Stafford Office

Dorothy has been a part of the Fleming Team since October 2005. She received her graduate degree from the University of Virginia and her undergraduate degree from the City University of New York. She has experience in the school and private settings, and has worked with all age groups from preschool to adults. Dorothy has worked with varying communication disorders including: Autism, Apraxia, Stuttering, Phonological Disorders and Receptive and Expressive developmental delays. Dorothy has received her certificate in the PROMPT treatment method.

Chandra earned her B.S. in Human Development from Cornell University and her M.S. in Occupational Therapy from Ithaca College. She recently relocated from Upstate New York to Stafford with her husband, mother, and 3 children. She has occupational therapy experience in various pediatric, geriatric and adult settings. She presented her research findings on sensory processing behaviors in children at the NYSOTA conference in 2012. Chandra is excited to be a team member at the Stafford Clinic and looks forward to working with children who have difficulties with sensory processing, fine motor and visual motor skills, postural control and core strength, and attention.

Pamela earned a B.S. degree from Towson State University and completed her Master’s degree at George Washington University. She has worked in the field in schools and in private practices since 1989. She has provided therapy to clients from toddler to adulthood who needed services for varying speech and language disorders. Over 20 years of speech therapy service.

Allie graduated Magna Cum Laude from Elizabethtown College with a Bachelor’s of Science in Health and Occupation in 2011 and a Master’s of Science in Occupational Therapy in 2012. Prior to her work at Fleming Therapy Services, she was a school-based therapist for students in preschool, elementary, secondary, special education, and residential progra She also has experience working in acute care hospitals in the neurological, orthopedic, intensive care, and surgical floors. She has training in Handwriting Without Tears and Applied Behavioral Analysis. Allie loves the exuberance of children and enjoys seeing their faces light up when they achieve success.

Andrea earned her B.S. degree from Northeastern University in 2005 and completed her Master’s degree at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY in 2007. She has worked in private practices, nursing homes, public and private schools, and in-home early intervention. Andrea has experience working with all age groups from birth to adults treating speech, language, fluency, and swallowing disorders. She has received training in PECS, TalkTools, and Lindamood-Bell.

Lauren earned her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University and completed her Masters program at California State University San Marcos in May of 2016. Lauren has experience with the adult population in various settings such as acute inpatient care and outpatient clinics. She has also worked with the pediatric population in the schools, private practice, and through Early Childhood Intervention. She looks forward to working at Fleming Therapy and helping children improve their communication!

Brittany earned her B.S. in Health Sciences from James Madison University in 2012. After graduation, Brittany worked as a teaching assistant at the Faison School for Autism in Richmond, VA, where she was trained in Applied Behavior Analysis. From there she returned to James Madison University and completed her Master’s in Occupational Therapy Degree and graduated in December 2015. Throughout her education, Brittany has gained experience working with children and adults in inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and hospital settings. She is excited to be working at Fleming!

Cathy earned her Associates Degree in 2011 as an Occupational Therapy Assistant from Darton College in Albany, Georgia. She has worked in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. Cathy is certified in Physical Agency Modalities and Substance Abuse Counseling

Joan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Ohio State University in Speech Science in 1984 and her Masters of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Florida State University in 2010. In addition to her part time work at Fleming Speech Therapy, she is currently employed full time at an elementary school in the Stafford County Public School system. She has over 14 years of experience working in the public and private school systems in Puerto Rico teaching Science and English. She is a bilingual Spanish speaker. She has worked for the past 11 years as an SLP in Florida and Virginia where she was responsible for intervention, evaluation, identification and treatment management for preschool through fifth grade students with disorders in the areas of speech and/or language, articulation, voice, fluency, receptive/expressive language, and pragmatic language disorders.

Mary earned her Bachelor’s degree at the University of South Carolina and her master’s degree in Physical Therapy at Western Carolina University. She has over 10 years’ experience as a physical therapist with pediatric and geriatric patients. She enjoys working with working with children, especially the little ones. Mary has experience with the pediatric population in a variety of settings including schools, early intervention, outpatient and private clinics. She has worked with children with various diagnoses including torticollis, cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, autism, hypotonia, and development delays. Mary has a son with autism who not only has taught her to be a better parent but to be a better therapist.

Nicole received her Bachelor degree in the area of Linguistics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and her Master degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Howard University. In addition to her part time work at Fleming Speech Therapy, she is currently employed full time at a middle school for the Prince William County Public School system. She works closely with children having learning disabilities and emotional disturbances, as well as, articulation weaknesses and stuttering. While she has experience working with children and adults with a variety of disabilities, including autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), and mental retardation, she specializes in school-age language disorders, specifically literacy and reading fluency. She has received specialized training in the Wilson Reading System, Read Naturally, adolescent language and literacy, emergent literacy interventions, vocabulary building, early intervention strategies for children with apraxia, and PROMPT.

Whitney was born in Frankfurt, Germany and is the daughter of two retired Army Veterans. Whitney moved from Maryland to Virginia in 2012. Whitney started at Fleming Therapy Services, Inc. in May 2013 as a Front Desk Assistant and was promoted to Office Manager in 2016. Whitney has over 4 years of medical experience and is in the process of obtaining her degree in Healthcare Administration.

Lauren earned her Associates Degree as an Occupational Therapy Assistant from Eastern Virginia Career College in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 2016. Throughout her education she gained experience working with pediatrics and adults in inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation.

Paola earned her B.S. degree from the University of Virginia in 2013 and completed her Master’s degree at James Madison University in 2016. She is a bilingual Spanish speaker who has experience evaluating and providing therapy to both the pediatric and adult population in the following areas: articulation/phonological disorders, fluency, voice disorders, swallowing, language delays, oral motor, auditory processing, motor speech disorders, and pragmatic/social skills. Paola is ecstatic to work at Fleming Therapy Services, Inc. and will strive to meet the communicative needs of each and every patient!

Paige recently graduated from James Madison University with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Science and Disorders and a minor in special education. She took a year off to gain experience in the field but plans to go back to school for her master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology. She really enjoys working in the pediatric setting and looks forward to becoming a therapist one day.

Alaina earned her B.A in Spanish and Latin American/Latino Studies from College of the Holy Cross in 2011. She has years of experience in retail management and human resources. In 2014, she had her son and relocated from New Hampshire to Virginia for her husband’s job and became a stay home mom. In 2016, they welcomed a little girl into the family. Since then she has returned to work to start a new career path and hopes to continue growing within the Fleming Therapy family! Her favorite part of working at Fleming is interacting with the parents and kids on a daily basis.

Alissa graduated from Gannon University in Erie, PA with her bachelors in Sports and Exercise Science in 2013 and continued at Gannon for graduate school, where she received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2016. Alissa has experience in a variety of settings including acute care, skilled nursing and outpatient with adults and pediatrics. While working in these settings Alissa gained experience in aquatic therapy specifically with pediatric patients. She really enjoys working in the pediatric setting and looks forward to doing it for many years to come.

Michelle graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Disorders from Bloomsburg University and a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Temple University. She has nearly 20 years of experience in speech and language therapy in public and private school settings with children from preschool through high school who demonstrated a variety of special needs. Her focus tends to be on functional communication skills, including those needed for academic success. She is excited to be invited into the Fleming Therapy team and looks forward to serving you.

Jennifer earned her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2005 and her Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology in 2007 from the University of Georgia. She has experience working in the hospital, public school, and private practice settings. She has had the pleasure of treating both children and adults in the areas of articulation, phonology, apraxia, voice, fluency, expressive language, receptive language, pragmatic language, cognitive-linguistics, and feeding. Jennifer is excited to be a part of the awesome team at Fleming Therapy.