We started So To Speak to provide child and family centered services to capitalize each child's strengths while supporting areas of difficulties. We encourage all forms of communication through individualized treatment in a fun and empathetic manner. Our goal is to maximize every child's potential to enhance their communication skills in order to improve their quality of life.
Bridget is a NYS licensed and ASHA certified speech-language pathologist who graduated from Syracuse University and received her master’s from SUNY Fredonia.
Since then, she has provided evidence-based services in a variety of settings, including acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, home health, school-based, and teletherapy. She has across-the-board experience in a wide range of speech and language diagnoses for all types of populations, including the areas of autism-spectrum disorder, speech sound disorders, receptive/expressive language, aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, and dysphagia.
Bridget is in the process of completing the Meaningful Speech training for gestalt language processing. She is committed to working collaboratively to help children meet their maximum potential and improve their quality of life.
In Bridget’s spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two young children, and her (mostly) sweet goldendoodle.
Ashley is a NYS licensed and ASHA certified speech-language pathologist. Ashley earned her bachelor’s in Speech and Hearing Science and master’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders from SUNY Cortland.
Following graduation, Ashley worked in a variety of settings including, early intervention, acute care and outpatient settings treating pediatrics to adults.
Ashley has experience treating a broad range of speech and language disorders including neurological conditions, articulation disorders, phonological disorders, expressive/receptive language delays, Autism, voice disorders, fluency and feeding/swallowing difficulties.
Ashley is dedicated to working with children and their families to provide play-based therapy in order to facilitate speech and language development.
In her free time, Ashley enjoys spending time with her husband, two young children and rescue dogs.
Grace is a certified Reading Specialist (PK–12) with a Master’s degree in Education from Carlow University and advanced training in dyslexia intervention through a program accredited by the International Dyslexia Association. With certifications in both New York and Pennsylvania, she brings extensive experience from the school setting and as a one-on-one reading tutor, specializing in helping students from Kindergarten through 6th grade build strong, evidence-based reading foundations.
Her approach is grounded in the Science of Reading and follows a structured literacy model inspired by Orton-Gillingham principles. Grace designs each session to meet the unique needs of her students through individualized instruction that targets key reading skills such as phonics, fluency, decoding, and comprehension.
Using a range of diagnostic assessments, Grace identifies skill gaps and tailors her instruction to support measurable growth. Her sessions are multisensory, engaging, and aligned with best practices in literacy education.
Parents seeking a dedicated and highly qualified reading intervention specialist will find in Grace a professional deeply committed to empowering young readers with the skills they need to succeed.
Outside of her work, she enjoys reading, traveling, crafting pottery, hiking, and a good iced coffee.