Easter Seals Southwest Florida

Stephanie Friedman, MS, CCC-SLP – Clinical Director of Pediatric Therapy. By trade, Stephanie is a licensed and nationally certified Speech-Language Pathologist.  She received her BA in Speech and Hearing Science and her MS in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of South Florida. Stephanie previously owned a small Home Health Therapy business which she has since sold to work with Easter Seals full time. Stephanie began with Easter Seals a year and a half ago as a contractor to cover a maternity leave and was so pleased to be a part of the Easter Seal’s mission that she decided to stay!

Her previous professional experience includes pediatric private practice work, adult acute trauma care, and teaching children with language impairments in the Pinellas County Schools, where she enjoyed honors as a Level 4 Outstanding Teacher and served as a mentor to new or struggling teachers and therapists.  Stephanie has much experience in working with children on the Autism Spectrum and published a journal article on theory of mind and autism in 2003.  She currently lives in St. Petersburg with her husband Ben and her daughter Taylor.