Advanced Clinical Experience • Committed to Evidence-Informed Care

NEUROGENICSS is a Newtown-based, privately owned speech pathology practice with focus on helping adults with communication & swallowing challenges. We are committed to providing highly personalized & specialized services to maximize recovery & improve quality of life.

Amanda Chalofsky, MS, CCC-SLP

Owner | Speech-Language Pathologist

Amanda is a compassionate speech-language pathologist who specializes in helping adults overcome communication and swallowing challenges caused by complex medical conditions, guiding them toward recovery and improved quality of life. She earned her Master’s degree from New York University (NYU). Amanda brings extensive clinical experience from hospital and outpatient settings, including trauma units, critical care, and comprehensive stroke centers. These high-acuity environments shaped her expertise in treating communication and swallowing disorders resulting from medically complex conditions. Through this experience, she recognized a gap for accessible, high-quality therapy services tailored to adults, which inspired her to found NEUROGENICSS in 2020. Our practice was created to provide compassionate, evidence-based and person-centered therapy for adults.

Amanda’s therapy approach is holistic and functional—designed to empower her patients to achieve meaningful outcomes in their everyday lives. She is deeply committed to recognizing and celebrating her patients’ therapeutic progress alongside them and their loved ones.

Amanda is licensed to practice in the State of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She is certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA). Her commitment to lifelong learning and clinical excellence has earned her the prestigious ASHA ACE Award three times. In addition to her clinical work, Amanda is dedicated to advancing the profession. She has served as a mentor through ASHA and has been a guest lecturer for graduate programs at universities in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Outside of her professional life, she enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends, and traveling whenever the opportunity arises.

Certifications / Specialized Training

 
  • Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)
  • Certified McNeill Dysphagia Therapy Program (MDTP) Provider
  • Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) LOUD Certified Clinician
  • VitalStim Therapy & DINES (Dynamic Integration of NMES and Exercise for Swallowing)
  • AmpCare's Effective Swallowing Protocol (ESP)
  • Respiratory Muscle Strength Training (RMST)
 

Professional Affiliations

 
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
  • Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association (PSHA)

Erin Franey, MA, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Erin is a dedicated speech-language pathologist who specializes in helping adults regain vital communication and swallowing abilities lost due to illness or injury. She earned her Master’s degree from West Chester University and brings a wealth of clinical experience from both inpatient rehabilitation and outpatient settings. Throughout her career, Erin has supported adults recovering from strokes, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and respiratory illnesses. Additionally, she has clinical experience treating patients with head and neck cancer, as well as those managing neurodegenerative diseases. She is also a licensed SPEAK OUT!® provider through the Parkinson's Voice Project. Erin provides a specialized intervention helping patients with Parkinson’s disease regain and maintain their voice. She is licensed to practice in the State of Pennsylvania and is certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA).

Erin values a personalized, functional approach to therapeutic interventions—tailoring each session to address her patients’ unique goals and daily communication needs. She is most passionate about treating adults with cognitive-communication disorders, where she enjoys incorporating meaningful, relevant tasks into therapy to maximize patient engagement and progress. In her free time, Erin enjoys staying active with hiking and yoga. She’s also a proud Penn State alumna and an enthusiastic supporter of all things Philadelphia sports.

Certifications / Specialized Training

 
  • Certified SPEAK OUT! Provider
  • Certified in ACP-Synchrony sEMG Biofeedback
  • Certified in ACP-Head and Neck Patterned Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation (PENS)
  • Respiratory Muscle Strength Training (RMST)
 

Professional Affiliations

 
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)