CEO and Founder, The Speech Tree

Harla Rudolph is a New Jersey State Licensed and ASHA Certified Speech Language Pathologist, with over 25 years of experience working with  children and their families. She graduated from Binghamton University with a B.S. in Linguistics in 1994 and from Hunter College with a M.S. in Speech Pathology in 1997. 
 
Harla also holds the position of adjunct professor at Monmouth University Graduate School for Speech-Language Pathology.
 
Harla specializes in dealing with the unique needs of  infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers and school-aged children with oral  motor, feeding, sensory, and speech and language disorders. She has provided pediatric therapy  services within in a wide variety of settings; including hospitals, specialized school settings, medical clinics, and with the NYS and NJ Early Intervention home based programs. Prior to going  into private practice, Harla served as the Clinical Director for RCDS/The MENTOR Network, an Early Intervention  program based in New York.  
 
Harla founded The Speech Tree in 2009 with the vision of creating a center where families can come to get all the services they need in one space.  Since its inception, The Speech Tree has grown to include three multidisciplinary centers across New Jersey in Monmouth, Middlesex and Mercer Counties. 
 
Harla has advanced training in oral motor and feeding  interventions and specializes in working with the communication development of infants and toddlers. She is PROMPT trained and utilizes the tools and techniques following the work of Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson and Lori Overland.

Harla was also featured on a CBS News segment entitled  "Children's Speech Disorders" to discuss the importance of early identification of language disorders and delays.
 
Harla lives in New Jersey with her husband, daughter, twin boys, and bulldog. To contact Harla directly, she can be emailed at 
harla.rudolph@speechtreecenter.com