially Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS).
With over 25 years of clinical experience, I combine research, teaching and hands-on therapy to support families and guide fellow clinicians. I'm Lead SLP for an NIH-funded CAS treatment study at the NYU Motor Speech Lab, an NYU adjunct professor, and a proud mom, marathon runner and breast cancer survivor.
More about Nicole
It is a profound honor to help children learn how to talk. That moment they realize they can move their articulators to sequence speech sounds and begin getting their point across verbally, that moment is magic.
Nicole Kolenda
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Research, teaching and possibility
NYU Motor Speech LabDirected by Dr. Maria Grigos at 665 Broadway. Nicole joined full time as a Research Clinician in 2020.
What is DTTC?The motor-based treatment for childhood apraxia of speech, explained step by step.
PodcastVoice for Possibility: stories of finding and using your voice. Season 5 coming soon.
SpeakingEvidence-based talks with tools clinicians can use the next day.
Cancer to Crushing ItA beginner 5K program Nicole created for cancer survivors.
BlogNotes for parents, new SLPs and anyone facing something hard.
Watch
Quick tips from the lab
Short videos on CAS, DTTC, cueing and practice, each with its full transcript.
On Substack
The Thinking Clinician
Clinical reasoning in pediatric motor speech: a space to explore the thinking behind therapy.
Free essays on the thinking behind therapy. Read the latest