A New York state licensed and American Speech and Language Association (ASHA) Certified Speech Language Pathologist who works and resides in New York City. She received a Bachelor's of Arts in Speech and Hearing Sciences from Indiana University-Bloomington and a Master's of Arts from New York University in Speech-Language Pathology. Leah is PROMPT trained (PROMPTs for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets: a multi-sensory and holistic approach to speech and oral motor therapy), fluent in American Sign Language, certified in the Orton Gillingham based reading program Wilson Reading System, and holds a TSSLD (Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities) certificate in New York State. ​

Speech Strategies is a private practice that was started by Catherine Delfino after 15 years of providing speech-language services to clients in a variety of settings. She has had the pleasure of working with both children and adults to improve their communication skills. Speech Strategies specializes in involving families in the treatment process to allow communication to continue throughout the client's daily life. Catherine founded the practice due to her belief that establishing a relationship with not only the client but also the client's family members was the most effective method of achieving goals in the most timely manner.

Bram Speech and Language Consultants is a private speech-language pathology practice. Since 2004, we have been providing home-based and school-based speech therapy and language therapy in Darien, New Canaan, Stamford, and Greenwich, CT. We offer individualized evaluation and therapy programs for children from birth through age 18. We believe in using research-based methods to improve lives through improving communication skills!

Private practice for speech and language differences and disabilities. We provide home based services for children and adults. All of our consultants are state licensed, ASHA certified speech language pathologists. We believe in evidence based practice and work with the whole family to create the most effective therapy plan for our clients. We look forward to hearing from you!

Speech Strategies is a private practice that was started by Catherine Delfino after 15 years of providing speech-language services to clients in a variety of settings. She has had the pleasure of working with both children and adults to improve their communication skills. Speech Strategies specializes in involving families in the treatment process to allow communication to continue throughout the client's daily life. Catherine founded the practice due to her belief that establishing a relationship with not only the client but also the client's family members was the most effective method of achieving goals in the most timely manner.

Dikla has experience as a speech language pathologist specializing in autism spectrum disorder articulation deficit , language disorder/delay, reading and and voice disorders. Dikla provides therapy for all communication disorders in loving, caring and nurturing environment that promotes progress and growth. As a therapist, Dikla understands the importance of improving children's communication abilities so they can improve their quality of life and their interaction with their environment . Her professional experiences includes therapy at the Department of Education in New York, Lexington School for the Deaf, Schools for children with Autism spectrum , Bilingual schools and schools for children with sever disabilities. She has worked with culturally-diverse students exhibiting communication disorders including those with autism and intellectual disability as well as fluency and phonological processing disorders. Dikla administers intervention strategies that promote functional skills for daily living and provides opportunities to improve social skills and verbal expression for children with communication deficits as well as individuals with Autism spectrum disorder . Dikla contracts augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) including PECs, communication boards, speech-generated and electronic devices to enhance individual abilities to express themselves in all social settings. Dikla provides behavioral modification therapy to reduce undesired behaviors and to increase appropriate social interaction . She ensures that children receive culturally-competent services by identifying etiology of language difficulties (cultural / linguistic differences/ socioeconomic factors/ lack of language exposure / process of acquiring / dialect of English) to identify your child’s personal and individual needs. Dikla have great success with improving the fluency of speech among individual who stutter by decreasing the usage hesitation , repetitions and prolongation during speech production and verbal interaction. The process is to relearn the proper means of producing the elementary sounds of speech and then rebuild their individual’s ability to correctly produce syllables,words, and ultimately, complete sentences in a fluent manner . Dikla specializes in helping children with Autism. Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects the brain’s development affecting language, communication, cognition, and mainly social skills. Autism exists on a spectrum, from a very mild condition of social awkwardness to the severe form in which language does not develop in childhood (but may develop later) with marked impairment in social relatedness. Autism Spectrum can be difficult to diagnose, and it can be confused with other neuropsychological conditions, such as Nonverbal Learning Disability (NLD). However, an accurate autism diagnosis is critical so that important therapeutic services may be instituted. Dikla educates and counsels patients, family members, and caregivers regarding goals and progress. Her Goal is to improve the lives of children with speech and language challenges in a caring and nurturing way so they can interact with their loved ones as well as the world around them .

The Center for Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology serves the audiological & speech-language needs of individuals in the community and provides outstanding clinical training for audiology doctoral students and speech-language pathology master's students. The Center provides clinical diagnostic, consultative, and treatment services for individuals across the lifespan with hearing impairment, auditory processing problems, balance concerns, speech disorders language disorders. Services include:  Comprehensive diagnostic evaluations for adults and children  Adult and pediatric hearing aid services  Auditory brainstem response testing  Otoacoustic emission testing  Custom earmolds and hearing protectors  Treatment for speech disorders  Treatment for language disorders  Accent reduction therapy  Communication needs evaluation  Group based speech-language therapy in for pre-school disabled  Group based speech-language therapy therapy for adult language groups  Group based speech-language therapy for individuals recovering from stroke, traumatic brain injury & related disorders.  Hearing healthcare counseling  Comprehensive balance testing  Auditory processing disorders testing  Caregiver support groups, parent workshops  Continuing education opportunities.  Opportunities for participation in clinical research Referrals are accepted from physicians, school personnel, and other professionals. In addition, any person who is concerned about having a hearing or balance problem or a speech-language disorder can make an appointment. No referral is needed. Diagnosis and treatment is carried out by doctoral students and masters students under the direct supervision of licensed, certified professionals in audiology and speech-language pathology.. The Center has developed a Community Outreach Program in which graduate students and clinical staff visit area pre-schools and provide on site staff training, parent workshops and in-class support.