Our Office
At Talk the Talk, Speech Language Pathology, PLLC, we strive to give everyone a voice. We provide speech therapy services in your home, office and school. Our prompt trained clinicians work with children and adults with various activities to facilitate or promote communication. Parents/ Caregivers are encouraged to work together to carryover skills after the session. During the therapy session, we target specific sounds, overall intelligibility, language, fluency, voice and/or play skills through tactile, visual, phonetic and verbal cues, drill, games, toys, arts and crafts, cooking, books and hand outs to develop skills. Clients are encouraged to communicate through the use of picture communication, gestures, sign, approximations and vocalizations. Furthermore, Talk the Talk incorporates a multidisciplinary approach meaning executive functioning (working memory, regulation, control, problem solving, flexibility, etc), sensory processing (focus, attention, organization); fine motor (buttoning, zippers, writing, coloring, cutting) and gross motor skills (walking, jumping, walking up steps) are all incorporated into the session as well. We work as a team with all individuals involved with clients to encourage success in all environments such as your home, school, social groups, play dates, and playgrounds!
Meet Our Therapist/Owner
Andrea
(Rosales) Salvate
Owner/Speech Language Pathologist
Andrea Rosales Salvate originally from Miami, FL, is the founder of Look Who’s Talking, LLC and Talk the Talk, Speech Language Pathology, PLLC. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Science and Disorders from the University of Florida, Masters degree in Speech Pathology from George Washington University and bilingual extension from Columbia University. She has worked with adults and children in both in the DC Metropolitan Area, Miami and New York. Andrea is very passionate about her work, which includes evaluating and treating children with communication disorders to help them communicate more effectively. Furthermore, Andrea has worked with bilingual children/adults, children on the Autism Spectrum and/or children that have intellectual disabilities. She provides therapy in both English and Spanish and is prompt trained.
Laura Klein
Speech Language Pathologist
Laura is a New York State licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and certified Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD). She received her Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Science Disorders from the University of Massachusetts, followed by her masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Connecticut. She has worked with both children and adults in southern Connecticut and New York City. With experience in a range of settings including early intervention, schools, and outpatient clinics, Laura provides a patient-centered treatment approach by including individual interests and needs. She aims to help your child improve communication skills in a fun, collaborative, and supportive environment.
Alexa Guerriero
Clinical Fellow-Speech Language Pathologist
Alexa is a New York State Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow and is currently in the process of earning her Certificate of Clinical Competence through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She is a certified Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD). She received her Bachelor’s degree in Science from Quinnipiac University, and her Master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Emerson College. Alexa has experience with both children and adults and in settings including early intervention, private practices, and schools. Alexa has had the opportunity to work with children with developmental delays, receptive/expressive language disorders, feeding and swallowing/oral motor disorders, autism spectrum disorder, apraxia, dysarthria, and articulation/phonological disorders. Her treatment is always child-centered and based on the child's interests and individual needs. She utilizes a comprehensive communication strategy that includes use of signing, verbal language, and augmentative and alternative communication that supports effective communication. Alexa is dedicated to providing a supported environment and fostering meaningful interactions in order to encourage learning of new skills and to enhance overall communication for clients and families.
Vera Monica da Cunha Romero Fernandes
Speech-Language Pathologist
Vera is a New York State licensed Speech and Language therapist. She is a certified Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD). She received her bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Stetson University, and her master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Central Florida. Vera has experience working with children with a wide age range, from 6-month-olds to 18-year-olds, with developmental delays, autism spectrum disorders, articulation, language, stuttering, pragmatics, speech and feeding disorders. She has worked in different settings including early intervention, private practices, and schools. During her sessions, Vera has used sign language, low and high-tech communication to assist children communicate. Vera’s treatment plan is client-centered, focusing on the child’s needs and interests. She is passionate about helping children finding their unique voice and breaking through barriers, seeing their conditions as challenges and not weaknesses. Vera speaks Portuguese.
Maria Cobo
Clinical Fellow-Speech Language Pathologist
María is a New York State Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow and is currently in the process of obtaining her Certificate of Clinical Competence through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She is a certified Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD), and has a Bilingual Extension in Spanish (BE).
She is originally from Puerto Rico and has experience working with bilingual and monolingual clients in the United States and in Puerto Rico. María obtained her Bachelor’s in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology with minors in Psychology, and Spanish for the Health Professions for Native Speakers from Marquette University. She obtained her Master’s in Communicative Sciences and Disorders with a Bilingual Extension from New York University. María has experience working with children and adults in an outpatient hospital, a preschool, and various private practices. She has worked with alexia/agraphia, expressive/receptive language disorders, feeding and oral motor disorders, phonological/articulation disorders, cognitive disorders, fluency disorders, and autism spectrum disorder. She prioritizes a child-based approach as well as caregiver involvement in order to establish carryover outside of the sessions. María is passionate about helping others improve their communication skills, and learn how to communicate.