I am licensed by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board (SLPAB) and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). In addition to providing assessments and treatment in my private practice I am also a faculty member at the California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Communication Disorders Department.

 

My experience includes:

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• 20+ years working in clinical and school settings with individuals with Autism, Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disability, Speech Sound Disorder, Speech and Language Delay/Disorder, Stuttering Disorder, Social Communication Disorder, Learning Disabilities, and Emotional Disturbance.

• Leading social skills groups using Social Thinking® curriculum

• Completing multidisciplinary assessments working with Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Behavior Therapists/Supervisors, and Pyschologists

• Collaborating as part of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) team 

• Collaborating on a hospital craniofacial team working with Dentists, Pyschologists, ENTs, and other disciplines

• Working as course instructor for parent education course, Hanen® it Takes Two to Talk®

• Working as Lead Clinician of Building Bridges Integrated Therapeutic Services, a preschool program for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Working as department head and supervisor of the speech and language department at the Vista Del Mar School, a private school for children with a variety of special needs

• Moderating a student panel at the 2014 Autism Conference at Vista Del Mar, Bridging the Gap, presenting practical sensory and social skills strategy use in the classroom

• Supervising SLP and SLPA graduate student interns in a school setting

• Supervising SLP graduate student clinicians as a faculty member at the California State University, Northridge Language (CSUN), Speech, and Hearing Center

 

I implement the following therapy methods in my treatment:

 

• PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets)

• Hanen® It Takes Two to Talk®

• The Kaufman Approach to Apraxia

• AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)

• Social Thinking® 

• PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System)

• SCERTS (Social Communication Emotional Regulation Transactional Support)

• DIR/Floortime®

• ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)

 

I am a native Angeleno, having grown up in Echo Park and Silverlake. I love spending time swimming, dancing, listening to music, hiking, and going to the beach with my friends, husband, son, and daughter.