Melanie Peacock Shell, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, CPFT™ is a veteran Speech-Language Pathologist with more than 46 years of experience serving children and families across hospital, outpatient, private practice, school-based, and home health settings.

She holds advanced training in Feed the Peds®, The Myo Method®, PROMPT, SOS Feeding Therapy, VitalStim, Beckman Oral Motor, NOMAS, AAC, sensory processing, and autism intervention. Throughout her career, she has worked extensively with children with feeding disorders, autism spectrum disorder, genetic syndromes, developmental delays, and complex communication needs.

Melanie is known for her relationship-based approach to therapy and her ability to help clinicians understand the deeper factors contributing to feeding and communication challenges. Her passion for mentoring, combined with decades of clinical experience, allows her to provide practical, immediately applicable guidance for therapists working across a wide range of pediatric populations.

Within The Integrated Therapist, Melanie serves as a bridge between feeding, speech, autism, and developmental care.