Training Faculty

U.S. Training Faculty

Alex Doman is an author, producer, and entrepreneur whose products are used by people in more than 35 countries. His work is based on music effects research and principles of human development and neuroplasticity focusing on improving academic, cognitive, and communication abilities. He is founder and CEO of Advanced Brain Technologies, a leading provider of products, which improve brain function with solutions for consumers, schools, therapy clinics, health care facilities, and the military.

U.S. Training Faculty

Allison Tanner is a speech-language pathologist for Primary Children's Medical Center working at one of their outpatient treatment facilities in Sandy, Utah. She received a bachelors of science degree in Communicative Disorders and a masters of science degree in speech-language pathology from Utah State University. Her passion has always been in helping children and adolescents attain communicative success in their community and at school through a variety of intervention techniques.

U.S. Training Faculty

Co-Director and Co-Founder of Pediatric Therapeutics
Member of The Listening Program Clinical Testing Team

Sheila is an occupational therapist with over twenty years clinical experience, and a longstanding appreciation for the influence of sound in our daily lives and the value of sound in facilitating change. She is Co-Director/Co-Founder of Pediatric Therapeutics, a children's therapy center, and Integrated Soundwork, a specialized practice combining sound modalities with sensory integration, both located in Chatham, New Jersey.

U.S. Training Faculty

Carmela has a BA in Education, an MS in Speech-Language Pathology, and was awarded a Certificate of Clinical Competency in Speech Pathology. She is also a licensed teacher, with an additional license as a Teacher of the Speech/Hearing Handicapped.
 
In her thirty-four years in the field she has experience in both mainstream and special educational school settings including supervision of special educational programs for both preschool and school aged children. 

U.S. Training Faculty

April has been an Occupational Therapist for almost 20 years and has worked with diverse populations in a variety of settings – including home health, private clinic and in-patient rehabilitation. She is the owner of MaxAchieve, Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO where her current clientele range from pediatrics to adults to high performance athletes, both stateside and internationally. She is the creator of the BrainFirst! neuro based treatment for clients. She believes in a whole, team approach to the client – including various medical professionals and therapists plus the use of functional neurology and metabolic/nutrition counseling. She also works exclusively with the Shandy Clinic in Colorado Springs, CO as the Director of Occupational Therapy providing solutions to families with children suffering from Autism, Asperger’s, ADHD, and other diagnoses. April has worked as a legal consultant and as an expert witness throughout the United States. She sits on the Advisory Board for Interactive Metronome Corporation as well as teaching both introductory and advanced continuing education courses to professionals.

U.S. Training Faculty

Dr. Sgarlato is a Board Certified and Licensed Audiologist. Her experience spans over 30 years in the healthcare field having worked in hospitals and clinics throughout Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

In 1979, Dr. Sgarlato received a B.A. in Psychology from Brooklyn College, NY. She went on to obtain a Master's degree in Speech Pathology/Audiology from Adelphi University in 1981. In 2002 she was awarded a clinical doctorate degree in Audiology from Salus University. Dr. Sgarlato is a board certified audiologist and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence issued by American Speech Hearing Language Association since 1984

U.S. Training Faculty

Gayle L. Moyers founded the Moyers Center for Learning in San Diego, which delivered innovative interventions to challenged learners for 20 years. She is currently president of Moyers Learning Systems in Austin, TX and the developer of Learning Ears®. She specializes in developing auditory interventions to improve auditory processing for adults and children, and mentors therapists in this field. She holds a California Teaching Credential and is a Certified Educational Therapist.

International Training Faculty

Alan is a Director of Learning Solutions, an organisation based in Yorkshire, UK that for over 10 years has been dedicated to helping children and adults maximise their learning potential. He is an accredited Brain Gym® Instructor, NLP Practitioner and the UK and Eire trainer for The Listening Program®. He works extensively in schools in the UK and internationally, training teachers in Brain Gym, Accelerated Learning and Auditory Processing. He is the author of ‘Beating Dyslexia A Natural Way’ published in 1997 and runs a consultancy service for children with a range of learning and sensory difficulties combining sound stimulation and movement work. 

International Training Faculty

Tracey Butler is a director of Links to Learning, an organisation based in Adelaide, SA that provides a service for children and adults experiencing learning and auditory processing difficulties. Links to Learning’s success was born from her own son’s frustration, with her only regret being that her work in 2001 was not sufficiently developed for him to reap the benefits which Links to Learning has since bestowed on countless others.

International Training Faculty

Veronica Graduated in Occupational Therapy in Adelaide, South Australia in 1975. Sensory Integration has been her primary focus and drive to improve the underlying central nervous system foundations for learning, coordination and behavioral organization. Veronica has worked predominantly with children with multiple disabilities, developmental and learning difficulties and those within the autism spectrum. Neurodevelopmental therapy training assisted her work with children with cerebral palsy.

International Training Faculty

Dr. Flores received his Medical Degree in 1985 from the Universidad de Monterrey After competing his residency in Audiology and Otoneurology in 1991 at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social in Mexico City, he established a Private Practice and Founded the Centro Audiologico Miravalle where he evaluates diagnose and treat patients with hearing and/or vestibular problems.

International Training Faculty

Gaby Urdiales graduated from the Intstituto Tecnológico de Monterrey in Computer Science and has been involved in the field of Audiology since 1991. She is interested in the learning process and the effects of hearing and listening in child development. Gaby is certified from the Council for Exceptional Children in 2005 for Integrated Educational Programs development. She is a Certified Provider for The Listening Program® and on the ABT Training Faculty in Mexico since 2004.

International Training Faculty

Olga has been a Speech Language therapist for over 19 years. A graduate of Sofia University in 1992, she began her career as the speech therapist in a clinic for the treatment of children with cerebral palsy, and worked there till 1999.

She then became the supervisor for speech therapy students’ practice work within the therapy centre of Sofia University in Sofia, Bulgaria; in addition to her own work as a speech therapist in the centre.

International Training Faculty

Yumiko Nakajima is a founder and co-director of Natural, Inc. in Nagano, Japan. She originally trained as a Tomatis Counselor, and started a Tomatis Listening Center in Nagano in 1996. Utilizing Audio Psycho Phonologies, she provided the Tomatis method of listening training to clients ranging in age from 4 to 90, until 2010.

Yumiko’s main focus is to support language acquisition. However, through those fifteen years she also helped professional musicians achieve better performance, young mothers prepare for childbirth, supported students and adults who were interested in peak performance, and helped children with speech and learning difficulties. Through her depth and breadth of experience, in addition to her background as a harp player, she learned the importance of supporting the health and enhancement of the auditory processing system.