We are privileged to have assembled a team of some of the most qualified, dedicated and caring therapists in our field. In addition to obtaining the advanced degrees required for both national certification and state licensure, CommuniKids’ therapists continually pursue opportunities to expand their knowledge of new and developing therapeutic techniques. These include advanced training in The PROMPT method, Oral-Motor Therapy, Myofacial Release, The Listening Program, Sensory Integration Praxis Testing and both the Floor Time and ABA approaches to Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
“Twenty-five years ago, when I began looking for a profession, I wanted to find a field that would allow me to use my creativity while helping children to reach their potential. When I discovered speech-language pathology I knew I had found my calling. While I love every aspect of what I do, the evaluation of a child’s speech and language strengths and challenges is both my favorite and forte. My evaluation process allows me to be a detective, uncovering layers of a child’s adaptive strategies to discover the root of what is often holding them back from being the effective and social communicator we all wish to be.
Communication is power and empowering children to be the best they can be is the primary reason I love what I do: taking a child who is frustrated and illuminating the path to clear expression.”
Rachel-Fisch Kaplan
Meet The Team
Rachel Fisch-Kaplan, MS CCC-SLP
Clinical Director & Senior Speech-Language Pathologist
New York & New Jersey
As the clinical director of CommuniKids, Rachel is responsible for the clinical supervision of more than a dozen therapists and continues to provide therapeutic and diagnostic services for children with articulation concerns, oral motor/feeding deficits, receptive/expressive/pragmatic language delays, dysfluency, cleft palate/lip issues and autistic spectrum disorders.
Her work with adult clients includes voice therapy, accent reduction, and public speaking strategies.
Laura Martucci, OTR/L
Director of Occupational Therapy
New York & New Jersey
“After becoming a mother myself, I developed a deep passion for working with children and making sure that each and every family I treat is cared for in the way I would want to be treated! My favorite area of practice is sensory integration and I am continually fascinated by what can be achieved with this treatment strategy.”
Practicing occupational therapy for over 14 years, Laura is a certified sensory integration therapist and worked in numerous settings including hospitals, school systems, home care, and private clinics before joining CommuniKids in 2007.
Rachel Fisch-Kaplan, MS CCC-SLP
Clinical Director & Senior Speech-Language Pathologist
New York & New Jersey
As the clinical director of CommuniKids, Rachel is responsible for the clinical supervision of more than a dozen therapists and continues to provide therapeutic and diagnostic services for children with articulation concerns, oral motor/feeding deficits, receptive/expressive/pragmatic language delays, dysfluency, cleft palate/lip issues and autistic spectrum disorders.
Her work with adult clients includes voice therapy, accent reduction, and public speaking strategies.
Laura Martucci, OTR/L
Director of Occupational Therapy
New York & New Jersey
“After becoming a mother myself, I developed a deep passion for working with children and making sure that each and every family I treat is cared for in the way I would want to be treated! My favorite area of practice is sensory integration and I am continually fascinated by what can be achieved with this treatment strategy.”
Practicing occupational therapy for over 14 years, Laura is a certified sensory integration therapist and worked in numerous settings including hospitals, school systems, home care, and private clinics before joining CommuniKids in 2007.
The New Jersey Team
The New Jersey Team
Rachel Fisch-Kaplan
Clinical Director
Senior Speech-Language Pathologist
Jessica Gantman
MS CCC-SLP
Associate Director
Speech-Language Pathology
Lindsay Barret
MS CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Jean Beeck
CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Tamara Funabashi
CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Ellen Leibsly
CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Kimberly Lorenzet
MS CCC-SLP
Speech Therapist
Kyle Mutch
MS CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Elyse Schultz
CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Katrina Wasserman
MA CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Laura Martucci
Director of Occupational Therapy
Santina Bambaci
OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Hannah Frolli
OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Nicole Gervasi
MS OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Meghan Sullivan
OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Michele Sullivan
OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
The New York Team
Rachel Fisch-Kaplan
Clinical Director
Senior Speech-Language Pathologist
Lindsay Barret
MS CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Ellen Leibsly
CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Kyle Mutch
MS CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Jill Pila
CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Elyse Schultz
CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Laura Martucci
Director of Occupational Therapy
Elizabeth Cingari
Occupational Therapist
Antonina Vreeland
Occupational Therapist
