👉New Jersey (NJ) Speech Language therapy private practice👈

Speech Language Therapy Private Practice New Jersey (NJ). Our New Jersey (NJ) speech-language pathologists and therapists work with babies, toddlers, school-age students, and adults with expertise in:

• Pronunciation (all ages)
• Early Childhood Expressive Language
• School Age Expressive Language
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (PDD, Aspergers, etc.)
• Social Skills
• Stuttering
• Listening Difficulties (auditory and language processing)
• Picky Eaters and Early Childhood Feeding Delays
• Augmentative and Alternative Therapy (AAC)
• Adult Speech Therapy
• Orton Gillingham Approach
• Writing & Speaking Intervention
• Writing Intervention
• Comprehension- Listening & Reading Intervention
• Reading Comprehension Tutoring
• Decoding and Encoding
• Reading Fluency Services
• Spelling Intervention
• Vocabulary Intervention

Meet our New Jersey (NJ) Speech Language Therapist and Pathologist, Rachel

Rachel C.
M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD, QOM

Rachel C. is a New York and New Jersey licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She received her B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from The Pennsylvania State University and her M.S in Speech-Language Pathology from Syracuse University. She holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech-Language Pathology and is a member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). Rachel holds a Certificate for Teaching Students with Speech-Language Disabilities (TSSLD) from the New York State Department of Education and is a Qualified Orofacial Myologist (QOM). In addition, Rachel is PROMPT trained and certified in Lee-Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT-LOUD). She recently attended the Talk Tools Feeding First 2021 Conference and has completed Diane Bahr’s course in Treatment for Feeding, Speech, and Mouth Functions in Pediatrics.

Rachel’s background covers a wide range of experience working with various levels of disabilities in the pediatric, young adult, and adult populations. She has extensive experience in Feeding and Swallowing Disorders (pre-feeding skills, sensory-based feeding/picky eaters, and general dysphagia), Oral Motor Therapy, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), Traumatic Brain Injury, Neurogenic Communication Disorders, Articulation and Phonological Disorders, Apraxia, Fluency, Aphasia, and Receptive/Expressive Language Delays. Rachel has worked in a variety of clinical settings including private schools for students with traumatic brain injuries/brain-based disorders, inpatient acute care hospitals, neonatal intensive care units (NICU), and outpatient clinical settings. Rachel provides training and consultations to parents and caregivers on feeding, communication, and AAC strategies to help skills carry over into her clients’ everyday lives.

Rachel believes in the benefits of a dynamic assessment and treatment approach that incorporates family values and evidence-based practice. She enjoys working with clients of all ages and their families for a team-based approach to success. She is a strong believer that everyone deserves a voice and strives to create a positive and fun therapy atmosphere. In her free time, Rachel loves exercising on the Peloton, traveling, and exploring new restaurants in the NJ and NY area!

Rachel has experience working with nonverbal students, late talkers, and students with pre and emergent literacy skills in expressing their everyday wants and needs. Rachel works closely with parents/caretakers on creating a rich communication environment and robust support system in the home to help expand her client’s overall expressive and core vocabulary repertoire. She also has experience with phonological awareness, pragmatic/social communication, and reading comprehension skills.

LOCATION: New Jersey (Weehawken, Hoboken, Jersey City, Edgewater- Hudson County), Teletherapy (REMOTE), Manhattan, NY
TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual therapy, group (2-3 children), speech-language evaluations, parent consultation, caregiver and teacher training/coaching
EXPERTISE: Feeding and Swallowing Disorders (dysphagia), Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), Orofacial Myology, Expressive and Receptive Language Delays
AGES: Birth to Adult

Michelle L.
M.S. CCC-SLP

As a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist, Michelle has a variety of clinical experiences helping children, adolescents, and young adults. Michelle received her undergraduate degree at the University of Delaware in cognitive science with a concentration in speech-language pathology, and her graduate degree is in speech and language pathology from Hunter College. She is level one PROMPT-trained. Additionally, Michelle is completing her final year in New York Law School s part-time evening program to obtain her Juris Doctor degree. She intends to participate in the field of special education law alongside her work as a speech-language pathologist.

Her professional experiences include working at a preschool for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, working at a variety of sensory gyms in Manhattan with children ages 2-9, leading social groups to facilitate pragmatic language skill development, and providing home and clinic-based early intervention sessions. For the past two years, Michelle has worked with several young adults diagnosed with Autism in a clinical setting providing transitional services, with a focus on job-related skills, and language skills within activities of daily living to foster these students ability to participate in society independently.

Michelle has worked with children, including those under three years of age, on the autism spectrum, children with auditory processing delays, pragmatic language delays, attention deficit disorder, literacy delays, delayed executive functioning skills, and general receptive/expressive language delays. Michelle has experience facilitating writing skills (organizational skills, proofreading skills, idea expansion), and reading comprehension skills (vocabulary, inferencing, sequencing). Michelle has also provided home-based speech therapy for several adolescents focusing primarily on reading comprehension skills, and organizational skills in writing.

LOCATION: BERGEN COUNTY (Allendale, Alpine, Bergenfield, Bogota, Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, East Rutherford, Edgewater, Elmwood Park, Emerson, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fair Lawn, Fairview, Fort Lee, Franklin Lakes, Garfield, Glen Rock, Hackensack, Harrington Park, Hasbrouck Heights, Haworth, Hillsdale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Leonia, Little Ferry, Lodi, Maywood, Midland Park, Montvale, Moonachie, New Milford, North Arlington, Northvale, Norwood, Oakland, Old Tappan, Oradell, Palisades Park, Paramus, Park Ridge, Ramsey, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Ridgewood, River Edge, Rockleigh, Rutherford, Saddle River, Tenafly, Teterboro, Upper Saddle River, Waldwick, Wallington, Westwood, Woodcliff Lake, Wood-Ridge,Hillsdale, Wood Cliff LakeHudson
TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual therapy, speech and language evaluations and therapy
EXPERTISE: Speech-language delays, articulation/phonology disorders, pre-literacy and literacy skills, receptive/expressive language disorders, auditory processing disorder, narratives skills, and social-pragmatic weaknesses.
AGES: Infant through 21 years

Torrie S. 
M.S. CCC-SLP

University in Speech-Language Pathology and M.S. in Communication Disorders from University of Texas at Dallas. She holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech-Language Pathology and is a member of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). Torrie holds her NY Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) and New Jersey Standard Speech Language Specialist Certification.

Torrie has worked in a variety of clinical settings including schools, private practice and Early Intervention. She has experience providing Speech Language Therapy with the birth-3 population providing Early Intervention in a child’s home, preschool aged students in schools and in their homes/daycare centers, and elementary and middle school aged children in public schools. She has been providing Speech and Language therapy in NYC public schools for the last 10 years for the NYC Department of Education. She has worked with a wide variety of school age students with articulation and phonological disorders, expressive and receptive language disorders, pragmatic language, social skills groups, social stories, verbal and written narrative skills and students with ADHD and Autism.

Torrie has worked in the Houston, Los Angeles and NYC school districts with PreK – 5th graders from diverse backgrounds and cultures. She has worked with many children who are multilingual, English as a Second Language (ESL) or are English Language Learners (ELL).

Torrie focuses on making Speech and Language therapy not only functional for the child but also fun and engaging! She feels strongly about incorporating a child’s family into the therapy sessions and ensuring the family is well informed with progress, therapy techniques and strategies every step of the way. Open communication with families is of utmost importance to Torrie.

Location: Northern New Jersey
Expertise: Articulation and Phonology Disorders, Expressive and Receptive language disorders, Autism, Social/Pragmatics, Fluency, Narrative Skills, Reading Comprehension
Ages: Birth-3, PreK, Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle School

 Liza B.
M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Liza B. is a Speech Language Pathologist holding licensure in both New York and New Jersey. She maintains her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) with the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA). Liza is also a NY Department of Education certified Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) and NJ Department of Education Speech Language Specialist (SLS). Liza earned her Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Speech-Language Pathology at The George Washington University. Liza’s intensive clinical training at GW’s on-campus Speech and Hearing Clinic served to develop her diagnostic and treatment competency working with clients with a wide range of communication disorders ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics.

Liza has extensive experience working in a variety of private and public schools as well as home based and private practice settings. She specializes in working with preschoolers, elementary and middle school students presenting with Expressive/Receptive Language Disorders, Speech Sound Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Language Based Learning Disabilities, Executive Functioning Weakness, Pragmatic( Social) Language Difficulties, Fluency Disorders, Oral Motor Disorders and Voice Disorders. She also has experience working with Alternative Augmentative Communication Devices( AAC). Liza is trained in Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Levels I and II, PROMPTS for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT), Social Thinking and Judy Hochman’s Teaching Basic Writing Skills.

Liza believes that connecting with each child and understanding what motivates them is instrumental in bringing about the most effective results. She tailors all treatment modalities to meet each child’s unique needs. Liza’s sessions incorporate engaging activities personalized to your child’s interests making targeting their speech and language goals a fun and dynamic experience.

When she’s not helping her client’s improve their communication needs, Liza enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants and walking along the Hudson River with her baby boy and husband.

LOCATION: NEW JERSEY: Jersey City and Hoboken, MANHATTAN: West Village, Greenwich Village and TriBeca, Teletherapy ( Remote )
TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual therapy, group (2-3 children), speech-language evaluations, parent consultations
EXPERTISE: Speech-language Delays, Expressive/Receptive Language Disorders, Speech Sound Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Language Based Learning Disabilities ( trained in the Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach), Executive Functioning Weakness, Pragmatic( Social) Language Difficulties, Fluency Disorders, Oral Motor Disorders
AGES: birth through middle school

Devan B.
M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD, FEEDING SPECIALIST

Devan is a New York State and New Jersey State licensed clinician who received a bachelor’s degree from Pace University and a master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Teachers College, Columbia University. She holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and has also obtained a post-master’s Advanced Certificate in Pediatric Dysphagia from New York Medical College.

Since graduating, Devan has worked in a variety of settings including long-term skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation, including an inpatient pediatric traumatic brain injury unit, and outpatient medically-based settings in New York hospitals. She has worked with pediatric patients with diagnoses related to airway disorders, respiratory/pulmonary disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiac conditions, and congenital and acquired neurological impairments. She specializes in complex, medically-based feeding/swallowing disorders, as well as, sensorimotor and/or behavioral feeding difficulties. Devan has significant experience treating infants who have difficulties with bottle feeding or transitioning to purees and solids, introducing PO feeding to medically complex pediatric patients, and helping patients expand their food repertoires to different food types and textures.

Devan implements a patient-centered and holistic approach to assessment and treatment of children of all ages. She works alongside families and caregivers to help them achieve their goals by providing evidence-based therapy, functional and specific treatment approaches, and extensive family education. Devan strongly believes in a child-led and responsive feeding approach to reduce the stress on the child and family or caregivers.

Locations: BROOKLYN: Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights, Borough Park, Kensington, and more. Telehealth also available. STATEN ISLAND: all neighborhoods. MANHATTAN: Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Midtown East, Lower East Side, Greenwich Village, Tribeca, Financial District and more. Telehealth also available. NEW JERSEY: available in-person on a case-by-case basis. Telehealth also available for all areas.
Type of services: feeding/swallowing evaluations and treatment, individual therapy, parent consultations
Expertise: feeding and swallowing disorders, sensorimotor or behavioral feeding delays/disorders, oropharyngeal dysphagia, infant feeding and swallowing
Ages: birth through adolescence

Samantha R.
MA, CCC-SLP, TSSLD, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Samantha is a New York State licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist and an active member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, currently residing in Rockland County, NY. With 10 years of professional experience in the field, Samantha provides in-person therapy and teletherapy services to children, adolescents, and adults with various speech and language disorders and deficits. She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology from Iona College, and achieved a Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology from St. John’s University.

Over the past 10 years of working full-time as a school-based therapist, she has developed expertise and specialized skills in language-based and articulation therapy. She is highly experienced in executing standardized assessments, creating individualized plans and goals, and implementing effective therapy that fully maximizes a client’s ability to improve on their communication skills.

She also considers herself an avid and essential member of the multi-disciplinary team that works together to maximize her clients’ efforts and progress. Samantha provides speech and language therapy targeting expressive and receptive language skills, articulation and speech sound production, phonemic and phonological awareness, executive functioning, early language development, cognitive skills, and adult language skills. She demonstrates strong comprehension of the Spanish language and has provided effective bi-lingual services to English Language Learners. She believes that developing a comfortable rapport and relationship with her clients and their families is the first step to promote success as it allows for her to use their strengths to elevate weaknesses. She is a dedicated professional who will persevere to help her clients achieve their highest level of potential for functional and effective communication.

LOCATION: Rockland County, NY and Northern NJ area.
TYPES OF SERVICES: Speech and Language evaluations and treatment, in-person and teletherapy services, executive functioning training, tutoring focused on language skills
AGES early childhood, elementary, and middle school age groups, adolescents, and adults
EXPERTISE: Evaluations, Speech and Language Therapy, Expressive and Receptive language-based therapy, articulation therapy, reading and writing skills, early language development, executive functioning, cognitive therapy, support services.

Katherine L.
New York State licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and certified Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD)

Katherine is a New York State licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and certified Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD). She holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Katherine graduated cum laude with her Bachelor of Arts in Hearing and Speech Sciences from the University of Maryland, College Park, and completed her Master’s of Science in Communication Disorders at Teachers College, Columbia University.

She is trained in LSVT (Lee Silverman Voice Treatment certified). In addition to her clinical work, Katherine has assisted research conducted on language acquisition and speech recognition and perception of infants and children, and has been an invited speaker at Widener University. Katherine currently provides speech therapy at a public middle and high school in New York City, and has experience providing speech services to adult and geriatric populations via teletherapy and in-person in the private sector.

Katherine prides herself in providing diverse, culturally-competent speech therapy. Katherine’s philosophy is that every patient has their own individualized and colorful story, and she has developed vested interest in helping children become lifelong learners and critical thinkers, and providing people of all ages with high-quality, engaging and empathetic therapy.

Katherine brings a background of working with a wide range of clients, including both those without and with learning differences, such as ADHD, ADD, dyslexia, attention and behavioral deficits, reading, and writing. Her experience includes assessment and treatment of both bilingual and monolingual children with speech and language disorders as a result of developmental delay, cerebral palsy, autism, mixed receptive and expressive language disorders, fluency, executive functioning deficits, phonological disorders, literacy skills, articulation, and language learning difficulties. Katherine also has extensive experience evaluating and working with adults living with neurogenic communication disorders including aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, and adults experiencing cognitive deficits as a result of stroke and traumatic brain injury. She is committed to providing functional therapy that is specifically tailored for each client to help each individual reach their highest potential.

LOCATION: MANHATTAN: West & East Village, Financial District, Stuy town, Chelsea
TYPES OF SERVICES: Individual therapy, group (2-3 children), speech-language evaluations, parent consultations
EXPERTISE: Speech-language delays, articulation, early intervention
AGES: 1.5-90+

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