Farhana Faroqui M.S. CCC-SLP, TSSLD

SLP | Neurodiversity & SEL Consultant | Wellness-Centered Coaching | Ethical AI & Sustainable Systems ✨

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Welcome! As a seasoned SLP and Social Coach, I help people and organizations grow in ways that feel both purposeful and sustainable. Whether I’m working with a neurodivergent student, a burned-out founder, or a corporate team leader trying to build connection, my approach is grounded, strategic, and deeply *human*. With a background in speech-language pathology, social-emotional learning, and inclusive communication, I support clients in navigating high-stakes roles, complex dynamics, and transitions that require more than surface-level advice. My clients often tell me they feel more seen, heard, and energized after a single session. It's not because I give quick fixes, but because I create spaces where people can think clearly, show up fully, and lead from alignment. I’ve consulted with health tech startups, advised on neurodiversity-informed program design, and coached professionals around the world. I also bring AI fluency into the mix where I help clients use modern tools (ethically and efficiently) without losing the *human* touch. Whether you're building something meaningful or trying to reconnect with your own vision, I’m here for the sensitive leaders, the bold questioners, and the systems that want to evolve without burning out. *If your company or team is looking for support with wellness strategy, neurodiversity, communication, or ethical AI integration, I’d love to connect. ✨

Experience

  • Independent Consultant & Wellness-Centered Strategist at Self-employed
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

    I help mission-driven teams, wellness-forward organizations, and early-stage startups design sustainable, human-first systems for communication, engagement, and growth. With nearly a decade of experience supporting neurodivergent individuals and emotionally complex environments, I bring a strategic yet deeply empathetic lens to every engagement. My work spans neuroinclusive communication audits, wellness-informed coaching, and AI-literate team development. In 2024 and 2025, I advised a select group of early-stage startups to expand my consulting lens and refine frameworks rooted in therapeutic insight, systems thinking, and ethical tech. These collaborations affirmed the value of integrative, people-first strategy. Following a successful advisory phase, I’m continuing to offer paid consulting and coaching engagements for Summer and Fall 2025. Notable advisory collaborations include: • aSuggestion (Health Tech) – Neurodiversity communication design and tools audit • Yoodli (AI + Communication) – SLP insights on coaching, gamification, and user retention • Menda Health (Mental Health Tech) – Strategy review on therapeutic workflows and community engagement 🌿 Booking for clients: • Neuroinclusive communication design • Wellness-informed coaching and facilitation • SEL strategy and programming • SLP and therapist workforce experience mapping • Ethical AI and tools selection guidance I work with companies, creatives, and coaches who want to build with integrity and lead in ways that are impactful and not just impressive.

  • Empathic Communication & Wellness Coach at Self-employed
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

    I work 1:1 with professionals and creatives especially neurodivergent or emotionally attuned individuals to strengthen their communication skills, confidence, and presence in high-stakes or high-emotion environments. Coaching areas include: • Social-emotional communication in leadership & team dynamics • Conflict navigation and relational boundaries • Public speaking and AI-assisted storytelling • Values-aligned career transitions *Every session blends neuroscience, communication coaching, and grounded compassion.

  • Speech Language Pathologist/ Social Coach at Neighborhood Charter Schools
    Aug 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

    *I integrate coaching approaches that center student dignity, emotional intelligence, and functional growth. • SLP: provide evaluations (e.g. using screeners) and pull-out therapy (e.g. PAF Reading Program and curriculum-based) in student-centered and collaborative models to children (5-15) with dyslexia, social/emotional/behavioral challenges and language disorders. • Social Coach: Lead 1:1 and group therapy sessions using student-centered and trauma-informed frameworks for children with complex needs (ADHD, autism, dyslexia, ID, anxiety). Design and facilitate “Social Club,” a weekly curriculum using Social Thinking and ILAUGH frameworks, supporting social-emotional growth, executive functioning, and self-advocacy for students 8–13. Model strategies for teachers and staff to foster generalization across classroom settings. • Implement IEPs, develop goals, create materials and lesson plans, write annual reports, provide recommendations, discuss progress and participate in professional development for caseload (30+ sessions for 30-45 minutes each per week) at school and via Zoom. • Use SESIS to obtain student history, create and edit documents, analyze reports, complete daily notes and maintain state compliance. • Case Manager: write and edit IEPs and related documents, schedule and hold meetings (consists of report review, discussion of student progress and recommendations, and maintenance of school compliance) with NYS DOE staff via Zoom, collaborate with team during weekly meetings, maintain communication with parents, and provide strategies to teachers to be used in the classrooms.

  • Professional Tutor at Private Tutoring Business
    Sep 2015 - May 2023 · 7 yrs 9 mos

    • Tutored students (12–20) with dyslexia and ADHD in subjects (e.g. grammar, reading, writing, algebra, trigonometry, and religious studies) by reviewing and outlining material, providing tailored strategies and collaborating with parents to improve academics.

  • Speech Language Pathologist at City Sounds of NY- Speech-Language Development Center, Inc.
    Aug 2018 - Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    • Provided school and pre-school evaluations (e.g. using screeners) and push-in and pull-out therapy (e.g. using curriculum/evidence-based strategies and) in student-centered and parent-teacher collaborative models to children (3-18) with autism, intellectual disabilities, auditory processing and speech-sound disorders, and expressive, receptive, and pragmatic language delays. • Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team, implemented IEPs, developed goals, created materials and lesson plans, wrote annual reports, discussed progress and provided recommendations for a large caseload (60+ sessions for 30-45 minutes each per week) at Harbor Science & Arts Charter School, Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School, in homes and remotely (via Zoom and Google Meet). • Used SESIS to form schedules, manage caseload, complete daily notes, submit billing and maintain county/agency compliance.