We help people reach their full potential in speech, language, learning and communication.
100 Melrose Avenue, Suite 201
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 869-8272
5 Mott Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850
(203) 857-0900
About Us
We are a full service center for speech and language pathology. Among the patients we evaluate and treat, 85% are children of all ages and 15% are adults. Our speech and language pathologists are dedicated, dynamic and well-trained professionals. Under the leadership of Josephine Chen, we strive for excellence in patient care, teamwork, and continued improvement of knowledge and skills in our field.
Josephine K. Chen, M.S., CCC: Certified by American Hearing, Speech and Language Association and licensed in Connecticut, New York and California, Ms. Chen has over thirty years of experience in the field. She has received eight continuing education awards from ASHA for more then five hundred hours of postgraduate continuing education study. Prior to establishing the center in 1988, she had worked for twelve years in acute and rehabilitation hospitals in Connecticut and New York. Ms. Chen received her Bachelor of Law degree in Economics abroad from National Chung Hsing University in Taipei; and, her Master of Science degree in Speech and Language Pathology in the U.S. from the University of New Mexico. She has expertise in early language intervention, feeding, oral motor and speech disorders, language-based learning disabilities, stuttering, voice, cleft palate and myofunctional therapy. In addition, Ms. Chen treats adult neurogenic speech and language disorders as well as dysphagia. Ms. Chen was on craniofacial /cleft palate teams for 10 years. She was PROMPT trained at the level one PROMPT training workshop, and certified in LSVT (Lee Silverman Voice Treatment).
Jennifer
Alosco, M.S. CCC: A licensed and certified speech and language
pathologist, Miss Alosco has four years of clinical experience with children
and adults. She came to our center from Backus Hospital at Norwich,
Connecticut. She received her undergraduate degree in speech and language
pathology and audiology from Northeastern University in Boston,
Massachusetts; and, her graduate degree in speech and language pathology
from Touro College in Brooklyn, New York. She treated patients with early
intervention needs in language development with Family Services Early
Intervention at Providence, Rhode Island; and, provided new born hearing
screening at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. In addition to early
intervention, she also treated preschool and school age children in
articulation, language disorders, cognitive deficits, pragmatic language,
narrative skills, reading and writing, voice disorders and stuttering. With
the adult population, she is experience in apraxia, aphasia, swallowing/dysphagia,
TBI, cognitive deficits, and voice disorders. She is also experienced in
treating children with ASD, and the pediatric and the geriatric population
with feeding disorders.
Amanda
Ball, M.S., CCC: A licensed and certified speech and language
pathologist, Mrs. Ball has three years of clinical experience with children
and adults. She worked with patients with early intervention needs of
language development; articulation and phonological disorders, apraxia of
speech, dysfluency; language and cognitive disorders including auditory
processing disorder, receptive and expressive language disorder;
velopharyngeal incompetence and low tone. She is experienced in working
with children with reading difficulty on phonological awareness and literacy
skills. She also worked with adults with traumatic brain injury and
neurogenic speech and language disorders, including aphasia, apraxia, and
dysarthria. She is experienced with children with Down syndrome, autism,
cerebral palsy, and cerebellar disorder. She received her undergraduate and
graduate degrees in speech and language pathology from Oklahoma State
University. She completed her internship at Center for Pediatric Therapy in
Flushing, New York, and Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Hospital.
Jessica
Bow, M.S.: A speech and language pathology clinical fellow, Miss Bow
has two years of clinical experience with children and adults in various
settings. She received her graduate degree in speech and language pathology
from Boston University, and her undergraduate degree from the University of
New Hampshire. For her undergraduate studies, she majored in communication
sciences and psychology with a minor in deaf and hard of hearing studies.
She completed her internship at Community Rehab Care in Newton and S & L
Therapy, a private practice, in Brookline, Massachusetts. Additionally, she
interned at the Baldwin School in Boston and Newton Public Schools in
Auburndale, MA. Miss Bow is experienced in working with pediatric patients
with articulation disorders, childhood apraxia of speech,
receptive/expressive language disorders, language-learning disorders,
reading difficulties, and phonological awareness. She also worked with
children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and adults with traumatic brain
injury. While at Boston University, she received her clinical training at
the Joseph Germono Fluncy Clinic, the Pediatric Fluency Clinic, and the
Aphasia Resource Center. She gained pediatric swallowing experience at
Children’s Speech & Feeding Therapy in Newton, Massachusetts.
Krystal
Collins, M.S., CCC: A certified and licensed speech and language pathologist, Miss Collins has
three
years of clinical experience with children and adults in various settings.
She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in speech and language
pathology from Loyola College in Maryland. She interned at The Margaret A.
McManus Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic in Baltimore, Maryland; and,
worked with children with articulation disorders, receptive and expressive
language delay, autism, and fluency. She also worked with adults with
stroke and head injury, treating aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria and cognitive
communication disorders. Additionally, she interned at Genesis Rehab
Services and Charlesmont elementary School in Maryland. She had experience
with Down syndrome, oral motor and feeding difficulties, and language
learning disabilities while working at the Columbia Clinic at Loyola
College.
Tanya
A. De Herrera, M.A., CCC: A certified and licensed speech and language pathologist, Ms. De Herrera
has seven years of experience with children and adults. She provided speech
and language services in the capacity of a teacher of the speech and hearing
handicapped at The Hallen School, in New Rochelle, New York. She provided
therapy to children with developmental disabilities, learning disabilities,
PDD-Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and other impairments using the TEACCH
model in individual and group settings. She interned at Concourse
Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, and Amsterdam Nursing Home in New York
City, working with patients with aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia, swallowing
impairment, and cognitive-linguistic deficits. She also interned at a
private practice in New Rochelle, working with children with receptive and
expressive language delay and disorders, articulation disorders,
developmental apraxia, pragmatic language deficits; and, voice disorders in
adults. She is certifed in LSVT, an evidenced-based voice treatment for
Parkinson’s disease with application to adults and children with
neurological conditions. Ms. De Herrera received her undergraduate degree
in speech-language pathology and audiology from St. John’s University in New
York; and, her graduate degree from Lehman College, City University of New
York in speech and language pathology.
Amy
Fairchild, M.A., CCC:
A certified and licensed speech and language pathologist, Mrs. Fairchild has
ten years of clinical experience in many areas of speech and language
pathology. She received her undergraduate degree from Guilford College in
Greensboro, North Carolina, and her graduate degree in speech and language
pathology from University of North Carolina. She worked as a licensed
speech and language pathologist in public schools in Charlotte, North
Carolina, and Simsbury, Connecticut; and, currently in Greenwich,
Connecticut. She serviced a wide range of age groups, from toddler to
middle school age children. For many years, she worked with Birth to Three
Programs in Litchfield and Brookfield, Connecticut. She is experienced in
early intervention, PDD, autism, Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, sensory
integration disorder, speech, language, and auditory processing disorders.
John Gordon, M.A., CCC: A certified and licensed speech and language pathologist, Mr. Gordon has 6 years of experience with children and adults. He provided speech and language services through Early Childhood Associates in New York City and All About Kids in Westchester County, New York, servicing children in the Early Intervention (EI) programs. For two years, he worked at Cooke Center for Learning & Development, a special education school in Manhattan, working with school age children. Prior to moving to New York, he worked at Springfield Public Schools at Springfield, Massachusetts. While in graduate school, his internship sites included Hampshire Educational Collaborative and Clarke School for the Deaf at Northampton, Massachusetts. He is experienced in a variety of speech and language disorders including: speech and language delay, articulation, fluency, voice, literacy and reading comprehension, auditory processing and training, higher level language skills and word retrieval. He is also experienced with play based intervention with toddlers and feeding therapy. He has worked with adults in fluency, voice disorders and accent reduction. Mr. Gordon received his undergraduate degree in Anthropology at California State University at Fullerton. He completed his post-baccalaureate program in Communication Disorders at California State University at Fullerton, and his graduate degree in Communication Disorders at University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Cynthia
Kenny, M.S., CCC: A certified and licensed speech and language
pathologist, Ms. Kenny has five years of clinical experience working with
both children and adults with a wide variety of communication disorders
including: language delay, articulation and phonological disorders,
receptive and expressive language, fluency, voice, and myofunctional
disorders. Before joining the practice, she interned at The Children’s
School for Early Development in Hawthorne, New York as an early intervention
evaluator for children birth to three. Additionally, she worked with
preschool children with oral motor, speech and language delays/disorders at
Alcott Montessori Preschool in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and at The Hallen
School in New Rochelle, New York with school age children with language
based learning disabilities. Cynthia also interned at Helen Hayes Hospital
in West Haverstraw, New York where she worked with adults on language,
cognition, memory, swallowing and voice disorders. Ms. Kenny received her
undergraduate degree from Iona College, and graduate degree in Communication
Disorders from Mercy College. She holds a certificate in Child Development
Psychology from SUNY at Purchase College. Additionally, she is a workshop
presenter for the Westchester Association for the Education of Young
Children, promoting speech and language development in the preschool
classroom. In 2008 she presented research findings on the efficacy of
educational workshops for both the New York Speech and Language Association
in Saratoga, NY and the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association
in Chicago, IL.
Julie Leokumovich, M.S.:
A speech and language pathology clinical fellow, Miss Leokumovich has two
years of clinical experience with children and adults in various settings.
She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in speech and language
pathology from Brooklyn College, The City University of New York. She came
to us from her internship at Kings County Hospital and a private practice in
Brooklyn. She also interned at the American Institute for Stuttering in New
York City, and Hebrew Academy for Special Children. She is experienced in
working with patients in articulation/phonology, language and learning,
literacy, stuttering and voice. She also worked with the early intervention
population eliciting language through play. Additionally, she has worked
with patients with ASD, CP, aphasia, dysphagia and TBI. While working as a
research assistant at the CUNY Graduate Center, she conducted research
focused on Specific Language Impairment (SLI) in children. Julie also
initiated a peer mentorship program at the graduate school level in the
Department of Speech-Language Pathology at Brooklyn College.
Laura
Leviski, M.Ed.: A speech and language pathology clinical fellow, Miss
Leviski has two years of clinical experience with children and adults in
various settings. She received her graduate degree in speech and language
pathology from the University of Virginia, and her undergraduate degree from
Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. She came to us from her
internship at Johns Hopkins Hospital Children’s Center and Department of
Otolaryngology where she worked with children with difficulties in feeding,
voice, velopharyngeal insufficiency, receptive and expressive language, and
communication pragmatics. She also interned at Scottsville and Yancey
Elementary Schools in Scottsville, Virginia, and HealthSouth Rehabilitation
Hospital working with children and adults with fluency and language
disorders, articulation and phonological disorders, traumatic brain injury,
aphasia, dysphagia, MS, dementia and Parkinson’s disease. She is also
experienced in working with children with autism and Down syndrome.
Kristen
Symonds, M.S. CCC: A licensed and certified speech and language
pathologist, Miss Symonds has three years of clinical experience with
children and adults. She treated patients with early intervention needs in
language development; articulation, phonological and language disorders;
dysfluency, feeding disorders, craniofacial anomalies, hearing impairment,
cochlear implant, resonance disorders, traumatic brain injury, stroke,
dysphagia, aphasia, dysarthria and other neurological deficits. She also
worked with patients with Down syndrome and autism spectrum. She received
her undergraduate degree in Communication Disorders from North Carolina
State University, and her graduate degree in speech and language pathology
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While at the
University of North Carolina, she worked at UNC Hospitals, UNC Craniofacial
Center, and Duke University Medical Center. She also interned at Seawell
Elementary School working with children with a broad range of speech and
language disorders. She co-authored a number of research presentations in
the area of phoneme specific nasal emission and acoustic characteristics of
posterior nasal fricatives.
Our Values
We are a team of professionals, colleagues, and individuals committed to continued improvement of our clients and ourselves. We work toward this mission by holding fast to our team values:
Commitment to our profession, our team, and our clients by always striving to give the best of what we have—carefully replenishing our resources through daily celebrations of success and excessive bouts of laughter.
Continuous learning from our field, related disciplines, each other, our own experiences, and our clients.
Education of graduate students to instill clinical skills, professional ethics, and passion for the profession; appreciation of student contributions of the latest research, therapy approaches, and enthusiasm for the profession.
Collaboration to tackle professional challenges and to create and maintain a positive, supportive, and fun work environment.
Communication that is free-flowing, immediate, and honest.
Diversity of culture, experience, ideas, and styles.
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