Working alongside students, families, and schools
Meet Seda Sahin, M.S. CCC-SLP
I'm a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with two decades of experience working with children and adolescents. Over the years, I've worked in hospitals, outpatient clinics, schools, and private practice, with a wide range of communication and learning needs.
I received my B.A. in Cultural Studies before earning my M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from Emerson College in Boston. In addition to my clinical work, I've greatly enjoyed teaching and mentoring. I've taught undergraduate courses in Speech-Language Pathology and supervised graduate student clinicians, Clinical Fellows, and Speech-Language Pathology Assistants.
My clinical experience has given me a broad foundation across speech, language, communication, and learning. Over the course of my career, I’ve worked across the lifespan and pursued advanced training in a range of areas within speech-language pathology. These range from early language development and speech sound disorders to fluency, literacy, executive functioning, and neurologically based communication disorders in adults. This breadth of experience informs my work today, allowing me to consider how language, communication, cognition, and learning interact rather than viewing individual skills in isolation.
Comprehensive evaluations are an important part of my work. I care deeply about understanding the factors underlying an individual's difficulties, identifying patterns of strengths and needs, and determining what support will be most helpful.
- Language Disorders
- Reading Difficulties
- Written Language
- Executive Functioning
- Fluency and Stuttering
Areas of Clinical Interest
Beyond the Clinic
I live in Newton, Massachusetts, with my husband, our son, our cat, and our dog. Outside of work, I enjoy reading, cooking, traveling, and spending time at the beach.
Having lived in four countries, and as a native Turkish speaker who also speaks conversational Spanish, I have a personal appreciation for the role of language and culture in communication and learning.
My Philosophy
I founded the Language and Literacy Clinic to bring this broad clinical perspective to specialized work with school-aged children and adolescents, with a focus on language, literacy, executive functioning, and fluency. Therapy is individualized around each student’s strengths, learning profile, and goals, with an emphasis on meaningful progress across school, home, and everyday life. I believe the best outcomes happen through collaboration and work closely with families, educators, psychologists, physicians, and other professionals so that therapy and recommendations are coordinated and meaningful across settings.