Alison Jones Faerber MS CCC SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
11 FRIENDSHIP ST NEWPORT RI, 02840About
Dr. Alison Faerber is a speech language pathologist practicing in NEWPORT, RI. Dr. Faerber specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Faerber evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Faerber helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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