I am from New Jersey and have lived in various places in the US and South America.  I fell in love with the Spanish language while studying Spanish Literature in college. After I received my Bachelor’s degree, I spent a year living in Quito, Ecuador, working with a non-profit organization to help serve some of the city’s most vulnerable population. In Quito, I taught subjects such as special education, adult education, art, and English while helping instill values in my students to help them lift themselves out of poverty. I originally went to Quito to learn more Spanish and expand my horizons while traveling, but I came back to the US armed with a strong desire to help others who most need it. 

I then went to graduate school and received my Master’s degree in Speech and Language Pathology. After I graduated, I took a position at an outpatient center at a children’s hospital where I worked with children who had ASD and/or multiple disabilities, as well as children transitioning from the inpatient setting to home. I was blessed with the opportunity to work with so many parents; however, I noticed that they often felt anxious and unsure about how to help improve their child’s communication abilities. I loved seeing the progress each child made as their parents worked with them to enhance their ability to communicate effectively.

A few years later, I spent a year working as a speech pathologist with another non-profit organization for a vulnerable community in Trujillo, Peru. While there, I provided therapy to children with severe disabilities and trained other therapists on common speech, language, and feeding practices in the US. I worked under circumstances in which there were few resources available, but felt exceptionally fortunate to have had the opportunity to serve the therapists and their community.

More recently, I have been providing bilingual Spanish-English therapy online for children and adults of all ages who have a variety of disabilities and disorders. I am also a clinical supervisor for graduate students, providing them with feedback during their own speech therapy sessions to help refine their skills as new clinicians. While I’m not providing therapy, I enjoy hiking, cooking, practicing the ukulele, and spending time with my dog, Dobby.

I appreciate the opportunity that each family gives me as they invite me into their home to allow me to help them. I look forward to serving you and your family.

Certifications and Licensure

Certifications

Licensed by the New Jersey Board of Consumer Affairs Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Committee

Licensed by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board 

Certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Education

BA Spanish Language and Literature, concentration in Linguistics and Latin American Studies, University of Delaware

MS Speech and Language Pathology, Syracuse University