SLPBK

I provide a full range of SLP services across the lifespan.  I treat articulation, language delays, fluency (stuttering) dysphagia (swallowing difficulties) aphasia, and neurodegenerative disorders. 

Difficulty eating and swallowing has an enormous impact on quality of life, and can be frightening to confront. I have ten years experience treating both acquired dysphagia (difficulty eating) and congenital feeding disorders. I take a function-based approach that incorporates eating a least restrictive diet with as few diet modifications as possible using behavioral and postural modifications.

Articulation errors not only make it difficult for children be understood, it also impairs their ability to enagge in meaningful, reciprocal conversation with their peers.  Intervention to speech sound production can improve your child's ability to be understood, to engage in learning and in play, and even reading.   I use a tech-heavy approach that I've found engages kids where they are.

I treat children and young adults with language disorders. I start with a formal norm referenced, standardized  assessment of their current language skills, and assess their academic performance.  Together, we develop a plan for developing the skills that will help them the most.

Strokes present in a unique way to each person, and can often require treatment in speech, language AND swallowing.  I help patients and  their circles of care identify the areas of the most functional relevance to them, and develop a therapeutic approach that targets those needs.  I also run an in-person monthly stroke recovery support group in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Degenerative diseases of the brain and spinal column such as Parkison's Disease, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease require treatment that is based in preserving current function as well as realistic planning for the speech, communication and swallowing needs of the future.  I am pleased to offer assessment, treatment and caregiver education for this population.