My Philosophy

I am here to support your family and I believe our work together should be centered around your priorities.

In the simplest terms, your child should lead the learning process and trust that adults will offer “just right” experiences to support them along the way.

Feeding: I understand that each family’s mealtime experiences are unique, and a successful journey can look many different ways. I use a responsive, trust-based approach to helping you support your child’s learning at mealtimes. I believe judgment has no place in this process.

Meet Stephanie

About Stephanie

Stephanie Cohen is a mother, speech-language pathologist, author, speaker, and lactation counselor in private practice who has worked with children and families for more than 22 years. She has advanced training in pediatric feeding disorder (feeding challenges) and specializes in working with children ages birth-3.

My mission is to empower each parent to be their child’s best teacher by supporting emotional connection and early learning.

Stephanie obtained her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees from Northwestern University, holds a certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and is licensed in the state of Illinois. She is a credentialed evaluator and provider in the Illinois Early Intervention program. Stephanie also is a certified lactation counselor.

Stephanie lives in Chicagoland with her husband and does her best to follow her own advice when parenting her three children.

Finding Stephanie’s Work

Stephanie is a professional mentor, speaker, and consultant who supports students, parents, clinicians in the field, and product designers.

Stephanie is a co-founder & co-director of the Chicago Feeding Group, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports children with pediatric feeding disorder and their families and provides education to professionals.

Stephanie is a co-founder & senior instructor at The Get Permission Institute, the online home of Marsha Dunn Klein’s Get Permission Approach to feeding.

Stephanie hosts workshops, presents to international audiences, and has been an invited speaker at Northwestern University and for the Illinois Early Intervention Training Program.

Her work is featured on speechpathology.com and occupationaltherapy.com, as well as TalkTools.com.

Stephanie is also known as @Learntotalkwithme, sharing research-backed feeding, speech & language, and developmental insight on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

Stephanie’s Expertise:

Stephanie has extensive experience with:

  • Micro-premature and medically fragile infants

  • Respiratory and cardiac conditions

  • Nasogastric (NG) tubes and gastrostomy-tubes (g-tubes)

  • Food allergy and intolerance

  • FPIES

  • Picky eating

  • Down syndrome

  • Hearing/vision impairment

  • Sensory integration challenges

  • Neurological and genetic disorders

  • Neuromuscular disorders

  • FAS, IUDE

  • Autism

  • Emotional regulation

  • Speech and language delays and disorders