Early Intervention Therapy Services
Sunny Speech Therapists
Annika Suarez, MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC, CIMI-2
Annika Suarez is the owner of Sunny Pediatric Services and is a speech-language pathologist, international board certified lactation consultant and certified infant massage instructor. She completed her bachelor's and master's degrees in Speech-Language Pathology at Florida State University. She has specialized training in the following: Beckaman's Oral Motor Assessment & Intervention, Beckman's Deep Tissue Release, Assessment and Remediation of Tethered Oral Tissues (Tongue-Ties), Tummy Time!™ Method for Pre-crawling Babies, Early Language Intervention, and Infant Massage Instruction. Annika's passion is working with infants and toddlers with feeding, oral motor and language delays. She is a member of the following organizations: American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), International Association of Tongue-tie Professionals (IATP), La Leche League (LLL) of Tallahassee, and Healing Arts Alliance (HAA). Annika serves children in Tallahassee, FL and surrounding areas.
Annika@SunnyPediatricServices.com
Caitlin Boland, MS, CCC-SLP
Caitlin Boland, MS, CCC-SLP
Caitlin Boland is from Fort Lauderdale, FL. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Florida and her master's degree in Speech Language Pathology at Nova Southeastern University. She has experience treating the pediatric population in the public school setting in the areas of autism spectrum disorder, AAC, articulation/phonological disorders, receptive and expressive language, and fluency. She has received specialized training in the DIR/Floortime Model. Caitlin is very excited to be a part of the team at Sunny Pediatric Services, working with children and their families to enhance their language development and communication skills. Caitlin serves children in Tallahassee, Monticello, FL and surrounding areas.
Caitlin@SunnyPediatricServices.com
Amanda Crawford, MS, CCC-SLP
Kalin Akes, MS, CCC-SLP
Kalin Akes, MS, CCC-SLP
Kalin Akes completed her bachelor’s and master’s of science degrees in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Abilene Christian University. She has spent 10+ years practicing as a Speech-Language Pathologist in children’s hospital, school, and private settings. Kalin is passionate about supporting families and seeing their children make progress with speech, language, and feeding skills. She is excited to be a part of the team at Sunny Pediatric Services, working with children and their families to enhance their feeding skills. She serves children in Tallahassee, FL and surrounding areas.
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Kalin@SunnyPediatricServices.com
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Lauren Wright, MS, CCC-SLP
Tina Vallone, MS, CCC-SLP
Christina Vallone completed both her bachelor’s and master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology at Florida State University. There, she received extensive training on using an interdisciplinary approach for the treatment of development disabilities in pediatric patients through their KIDDs grant program. Christina has experience treating individuals of all ages, from children to elderly adults in a variety of settings including acute care, pediatric outpatient, home health, and elementary, middle, and high school settings. Christina is very excited to be a part of the team at Sunny Pediatric Services, working with children and their families to enhance their language development and feeding skills. She serves children in Tallahassee, FL and surrounding areas.
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Olivia Brown, MEd, CCC-SLP, CBS
Olivia is a speech-language pathologist and certified breastfeeding specialist. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and Master’s degree from Valdosta State University. She has worked with the pediatric population since 2018. Olivia has received extensive training in infant and toddler feeding difficulties and tethered oral tissues. She is passionate about supporting families and helping their young children achieve the best outcomes. Olivia is excited to be working with infants and toddlers to address feeding skills and language development. She provides services to children in Wakulla and Leon county.
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Olivia@SunnyPediatricServices.com
Sunny Occupational Therapists
Ebony Seay, OTD, OTR/L
Saint Claire Mottley, MSOT, OTR/L
Specializing in self-regulation & sensory-motor strategies, Saint Claire has a service history providing direct therapeutic care for pediatric clients aged 0-21 in Florida & community-based/built programs for people aged 0-100+ worldwide. She is passionate about providing general lifestyle & occupational therapy services to families who do not receive person-centered services otherwise. She is excited to be a part of the Tallahassee care team.
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Sierra Musgrove, OTR/L
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Brittney Campbell, OTD, OTR/L, CLT
Brittney is from a small town in Northwest Florida, growing up on her family farm. She received her Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of West Florida, before going on to gain her Doctorate of Occupational Therapy from Drake University in 2019. Brittney has over 5 years of pediatric experience working with all ages and exceptionalities. She has experience and training with sensory processing, low vision, orthopedics, and feeding from breast to table. Brittney is trained in Sensory-Oral-Sequential (SOS) Approach to Feeding and the Beckman Oral Motor Protocol which she uses to help picky eaters learn to enjoy mealtime again! She is also a Certified Lymphedema Therapist. Brittney loves having the opportunity to work closely with families in their natural environments to support development and achieve milestones. She enjoys working with families to make therapy time fun and realistic to each families individual needs. In her spare time, Brittney enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, crafting, and playing with her dogs, Snowball & Percy, and her tortoise, Franklin. Brittney serves children in Wakulla & Leon County.
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Brittney@SunnyPediatricServices.com
Sunny Physical Therapists
Mari Therrien, PT
Mari is a pediatric physical therapist with over 20 years of
experience, specializing in early intervention and caregiver coaching to improve motor development. She has helped many families avoid costly cranial remodeling helmets for conditions like torticollis and plagiocephaly. A passionate advocate for empowering families, Dr. Therrien has worked as a researcher with Florida State University’s Family Guided Routines Based Intervention program, emphasizing caregiver coaching to foster children's motor development in their natural environments. By coaching caregivers Dr. Therrien is able to provide episodic and less frequent care with children still making strong progress.
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Sunny Office Staff
Madison Kenworthy
Kayla Carter