Our Team

  • Sarah Sweeney, M. Ed., CCC-SLP, QOM

    FOUNDER & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

    Sarah Sweeney is a board licensed and certified speech language pathologist and qualified orofacial myologist (QOM). Sarah’s specific areas of expertise are orofacial myofunctional disorders including tongue thrust, tongue ties and thumb sucking habit elimination, feeding and speech and language difficulties. She holds a Master’s degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Virginia.

    Sarah’s special trainings and methods include:

    NeoHealth’s Qualified Orofacial Myologist Certification (QOM)

    International Association of Orofacial Myology (IAOM)™ 

    PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets)

    The D’Onofrio Institute Diagnosing and Treating OMDs

    Natural Play Therapy (NPT)

    Feed the Peds

    During her spare time, she enjoys writing children’s books, singing, researching, and spending time with her family.

  • Caroline Nice, M.S., CCC-SLP

    SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

    Caroline Nice is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist with a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from James Madison University. She brings a wide range of clinical experience, having evaluated and treated speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders across the lifespan—from infants to older adults—in outpatient clinics, schools, acute care hospitals, and inpatient rehab settings.

    Caroline is especially passionate about working with the pediatric population. Her clinical interests include articulation and phonological disorders, autism spectrum disorders, early intervention, expressive/receptive language delays, feeding therapy, and orofacial myofunctional therapy.

    She holds several advanced certifications and trainings, including:

    Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP)

    Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)

    Certified Lingraphica Technology Specialist

    When she’s not working, Caroline enjoys cooking, reading, crafting, exploring downtown Richmond, and spending time with her cat, Penny, and her fiancé.

  • Elizabeth Lassiter

    Director of Details

    Elizabeth (or Beth, as we like to call her!) is the organizational heartbeat of Sunshine Speech Therapy. As our Director of Details, she keeps everything running smoothly behind the scenes—from scheduling and systems to making sure no detail is overlooked. Her calm presence, attention to detail, and quick problem-solving make her an essential part of the team—and yes, she's also Sarah’s sister!

    When she’s not keeping our practice on track, Beth loves diving into a good book, dreaming up her next interior design project, and spending time with her two amazing daughters and their lovable golden retriever, Birdie. Whether she’s color-coding a calendar or redecorating a room, Beth brings warmth, creativity, and heart to everything she does.

What People Are Saying

  • “My son responded positively to Sarah from the very first session. She made the sessions fun and his speech improved rapidly. Sarah gave us tools to use between sessions that proved very effective, and was always available for questions. She is very knowledgeable and always learning and looking into new ways to improve her therapy sessions. I highly recommend Sarah Sweeney, and we will miss seeing her every week now that my son has "graduated."”

    Nell D.

  • “Sarah is a truly gifted speech therapist.  She connected easily with our introverted son and brought out the best in him during sessions.  She also taught us how to best support him between sessions so we could maximize their time together.  We saw rapid and drastic improvements, and we are so grateful!  Highly recommend!”

    Shannon C.

  • “The passion that Sarah puts into her care is what every parents wants for their child going through Speech Therapy! She is highly educated on speech issues and the differing treatments in ways the other SLPs that I have worked with have not been. Simply cannot recommend her enough!”

    Cassie D.

  • “The passion that Sarah puts into her care is what every parents wants for their child going through Speech Therapy! She is highly educated on speech issues and the differing treatments in ways the other SLPs that I have worked with have not been. Simply cannot recommend her enough!”

    Lenore W.