Meet your speech therapist!
Hi! I'm Brittney Fertak, a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist and the heart behind Little Acorns Speech and Language Therapy.
I grew up in College Station, earned my undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University, and went on to complete my graduate degree in Communication Disorders at the University of North Texas. After more than 13 years of living and working in the Houston area, my family recently moved back to my hometown of College Station. It’s truly a privilege and a long awaited dream of mine to be able to serve the children and families of the community I have always called home.

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I have spent my entire career in pediatric private practice, walking alongside hundreds of families as their children have found their voices. Childhood apraxia of speech is my primary area of expertise and my greatest area of professional passion though I am equipped to treat a wide range of needs, from articulation and language disorders to motor speech, autism spectrum disorder, and social communication skills. Evidence-based practice matters deeply to me, but the training is only half of it. I believe in treating the whole child, and a child's growth is always a team effort that includes parents, teachers, and everyone who loves them. More than anything, I want your family to feel cheered on. Progress is rarely a straight line, and you deserve someone in your corner who is just as invested in your child as you are.
When I am not with families, you will find me spending time with my own, cheering at Aggie sporting events, gardening, exploring the outdoors, and traveling. I suppose it is fitting that I love watching things grow, because that is exactly what I get to do every day with the children I serve.

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Training and Credentials
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Licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
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Certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
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Member of the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA)
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Advanced Training and Expertise in Childhood Apraxia of Speech by Apraxia Kids
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PROMPT trained
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Trained in Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC)
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12 years of training under Nancy Kaufman in the Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol (K-SLP)
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Childhood Apraxia of Speech Intensive Training
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Additional training in Talk Tools, Social Thinking, and the Nurtured Heart Approach
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Over 200 hours of continuing education in pediatric therapy
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Presenter at the ASHA and TSHA annual conventions



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