👉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
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

Francine
M.A., CCC-SLP

Torrie
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

 Patricia
MA CCC-SLP, TSSLD, BILINGUAL (SPANISH) SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Patricia is a New York State licensed Speech and Language Pathologist and a certified Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) with a bilingual extension in Spanish. Patricia completed her MA in Speech-Language Pathology at Hofstra University and her BA in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Pace University. She holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association. Patricia has over 8 years of experience as a bilingual speech and language pathologist working for the New York City Department of Education in an elementary and middle school setting. She also has over 6 years of experience working with toddlers to school-age children privately and in an early intervention setting.

Patricia has experience working with various speech and language difficulties including Expressive/Receptive Language, Articulation, Phonological Processes, Fluency, Apraxia, Learning Disabilities, Phonological Awareness, Social Pragmatics, and Executive Functioning. She also has experience working with Literacy, Reading, and Writing targeting reading comprehension, vocabulary, and organization. Patricia is skilled and prepared to work with individuals without and with learning differences in reading, writing, attention, behavioral, dyslexia, ADD, ADHD, and Executive Functioning disorders. Currently, Patricia provides services for school-aged children from 3k to 8th grade, as well as children from birth to three years old.

Patricia believes in cultivating a positive and supportive environment with the client and a collaborative relationship with the family, caregivers, teachers, and related service providers are essential to effective therapy and carryover. She is dedicated to providing therapy that is catered to meet the specific needs of the client. Patricia strives to create a fun and enriching learning environment while targeting academic and functional skills in therapy.

LOCATION: MANHATTAN Upper East Side QUEENS Astoria, East Elmhurst
TYPE OF SERVICES: Individual, small group, parent or caregiver consultations/training, teletherapy/remote sessions
EXPERTISE: Expressive/receptive language delays, phonological awareness, literacy skills, articulation, reading comprehension, social pragmatic skills, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Executive Functioning disorders, bilingual language development (English/Spanish)
AGES: Birth to adolescence; preschool, elementary, middle school, and high 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

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