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.

Rachel Fisch-Kaplan

“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
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
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

Lindsay Barret

Rachel Fisch-Kaplan
Clinical Director

Senior Speech-Language Pathologist

Jessica Gantman

Jessica Gantman
MS CCC-SLP

Associate Director
Speech-Language Pathology

Lindsay Barret

Lindsay Barret
MS CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Jean Beeck

Jean Beeck
CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Tamara Funabashi

Tamara Funabashi
CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Ellen Leibsly

Ellen Leibsly
CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Jessica Gantman

Kimberly Lorenzet
MS CCC-SLP

Speech Therapist

Kyle Mutch

 

Kyle Mutch
MS CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

 

Elyse Schultz

 

Elyse Schultz
CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

 

Katrina Wasserman

Katrina Wasserman
MA CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Lindsay Barret

Laura Martucci
Director of Occupational Therapy
Santina Bambaci

 

Santina Bambaci
OTR/L

Occupational Therapist

 

Hannah Frolli

Hannah Frolli
OTR/L

Occupational Therapist

Nicole Gervasi

 

Nicole Gervasi
MS OTR/L

Occupational Therapist

 

Meghan Sullivan

Meghan Sullivan
OTR/L

Occupational Therapist

Michele Sullivan

Michele Sullivan
OTR/L

Occupational Therapist

The New York Team

Lindsay Barret

Rachel Fisch-Kaplan
Clinical Director
Senior Speech-Language Pathologist
Lindsay Barret

Lindsay Barret
MS CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Ellen Leibsly

Ellen Leibsly
CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Kyle Mutch

 

Kyle Mutch
MS CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

 

Jill Pila

 

Jill Pila
CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

 

Elyse Schultz

 

Elyse Schultz
CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

 

Lindsay Barret

Laura Martucci
Director of Occupational Therapy
Elizabeth Cingari

 

Elizabeth Cingari

Occupational Therapist

 

Antonina Vreeland

 

Antonina Vreeland

Occupational Therapist

 

New York Speech-Language and Occupational Therapy