Home Visits
Craig Selinger and the rest of his speech, language, feeding, and learning team travels to your Brooklyn, Manhattan, or Queens school or home. The professionals below travel to your home and some of these professionals, in addition to making home visits, have offices (see the <http://brooklynletters.com/contact-us/office-visits/”>office directory). Other Brooklyn Letters professionals do not make house calls and prefer to work in their offices.
Child Psychologist
Carolyn Kessler, PHD
- HOURS: Monday & Wednesday 5-7 PM; Tuesday & Thursday 4-7 PM
- LOCATION: Office: 406 7th Ave in Park Slope, Brooklyn and your Brooklyn home.
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual therapy, Consultation to parents and schools, Assessment
- EXPERTISE: Cognitive Behavioral therapy, parent training, autism spectrum disorders/developmental and learning disabilities, anxiety and mood disorders, behavioral disorders, potty training, assessment (diagnostic and neuropsychological)
- AGES: All ages of children and adolescents
- CONTACT: carolyn@brooklynletters.com, 919-280-2151
- PAYMENT: Private Pay
Clinical Psychologists
Annette Hernandez, Ph. D.
- HOURS: Thursdays 10-8
- LOCATION: South Slope
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual therapy, parent consultations, family sessions
- EXPERTISE: Cognitive-behavioral therapy, child/adolescent therapy, evidence-based treatment
- AGES: Birth-50
- CONTACT: annette@brooklynletters.com, 917-519-3082
- PAYMENT: Private Pay
Lindsay Whitman (Neuropsychologist)
- HOURS: Flexible.
- LOCATION: Dr. Whitman works with you to determine if an office or home based evaluation is best for your child. If office-based work is preferred, the evaluation will be completed in Dr. Whitman’s office at One Grand Central Place, 305 Madison Avenue in Manhattan. If a home-based evaluation is appropriate, Dr. Whitman will evaluate your child in your Brooklyn or Manhattan home.
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations for children and adolescents. Dr. Whitman also conducts neuropsychological evaluations with adult populations presenting with cognitive concerns related to possible ADHD, intellectual disability, traumatic brain injury, memory disorder, or dementia. She is also certified coach for Cogmed, a computer-based attention and working memory training program.
- EXPERTISE: Dr. Whitman is specifically trained in the evaluation of children and adults with learning disabilities, developmental delay, intellectual disability, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorders. She also has expertise in the cognitive evaluation of children with epilepsy/seizures, traumatic brain injury, and potential prenatal toxic exposure (alcohol, lead).
- AGES: 4 years of age through adulthood.
- CONTACT: lindsay@brooklynletters.com, 347-560-1399
- PAY: Private Pay
Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist
Fara Jones, M.A., LCSW
- HOURS: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 10am-7pm;
Saturdays 1pm-5pm
- LOCATION: Park Slope, Windsor Terrace
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual, couples and family therapy
- EXPERTISE: Parenting and family therapy, adolescents, anxiety and depression, trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy, creative arts therapy
- AGES: 5-up
- CONTACT: fara@brooklynletters.com, 917-359-3335
- PAYMENT: Private Pay, Sliding Scale, Out-of-Network
Dietitian
Richard Kahn, M.S.
- HOURS: Services are available the first Saturday of the month.
- LOCATION: Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo
- EXPERTISE: Feeding problems and underweight all types of children.
- AGES: 6 months to 5 years old
- CONTACT: richard@brooklynletters.com, 917-232-5373
- PAYMENT: Private Pay
Educational Therapist
Laurie Yankowitz, Ed.D.
- HOURS: Flexible, evenings and weekends.
- LOCATION: Your NYC home.
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Assessment of learning and behavioral challenges; development of instructional and behavior plans; reinforcement of academic goals; skill development to support increased independence at home and in the community, including cooking, travel training, shopping, household chores, instructional and recreational apps for ipod and ipad; self-regulation strategies to address anxiety; individual and small group work with individuals and families to continue interventions without therapy.
- EXPERTISE: Highly knowledgeable about Fragile X Syndrome, autism, and intellectual disability; services for adults with developmental disability; familiarity with ABA, SCERTS, TEACCH, video modeling, social stories, positive behavior support, and visual schedules.
- AGES: Three through adulthood
- CONTACT: laurie@brooklynletters.com
English Language Arts Specialist & Reading Tutor
Jennie Young, NY State Certified
- HOURS: Flexible afternoons and after school, Tuesday through Saturday.
- LOCATION: Brooklyn (Carroll Gardens, Red Hook, Cobble Hill, Boreum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Gowanus, Park Slope, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, Prospect Park, Crown Heights, Windsor Terrace, Ditmas Park, Kensington, Sunset Park, Borough Park, Bay Ridge, Bed-Stuy, Bushwick, Williamsburg, Greenpoint); Lower Manhattan; and Queens- Long Island City.
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Individualized reading and writing intervention and instruction, reading and writing evaluations, consultation with teachers and other involved specialists
- EXPERTISE: Adolescents struggling with reading comprehension, decoding, and fluency, as well as with writing (forming ideas, organization, grammar, syntax)
- AGES: Middle and High School students
- CONTACT: jennie@brooklynletters.com, 917-881-8714
Learning Specialist
Blythe Grossberg, Psy.D.
- HOURS: After school, weekends, and some appointments during free
periods at school
- LOCATION: Brooklyn
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual
- EXPERTISE: Remediation of learning issues, including ADHD and executive function issues, dyslexia and other language disorders, math disorders, Asperger’s Syndrome, and others
- AGES: students in grades 5-12 and college students
- CONTACT: blythe@brooklynletters.com
Occupational Therapists
Lynn-Marie Herlihy, MS, OTR/L
- HOURS: Monday & Wednesday 5-7 PM; Tuesday & Thursday 4-7 PM
- LOCATION: Park Slope, South Slope, Prospect Heights, Gowanus
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Occupational Therapy evaluations, individual treatment sessions, parent and/or classroom consultations
- EXPERTISE: Sensory Integration treatment, fine motor development, visual-motor and visual-perceptual deficits, handwriting/pre-writing skills
- AGES: Birth through elementary school
- CONTACT: lynn@brooklynletters.com, 646-KidsOT1 (646-543-7681)
- PAYMENT: Private Pay
- Neeha Patel, OTD, OTR/L
- LOCATION: Home, school, or community visits in Manhattan and Brooklyn; Possible clinic visits in Manhattan
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Occupational Therapy evaluations, Sensory Integration and Praxis Test evaluations, individual treatment sessions, group treatment sessions, parent consultations, teacher consultations
- EXPERTISE: Sensory Integration (SIPT certified), fine motor development, visual-motor and visual-perceptual deficits, handwriting/pre-writing skills, social skills, early childhood mental health, parent training and family-centered approach
- AGES: Birth through middle school
- CONTACT: neeha@brooklynletters.com, 617-684-5430
- PAYMENT: Private Pay and Out of Network
Reading Specialist, NY State Licensed ELA Teacher, & Literacy Coach
Susan Littman, NY State Certified
- HOURS: Flexible, after school and on weekends
- LOCATION: Home office at 399 2nd Street (Park Slope) and Ms. Littman makes Brooklyn home visits
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Initial reading evaluation, consultation with teachers and other involved specialists, individualized reading intervention plan
- EXPERTISE: Students with phonemic awareness, phonics, and reading comprehension difficulties
- AGES: All ages
- CONTACT: susan@brooklynletters.com, 917-287-3776
Reading Specialist & School Psychologist
Rachel Hedbavny
- LOCATION: Manhattan (All) and Brooklyn (Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, Red Hook, Cobble Hill, Boreum Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Gowanus, Park Slope, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, Prospect Park, Williamsburg, Greenpoint); She resides in Brooklyn Heights.
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Initial reading assessments, individualized reading intervention and instruction
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EXPERTISE: Assessment and intervention for children struggling with decoding, reading comprehension, and fluency
- AGES: 2nd grade through high school
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HOURS: Flexible after-school hours and weekends
- CONTACT: rachel@brooklynletters.com
Special Educator and Elementary Education & Certified Wilson Reading Specialist
Shelley Padilla, M.S., NY State Dual Certified
- HOURS: Home-Visits: Wed. after 4, Thurs. after 3, and weekends
- LOCATION: Manhattan (Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Murray Hill, Gramercy Park, Clinton, Chelsea, Union Square), Queens, and Long Island (she resides in Baldwin)
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Initial reading evaluation and reading intervention
- EXPERTISE: Working with children who have difficulty with decoding (deciphering letters when reading), reading fluency, and/or encoding (spelling) issues, including working with students with dyslexia
- AGES: Kindergarten through High School
- CONTACT: shelley@brooklynletters.com, 917-719-6925
Speech Language Pathologists
Ashley D. Allcot, M.S. CCC-SLP, TSSLD
- HOURS: Available weekdays after 3:30pm
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LOCATION: Brooklyn: Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Prospect Heights, Fort Greene, Carroll Gardens, Cobble/Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights
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TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual therapy, group (2-3 children), speech-language evaluations, parent consultation
- EXPERTISE: Speech-language delays, Autism Spectrum Disorders, literacy skills, augmentative communication
- AGES: Toddlers through adults
- PAYMENT: Private Pay, Out-of-Network
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CONTACT: ashley@brooklynletters.com
Natalie Kimmelman, M.A., CCC-SLP
- HOURS: Available Wednesday and Friday afternoons after 3. Limited availability on weekends.
- LOCATION: Brooklyn: Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill,
Carroll Gardens, DUMBO, Downtown Brooklyn. Limited availability in Manhattan (UES/midtown/
downtown) on Wednesday and Friday mornings.
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual therapy, Group therapy (2-3 children)
- EXPERTISE: apraxia of speech, autism spectrum disorders, articulation and phonological disorders,
language delays, oral-motor deficits, social/pragmatic deficits
- AGES: birth through adolescence
- PAYMENT: Private Pay, Out-of-Network
- CONTACT: natalie@brooklynletters.com
Christine Genna, M.S., CCC-SLP
- HOURS: Available Wed. and Friday and possibly after 4pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; weekends
- LOCATION: Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene, Prospect Heights, Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual therapy, parent- child dyad sessions and video feedback coaching (early language intervention), parent consultations, and speech-language evaluations
- EXPERTISE: Early language intervention, autism spectrum disorders, speech-language delays, pre- literacy and literacy skills
- AGES: Infancy to adulthood
- PAYMENT: Private Pay, Out-of-Network
- CONTACT: christine@brooklynletters.com
Nora Gerstein, M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD
- HOURS: Tuesday and Friday afternoons, late Wednesday afternoons
- LOCATION: Brooklyn: Gowanus, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual therapy, group (2-3 children), speech-language evaluations, parent consultation
- EXPERTISE: Phonological and articulation disorders, receptive and expressive language delays, narrative development
- AGES: Infants through adults
- PAYMENT: Private Pay, Out-of-Network
- CONTACT: nora@brooklynletters.com
Special Educator, General Educator & Reading Specialist
Marie McGill, M.S.
- HOURS: Flexible after school and weekends
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LOCATION: North Brooklyn, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Park Slope, Downtown Manhattan
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TYPE OF SERVICES: Initial reading assessment, individualized reading instruction, progress monitoring
- EXPERTISE: Working with students with learning disabilities and speech language delays/difficulties, building phonemic awareness, reading comprehension strategies, balanced literacy
- AGES: All ages
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CONTACT: marie@brooklynletters.com
Teacher & Reading Interventionist
Jo-Ann Kalb, NY State Certified
- HOURS: Home-Visits: Mon, Wed-Fri 3:30-7PM, Sat & Sun 10 AM-3 PM
- LOCATION: Manhattan and Brooklyn (Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Prospect Heights, Bay Ridge, Ditmas Park, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, and Fort Greene).
- TYPE OF SERVICES: Initial reading evaluation, reading intervention using research based reading programs.
- EXPERTISE: Working with children who have phonemic awareness problems and/or dyslexia.
- AGES: 5-10
- CONTACT: joann@brooklynletters.com
