By: Lindsey Kelleher 

Pediatric Therapy Center of NJ has moved to a new location but still offers the same services as before. 

Sisters and co-owners Carissa Jannicelli Pampanin, MS, OTR/L, and Deanna Jannicelli Corby, MS, CCC SLP, plan to keep it that way. 

The practice strives to give kids with speech/language and sensory/fine motor issues the help they need to succeed. 

“We give students who have difficulty with transitioning back to school and with life transitions that personal touch,” said Carissa. “The sooner parents get help for their kids, the better.” 

Pediatric Therapy Center of NJ offers a large variety of services for speech and language disorders/delays, PROMPT therapy, auditory processing concerns, hearing impairment, and feeding/oral motor skills. 

The center also provides occupational therapy for fine motor, sensory processing and integration, reflex integration, and the Moro reflex – which is a protective reflex that protects babies from up and down movements and changes in head position. Children are given the Praxis Test, which measures the knowledge and skills children need for the classroom. 

“Trust your instinct,” Deanna advises parents. “It’s oftentimes the children who fall through the cracks who we can help. We can also help younger children who aren’t talking or who haven’t been exposed to their peers.” 

Carissa is the director of Occupational Therapy at the Pediatric Therapy Center of NJ and Deanna is the director of Speech-Language Therapy at the center. 

They started at their father Don’s successful 40 plus year Physical Therapy practice in Bloomfield and formed their own practice Pediatric Center in Verona shortly after Don passed away, they relocated the center to Cedar Grove in the Canfield Office Park. 

Pediatric Therapy accepts most types of insurance. Sessions are offered virtually or in-person. 

Pediatric Therapy of NJ is open Monday through Saturday with daytime and evening hours. 

Call 973-680-1971 or email info@pedstherapynj.com to schedule a consultation today. 

Pediatric Therapy is located at 912 Pompton Ave., Suite B1, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009, in the Canfield Office Park. The Canfield Office Park is located conveniently off of Route 23 about three miles south of the Willowbrook Mall.