Sarah Hartney M.S. CCC-SLP
Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist
Sarah, a Florida-native, is the founder of Feed • Talk • Grow Pediatric Therapy and has been a speech-language pathologist since 2012. She holds a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of South Florida, is licensed in Hawai’i & Florida, and was awarded the certificate of clinical competence (CCC) by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Sarah is an affiliate of ASHA Special Interest Group 13, Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia).
She spent the first 8 years of her career working in an outpatient setting at John’s Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Palm Harbor, Florida. Moved to Hawai’i in 2020, where she saw children and families in her private practice as well as a position as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa John Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Communication Science and Disorders Department and supervised graduate level SLP students. Sarah and her husband moved back to Pinellas County in 2024 to be closer to family after the birth of their son.
Over her career, Sarah has focused on treating children with feeding/swallowing disorders, children in the birth-to-three population, children on the autism spectrum, children with hearing loss and are learning to listen and speak using devices (e.g. hearing aids, cochlear implants), children with apraxia, as well as children who are non-speaking and use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) such as speech-generating devices.
She is a Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Level 1 Feeding Therapy Provider, a certified Hanen More Than Words provider (a parent-based program that focuses on improving your child’s interaction skills, social communication skills, and play skills for children on the autism spectrum or other social communication difficulties), and a Meaningful Speech Natural Language Acquisition trained clinician with focus on supporting individuals who are gestalt language processors.
There is no greater reward than helping children and their loved ones build connections, learn new skills, and find their voice.
Feed. Talk. Grow. 