Nourishing Connection Mentorship Experience

Nourishing Connection Mentorship Experience

A Trauma-Informed & Play-Based Feeding Therapy Mentorship

A live, relational mentorship for clinicians seeking ethical, neurodiversity-affirming, and sustainable feeding therapy practices.

9 live sessions • 18+ hours • Free mentorship hours included

🍴 Individual mentorship sessions offered throughout course 

🍴 Access to group for continued questions and learning outside of class

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Welcome to your supportive learning community 𐂐

Welcome to your supportive learning community 𐂐

WHO THIS IS FOR

This mentorship is for you if you are a clinician who:

Feels the tension between medical models and relational care

Works with pediatric feeding and wants a trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming framework

Wants to move beyond “techniques” and into clinical decision-making

Is seeking language that supports families without coercion or shame

Wants feeding therapy to feel grounded, ethical, and sustainable

*This space welcomes curiosity, reflection, and honest clinical questions.

Feedback From Members…

  • Muna says:

    "This course has been transformative in my educational journey as a graduate speech-language pathology student. Erin offers her knowledge and expertise to guide you in understanding feeding through various aspects of a child’s profile—sensory, praxis, medical history, caregiver engagement, prior mealtime experiences, and the impact of trauma. Erin’s unique ability to blend research, theory, and clinical practice into engaging presentations and discussions, created such a rich learning experience for me. Erin fosters a warm and collaborative environment that encourages problem-solving and so much collaboration! Her approach, grounded in the principles of connection, comfort, and curiosity, has transformed my understanding of feeding therapy. Erin guides you to understand feeding therapy holistically, along with the importance of connecting and collaborating with caregivers. I highly recommend this course to clinicians and SLP graduate students. Erin’s expertise offers valuable guidance on understanding a child’s individual profile and how this understanding is critical in feeding therapy. I will always be grateful for the knowledge I have gained with this course."

  • Makenzi says:

    “This course is everything you'd hope for and more in a feeding course! Erin is a wealth of knowledge, compassion, and collaboration. The course is built on the foundation that connection and comfort are at the root of feeding intervention and Erin gives us permission to build that client-therapist connection before even presenting food during a feeding session. This is the permission that I needed to become an effective and trusted therapist for my clients. Erin provides deep insight into a variety of feeding challenges, theories that support child development, and supports participants in collaborating and critically thinking through different etiologies that may be impacting a child's feeding. This holistic course is unlike any other feeding course currently available and has been a game changer for my practice.”

  • Maddy Lee says:

    “I can't speak highly enough about Erin's Nourishing Connection course. From the moment I enrolled, it was clear that this was going to be a transformative experience. Erin was truly exceptional—passionate, welcoming, and incredibly knowledgeable. She created an environment where every question was valued and every participant felt supported, free from any judgment.Gaining Erin as a mentor and a friend is an invaluable experience. What really set this course apart was its unique approach to learning. It wasn't just about absorbing information; it was designed to prompt critical thinking and engage us deeply with the material. The course provided a robust framework for clinical decision-making that has already proven invaluable in my practice. It’s rare to find a course that so effectively combines theoretical insight with practical application, and I’m incredibly grateful for the experience. This course has not only enhanced my professional skills but also rekindled my enthusiasm for continued learning in speech pathology.”

WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT

This is not a passive course.

Nourishing Connection is a mentorship experience.

It centers:

  • Relationship over compliance

  • Clinical reasoning over protocols

  • Safety, play, and dignity over outcomes alone

Alongside nine live sessions, participants are invited to attend free mentorship hours throughout the course for:

  • Case consultation

  • Implementation support

  • Reflection and integration

This structure allows learning to unfold in real time — with space for nuance, questions, and growth.

What's Included...

What's Included...

COURSE OVERVIEW

Session themes include:

  • Pediatric Feeding Disorders & interdisciplinary collaboration

  • Trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming care

  • Therapeutic use of self, counseling, and caregiver coaching

  • Feeding, attachment, and mental health

  • Play, sensory processing, AAC, and DIR/Floortime

  • Floortime, Autism, and food literacy

  • Medically Complex children and cases and decision making 

  • Case studies and trauma-informed goal writing

Full schedule available upon registration.

  • Investment

    $695

    This reflects:

    • Live instruction

    • Ongoing mentorship access

    • Relational, case-based learning

    Payment plans available.

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  • Why is this offered without ASHA CEUs?

    This mentorship is offered independently to preserve flexibility, depth, and relational learning.

    Without CEU requirements, we are able to:

    • Offer additional free mentorship hours

    • Spend more time on discussion and case consultation

    • Explore nuance, ethics, and clinician identity

    • Adapt to the needs of the group in real time

  • About Erin Forward

    Erin Forward, MSP, CCC-SLP, CLC is a speech-language pathologist specializing in pediatric feeding therapy. Her work is grounded in trauma-informed care, DIR/Floortime, attachment, and neurodiversity-affirming practice.

    Erin has worked across medical and community settings and brings a deeply relational lens to feeding therapy, mentorship, and caregiver support. Through Nourishing Connection, she creates learning spaces that honor complexity, ethics, and the human experience of care.

Ready to Join?

Nourishing Connection is designed for clinicians who want their feeding therapy practice to feel aligned, grounded, and deeply human.

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