TEAM BI-COUnty speech language pathologists
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Bi-County Therapy treats pediatric and adult clients for Speech and Occupational Therapy. We have bilingual therapists who specialize in the treatment of a variety of disorders. Our philosophy is to cultivate a dual partnership between the therapist and the client/family. In our busy lives, time is of the essence. We strive to achieve results that enable clients to enjoy their lives without having to be concerned about communication or motor deficits.
team bi-county Speech PATHOLOGISTS
Stephanie Eisen Gilfarb M.S. CCC-SLP Certified Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist President & Owner
Education:
Bilingual (Spanish) State of Florida Certified Speech Language Pathologist since 1992; Vanderbilt University 1991, Masters of Science in Speech Language Pathology, with honors; University of Florida 1989, Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology and Audiology, with honors.
Specialties (pediatric population):
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder), Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Phonological Disorder, Augmentative Disorder, Auditory Processing Disorder, Oral-Motor Dysfunction, Articulation Disorders, Feeding Difficulties, Apraxia.
Specialties (adult population):
Traumatic Brain Injury, Swallowing Disorders, Post Stroke difficulties, Apraxia, Aphasia, Disphagia, ventilator dependent patients, laryngectomee.
Specialized Training:
LSVT Loud Certified
Modified Barium Swallow studies, FEEST (Fibroendoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing), DPNMS (Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation), Passy-Muir Valve.
Publications:
The Effects of Phonetic Training on the Identification of Normal and Articulatory Disordered Children’s Naturally Produced Glide Sounds
Memberships:
ASHA (American Speech and Hearing Association), FLASHA (Florida Speech and Hearing Association), MACS (Miami Association of Communicative Specialists), President (1998-1999), President Elect (1997-1998), Treasurer (1994-1997) and Secretary (1993-1994), Cooper City Chamber of Commerce, JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) Board of Directors 2001-present.
Email: Stephanie@bicountyslp.com
Susan Malca MA, CCC-SLP Certified Speech Language Pathologist
M Susan graduated in 1984 with a Master’s degree in speech/language pathology from Nova University in 1989. She has been working as a speech pathologist for the past 25 years treating children and adults. Susan believes that speech therapy should be a cooperative team approach between parents, client and speech therapist working together to enhance progress through carryover within the home environment. She believes that therapy should be happy positive experience where clients are excited and motivated to learn new skills. She also believes that therapy should be functional for the clients to take skills learned and carryover within the home/school environment. In addition, Susan believes that in order to facilitate communication, client and therapist need joint attention in activities, turn-taking skills and motivation to participate in the interaction.
Email: S.Malca@bicountyslp.com
Roberta Greenberg M.S. CCC-SLP Certified Speech-Language Pathologist
Roberta Greenberg is a Master’s level, state of Florida licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She was born and raised in Massachusetts. She attended Westfield State College and Central Michigan University, where she received her BS in Communication Disorders. She worked in a day habilitation center for Mentally Handicapped adults for 6 years before attending Nova Southeastern University, where she received her MS degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Roberta currently works full time in Broward County Schools. Her work site is a center-based school for intellectually/mentally handicapped children from age 5-22 yrs old. She specializes in AAC with her students; most curricular lessons are adapted with Boardmaker symbols and she uses low tech and moderate tech devices with her students. She also works at Bi-County Speech-Language Pathology, inc. There, she works with pediatric patients who have speech or language dysfunctions and Early Steps aged birth through 3 yrs, utilizing parent education and modeled strategies to help with receptive and expressive language deficits. Roberta lives in North Lauderdale with her three girlie cats Lovey, Queeny, Nala.
Email: R.Greenberg@bicountyslp.com
Adriana Ruiz M.A., CCC-SLP Certified Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist
Adriana is a licensed and certified bilingual Speech Language Pathologist. She graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Masters of Arts in Communication Disorders. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Disorders from the University of Central Florida. Adriana’s specialties in the pediatric population include Autism, ADHD, Phonological Disorders, and Articulation Disorders. She is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. Adriana came to Bi-County one year ago after working as Head Assistant Therapist for four years.
Email: A.Ruiz@bicountyslp.com
KIMBERLY ALVAREZ RUIZMS,CCC-SLP Certified Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist
My name is Kimberly Alvarez, I am an ASHA Certified Speech-Language Pathologist based in South Florida. I was born and raised in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and graduated from Carlos Albizu University – San Juan campus. I’ve been working as a Contact SLP for Broward County Public Schools since 2020 and I love it. It has given me the opportunity to earn experience by working with children from Pre-K to Middle school.
I am very crafty, so on my spare time I’m always searching for new projects or different techniques to try. I also love to travel, so I spend a lot of time organizing trips and reading as much as I can about different cultures.
K.AlvarezRuiz@bicountyslp,.com
ashley chapas, bs, SLP-a Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist assistant
A.Chapas@bicountyslp,.com
Megan Confrey MS, CCC-slp Speech Language Pathologist
Megan was born and raised in New York. She graduated from Florida State University with her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She then moved back home to New York for graduate school. She received her Master’s degree in Communication Disorders from Mercy College and graduated with distinction. Megan then moved back down to Florida after graduate school, where she is now a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) from the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). She loves working with both children and adults. Her areas of interest include speech sound disorders, language disorders and AAC. In her free time, she loves spending time with loved ones, spending time outside, listening to good music, and traveling. Email: M.Confrey@bicountyslp.com
olivia renta ms, CCC-SLP certified bilingual Speech Language Pathologist
Olivia graduated from Mercy College located in New York with a bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. She was born and raised in New York and moved to Miami after graduation. During her clinical rotations, she worked in an elementary school and a skilled nursing facility on the tracheotomy and ventilator unit. She has experience with both children and adults. She is bilingual- English and Spanish. In her free time she enjoys going to the beach, cooking, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Email: O.Renta@bicountyslp.com
Tracy Barna, MS, CCC-SLP Certified Speech Language Pathologist
Tracy is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist and member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelors degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Tracy has worked solely with the pediatric population in the school and clinical settings. Her interests include working with toddler, pre-school, and elementary aged children. She has been a certified SLP for 18 years and has the same love for helping children now that she did when she first became an SLP. Tracy enjoys working with parents and developing a special bond with all her families. Outside of work, Tracy enjoys reading, crafting, cooking, or spending time with her own family.
Email: T.Barna@bicountyslp.com
Kaitlyn Vickery MS, CCC-SLP Certified Speech Language Pathologist
Kaitlin is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist and member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education and Communication Sciences and Disorders. She continued her education at Nova Southeastern University earning her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology. Kaitlin taught Kindergarten and First grade before becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist. Kaitlin has experience working in a private practice/outpatient setting, schools, and a behavioral and private clinic with ABA therapists, working with children aged 2-20 years. She has experience working with Early Intervention, Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Apraxia, Articulation/Phonological Disorders, Receptive/Expressive Language Delay/Disorders, Sensory Processing Disorder, Pragmatic/Social Skill Deficits and Down Syndrome. Kaitlin is PROMPT Trained (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets). In her free time, Kaitlin enjoys traveling, working out at the gym, going to Yoga, going to the beach and spending time with her family and friends.
Email: K.Vickery@bicountyslp.com
Erin walsh ms, CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist
Erin graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a bachelor's degree in Speech Language and Communication Disorders and Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) from the American Speech Language and Hearing association (ASHA). Her areas of interest include Autism, Receptive and Expressive Language Delay, and Pragmatic Language Disorders. Erin currently works full time for Broward County Schools in a center-based school for Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities from 5-22 years old. In her free time, she enjoys spending time at the beach, reading and traveling.
E.Walsh@bicountyslp.com
enid maite santiago ms, ccc-slp bilingual Speech Language Pathologist
E. Maité Santiago is a bilingual (Spanish) Speech-Language Pathologist. She completed her undergraduate studies in Speech-Language Therapy at Universidad Carlos Albizu (2001) and earned her master's degree in Science (Speech-Language PAthology) at “Universidad del Turabo” in Puerto Rico in 2013. Since 2001 she’s been treating the pediatric population and helping them with their speech-language difficulties. Maité’s experience includes working in, private practice, early intervention program, public schools, and medical day cares.
She is licensed in the state of Florida. Maité has had the opportunity to work in Puerto Rico, New York, and Florida. She has experience providing assessment and intervention for the pediatric population.
Maité is a passion-driven and committed therapist. She enjoys working with children and brings enthusiasm to each treatment session. It is her mission to work with children and their families in order to provide individualized treatment to each of her clients.
Email: E.Santiago@bicountyslp.com
Ashley Victor, MS, CF-SLP Licensed Speech Language Pathologist-clinical fellow
Ashley was born and raised in South Florida. She received her bachelor's degree in Communication
Sciences and Disorders from the University of Florida and then moved to Boston to pursue her master's degree in Speech Pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital School of Health Professions (MGH IHP). Ashley has completed clinical rotations in a wide variety of settings serving both pediatric and adult patients. She has experience in the public school system working with clients with dyslexia, CAS, ADHD, expressive and receptive
language delays, and AAC needs. Ashley also has experience working with infants in a Level three NICU and outpatient feeding center as well as working with adults at an Aphasia center. Ashley enjoys working with patients and helping them meet their communication goals. In her free time, she enjoys reading and traveling with family and friends.
Email: A.Victor@bicountyslp.com
Lauren McGill ms, Cf-SLP clinical fellow Speech Language Pathologist
Lauren graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology, with highest honors. Lauren currently works full time in Broward County Public Schools, where she works primarily with students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Her areas of interest in the pediatric population include ASD, speech sound disorders, receptive/expressive language disorders, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and fluency. Outside of work, Lauren enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.
Email: L.Mcgill@bicountyslp.com
Tiffany Roberts BS, SLP-A Licensed Speech Language Pathologist Assistant
Tiffany graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelors of Science degree in communication sciences and disorders. Also, she holds an A.S degree in Nursing. She currently is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant, in Florida for the past two years. She has worked in both school settings and clinical. When working in the school system she taught in a specially integrated cluster consisting of children with Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), Down syndrome and a variety of speech and language disorders. Her clinical interests include the pediatric population with ASD, fluency disorders, articulation disorders, and feeding. She is looking forward to continuing her education towards her masters in becoming a Speech Language pathologist one day, as well as becoming fluent in American Sign Language. In her spare time, She enjoys traveling around the world and spending time with her Fiancé and two dogs.
Email: T.Pitts@bicountyslp.com
Savannah Palmer BA, SLP-A Licensed Speech Language Pathologist Assistant
Savannah graduated with her B.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Central Florida with speciality in Deaf culture. She has been working as an SLPA since 2015. Savannah also works as a school based SLPA for Duval County Public School in Jacksonville, Florida. Her clinical interests include early intervention, receptive and expressive language delays and disorders, and deaf/hard-of-hearing patients. She spends her spare time with her two small children, crafting, and doing yoga.
Email: S.Palmer@bicountyslp.com
Angela madgett, BA, SLP-A Licensed Speech Language Pathologist Assistant
Angela is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathology- Assistant. She graduated from Harding University in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Angela has worked with the pediatric population in the school and clinical settings. She loves working with toddler, pre-school, elementary, middle, and high-school aged children. She has been a certified SLPA for 5 years. Outside of work, Angela enjoys reading, crocheting, hiking, photography, and spending time with her family. Email: A.Madgett@bicountyslp.com
Daniella Ospina Bs, slp-A bilingual Speech Language Pathologist assistant
Daniella completed her undergraduate studies at Florida Atlantic University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience and behavior. Presently, she holds a license as a speech-language pathologist assistant. Throughout her career, Daniella has had the opportunity to assist both pediatric and adult patients in various settings, including private practice, private schools, and home health care. She is fluent in both Spanish and English. Daniella truly enjoys developing strong connections with her patients and witnessing their progress as they achieve their goals. During her leisure time, she enjoys going to the gym, practicing Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, exploring different parts of the world through travel, and spending time with her family and fur babies.
Email: D.Ospina@bicountyslp.com
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