Evolved Therapy, LLC

Evolved Therapy is a speech pathology practice in Melrose that treats swallowing, feeding and communication by starting with breathing. Its whole-body approach treats breathing as the foundation for eating and speaking, and it combines traditional speech therapy with manual therapy, myofascial release and orofacial myofunctional therapy. Myofunctional work is offered when standard speech therapy is not working, or when tongue tie, lip incompetence or sleep apnea affect how a person breathes, sleeps, eats and speaks.

Erin Browning, who leads the practice, is a master’s-educated speech-language pathologist with more than 20 years of practice, much of it in rural health, where she treated patients across the lifespan. She has taught courses for medical professionals nationally and has deep expertise in feeding and swallowing. Pediatric and complex case specialist N. Alissa McFall, a Certified Orofacial Myologist with over 20 years of experience, focuses on feeding skills, early intervention and newborn development.

What to Know

• Sessions are offered in a hybrid format, either in the clinic or in the client’s own space.
• Browning is a former president of the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology.
• McFall is licensed in both California and Massachusetts and completed a lactation program at the University of Arizona.
• Treatment starts by listening to and prioritizing each client’s desired outcomes.