Having emigrated from China to the United States at an early age, Shirley shares similar experiences of communication difficulties with the children that she serves. 

Being passionate about inclusion and neurodiversity, an avid traveler, and fluent in Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin) and conversational in Japanese, she feels determined to give back to the global community as a multilingual speech-language pathologist.

Shirley received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from University of California, San Diego and Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from California State University, East Bay. She is a certified member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and the California Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology & Hearing Dispensers Board. She is also a recipient of ASHA’s 2022 Distinguished Early Career Professional (ECP) Certificate.

She specializes in bilingual diagnostic evaluations and therapy treatments with children ranging in ages from 1-11 years old. She works with a diverse client group with Autism, Down syndrome, cognitive impairments, developmental delays, learning disabilities, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, fluency disorders, language disorders, articulation and phonological disorders. 

Additional trainings include:

• Hanen Certified with “It Takes Two to Talk”
• Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC)
• Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT) Technique
• DIR Floortime
• Gestalt Language Processing/Natural Language Acquisition from Meaningfulspeech.com
• AEIOU: An Integrated Approach to Pediatric Feeding
• DIRFloortime®️ Basic Certificate

Aside from helping families and children, she travels the world with her partner and solo!

Ellisa Yee Shu Ping is a dedicated and skilled Speech and Language Therapist trained in the UK, holding a BSc in Speech and Language Therapy. With experience in diverse settings, including special schools, early intervention centers, and hospitals, Ellisa has developed expertise in supporting individuals with a wide range of needs. Her work with children includes addressing speech delays, autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, and feeding challenges. She is especially passionate about empowering nonspeaking children to communicate using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and tailoring interventions to each child’s specific needs through parent and teacher training.

Ellisa’s approach combines evidence-based techniques such as Gestalt Language Processing, DIR Floortime, and Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing. She finds immense fulfillment in witnessing her clients achieve milestones, and remains committed to enhancing lives by fostering confidence and independence through communication.

Khuldiah Iman

Clinical Psychologist

Iman is a Clinical Psychologist with a Master of Clinical Psychology from University Kabangsaan Malaysia. She has been trained at the UKM Psychology Clinic, Hospital Mesra Bukit Padang, and Pusat Genius Kurnia. Her clinical expertise includes conducting assessments and diagnostic testing for neurodevelopmental disorder such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Learning Difficulties, and Intellectual Disabilities. She uses play therapy to support chidlren with behavioural or emotional challenges. Iman believes in loving and accepting the strengths and limitations of each person. 

Janice Cho

Registered Dietitian & Co-Founder

Janice is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutritional Science from California Polytechnic State University, and a Master’s Degree in Nutritional Science from California State University in Long Beach. She is certified through the Commission on Dietetics Registration (USA), and a member of the Malaysian Dietitians Association.

Her career began in her home state of California, working with high risk premature babies, kids and adults. After nearly 10 years of working in the hospital, Janice and Daniel, along with their newly adopted toddler, moved to New York City to work among immigrant families and communities. While in NYC, she started a new branch of The MomCo (MOPS), an international community of support, for mothers in the Bronx.

It was during these early years of motherhood that Janice realized the need for different ways to empower children with neurodivergence and those who have experienced trauma.  Her personal challenges as a parent lead her to pursue further training in responsive and trauma informed feeding practices and trust based parenting strategies.  Janice is trained in Responsive Feeding Therapy, Division of Responsibility, Attachment and Trauma Focused Therapy, a member of  The Feeding Therapy Lab, and a certified facilitator of Empowered to Connect’s Cultivate Connection Parent Course.

After adding two more boys to the family, she and her family of 5 moved to Malaysia.  Janice and Daniel founded Fed to Flourish to serve families and empower them to Flourish.

Daniel Cho, Co-Founder

Daniel received a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from California Polytechnic University, and a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from Loyola Marymount University in California.  After working for 10 years in aerospace engineering, he had the opportunity to merge his leadership skills with his passion for meeting the needs of the community as the director of a non profit in NYC.After years of trying to push through marriage and parenting struggles, Daniel realized that a new approach was needed to build connection within the family. Through counseling, training courses, learning about neurodivergence and the effects of trauma, he was convinced that traditional parenting strategies don’t work for everyone. Building trust and connection within the family is a journey, and Daniel is passionate about helping other parents along that path.

Daniel is certified as a coach with CernySmith Assessment, trained in The Coach Model, and as a facilitator of Empowered to Connect’s Cultivate Connection Parenting Course which was developed based on the work of Dr. Karyn Purvis and her colleagues. His experience in a variety of disciplines has equipped him to play an essential role as co-founder of Fed to Flourish.