Hi, I’m Elliot.

I’m a mom of two, wife, speech-language pathologist, entrepreneur, doctoral student, chronic idea-haver, and a person who has never been particularly good at staying in one lane.

Professionally, I’m a speech-language pathologist and the founder of The Essential Teletherapist, where I work to make virtual speech therapy better for clinicians, schools, and the people we serve. I’m also pursuing my doctorate in educational leadership & strategic communication.

But this isn't my professional website.

Elliot, Actually is about everything else.

It's about building a career and a life I actually want. Going back to school at 40. Prioritizing experiences and education over “things.” Getting stronger, healthier, older. Building a business. Spending money, saving money, and occasionally wondering where all the money went (spoiler: daycare).

It's about motherhood and ambition existing in the same person.

It’s about finding myself again.

And sometimes it's about things that don't fit into a category at all.

For a long time, most of my online presence has been tied to what I do. I'm an SLP. I'm a business owner. I'm an educator. Those things are important to me, but they're not all of me.

So I wanted a corner of the internet where I didn't need a niche.

A place to write about our family trips alongside thoughts about entrepreneurship. To talk about pursuing a doctorate alongside what I'm packing for New York. To share something I'm learning, something I'm loving, or something I've been thinking about entirely too much.