Mrs. Dana Marie Surena-mattson MA

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Get to know Speech Language Pathologist Dana M. Surena-Mattson, who serves the population of New Canaan, Connecticut. Dana M. Surena-Mattson, CCC-SLP, is a Speech Language Pathologist with her own private practice. Dana M. Surena-Mattson is a highly respected and experienced Speech Language Pathologist, who features over two decades of experience in her field. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Drama and Anthropology in 1992 from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Pursuing further education and a career in speech language pathology, she went on to obtain her Master’s Degree from New York University in 1997. Furthermore, Dana is a trained Orofacial Myologist, PROMPT, and Hanen clinician. Dana has dedicated her life to delivering the highest standard of quality and compassionate care and support to her patients. She is recognized for her expertise in oral-motor exercises, accent reduction, and treating professionals with laryngeal pathology. Dana’s state of the art center caters to children with disabilities, and she is passionate about enhancing their quality of life and providing the best outcomes possible. Dana remains a distinguished member of the American Speech and Hearing Association, the Connecticut Speech and Hearing Association, and the International Association of Orofacial Myology. Speech-Language Pathology is a field of expertise practiced by a clinician known as a speech-language pathologist (SLP), also sometimes referred to as a speech and language therapist or a speech therapist. SLP is considered a “related health profession” along with audiology, optometry, occupational therapy, clinical psychology, physical therapy, and others. The field of SLP is distinguished from other “related health professions” SLPs are legally permitted to conclude to certain disorders which fall within their scope of practice. SLPs specialize in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of communication disorders (speech disorders and language disorders), cognitive-communication disorders, voice disorders, and swallowing disorders. SLPs also play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (often in a team with pediatricians and psychologists).

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