Our Founder
Lisa Koenigsberg, MSCCC-SLP, is the founder of The Center for Speech & Language Development. She has been in the field of Speech-Language Pathology for over twenty years. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association as well as a certified Compton PES-L trainer. She regularly participates in continuing education courses to maintain her state of the art skills. She is committed to the success of her clients.
Throughout her career, she has worked to evaluate and treat children with varied diagnoses in a variety of settings. Her pediatric practice focuses on feeding and swallowing, oral-motor coordination, language development, apraxia, dysarthria, articulation and parenting assistance. Her adult practice focuses on Accent Reduction with heavily accented non-native English speakers to a more standard American accent. Lisa has worked with professionals who did not learn English as a first language or clients who have a strong regional accent.
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS
– Certified, Licensed Clinician in Speech Language Pathology
– MS, Boston University, in Speech-Language and Hearing
– PESL Certified Accent Modification Instructor
-DIR/Floortime trained
– Early Intervention Credentialed Therapist and Evaluator
-PROMPT trained
– CPR Certified
OUR THERAPISTS
Leraaen Abbott, MA, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist who graduated with her B.A in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Augustana College, and her M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from Northern Illinois University.
Leraaen is passionate about working with children of all abilities through a play-based, neuro-affirming, and family-centered approach. She has experience with expressive and receptive language, articulation, apraxia of speech, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Leraaen enjoys working with families and children of all ages.
Marissa Baras, MS CCC-SLP has over ten years of experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), and she regularly participates in continuing education courses to maintain her skills. She is committed to the success of her clients.
She is extremely passionate about working with young children and their families. Throughout her career, she has worked to evaluate and treat children with varied diagnoses in a variety of settings. Marissa specializes in working with young children and is focused on feeding and swallowing; oral-motor coordination; language development; apraxia; articulation; and parenting assistance.
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS
-ASHA and State of Illinois Certified Licensed Clinician in Speech Language Pathology
–MS, Speech Language Pathology – Emerson College
-Early Intervention Credentialed Therapist and Evaluator
–PROMPT trained
-S.O.S trained
Evey Margolies, OT/L, is agraduate of the University of Toronto. She has been working in the field of occupational therapy for over 30 years. Her experience includes working with infants, toddlers, and school age children ina variety of settings including pediatric inpatient units, outpatient clinics, the school system, and Early intervention. Her pediatric specialties include sensory processing, motor planning, developmental delays, fine motor, visual motor, and socialemotional challenges. Evey enjoys collaborating with parents, caregivers, and other professionals to achieve optimal success using a family centered approach.
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS
-BSc OT University of Toronto
-Licensed by the State of Illinois
-Early Intervention specialist and evaluator
-NDT Certified
-Sensory Integration trained
-DIR/Floortime trained
Catie Pappas, MS, CCC-SLP, is a Speech-Language Pathologist who has been with this private practice for over 3 years. Catie has an MS in Speech-Language Pathology from Midwestern University. She has experience working with children ages 6 months through high school. She has worked with children and their families to provide articulation, receptive/expressive language, hearing, and pragmatic language therapy. She believes it is important to incorporate the child’s interests during therapy to maximize motivation and to empower the child to learn.
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS
-MS, Speech-Language Pathology
-Illinois Early Intervention Certification (temporary)
-ASHA CFY Certification program
Sarah Roffe M.S. CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist who received her master’s degree from DePaul University. She has experience working with the pediatric population in the areas of speech, language, pragmatics, literacy, fluency, and AAC. In the past, Sarah has worked in settings including clinics, schools, and a therapeutic preschool. Sarah enjoys meeting clients and their families where they are at and creating engaging therapy to meet their goals.
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS
-MS, Speech-Language Pathology
Kaylee Tolley, M.S., CCC-SLP, has been a speech-language pathologist for eleven years. She is passionate about working with the pediatric population to allow children to participate across environments with as much independence as possible. Her experience includes working with children who have neuromotor impairments, feeding disorders, oral-motor impairments, apraxia of speech, and speech and language disorders.
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS
–Member of ASHA
–MS, University of Central Missouri
–Early Intervention Provider
–NDT Trained
—PROMPT Trained
—DIR/Floortime Trained
–SOS Trained
805 Greenwood St Suite 110 Evanston, IL 60201