Tatyana Elleseff, MA CCC-SLP
Making Progress Possible
Smart Speech Therapy LLC
Smart Speech Therapy LLC provides personalized speech and language services that are specifically customized for each client and are based on their unique needs. We offer consultation, evaluation and treatment of complex speech and language-based disorders for pediatric clients 0-21 years of age.
We specialize in providing comprehensive speech language assessment and intervention services for internationally adopted children with communication delays, feeding and swallowing difficulties, as well as psychiatric and neurological impairments.
We offer bilingual speech and language services in Russian to meet the linguistic and cultural needs of children whose parents would like them to receive services in their native language.
We also offer comprehensive assessment and intervention of children identified or presenting with features of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD).
Evidence based practice and latest research based assessments are used to evaluate each child and determine his/her strengths and weaknesses. Family concerns are addressed during the course of assessment and therapy. Caregivers are also educated about the techniques that are utilized during sessions. Carryover activities and ideas are provided to use with the child on daily basis in order to reinforce the work done in therapy.
Pediatric diagnoses that require speech language therapy remediation that are treated in this practice:
•Articulation Disorders (Developmental) and Phonological Disorders (e.g. severely disordered speech)
•Motor Speech Disorders such as Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), Acquired Apraxia of Speech (AOS) (secondary to traumatic injury, stroke or illness), Dysarthria (may be secondary to other diagnoses e.g. Cerebral Palsy
•Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) including Asperger's, PDD-NOS, Rett Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder etc
•ADHD- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
•APD - Auditory Processing Disorders
•Genetic Syndromes (e.g., Down syndrome, Williams syndrome, Turner syndrome, Angelman's Syndrome, etc.)
•Neurological disorders (e.g., Cerebral Palsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke); unspecified neurological dysfunction; seizure disorders
•Receptive and expressive language disorders/delays, and specific language impairment (SLI)
•Fluency/stuttering
•Craniofacial abnormalities
•Semantic and/or Pragmatic Language Disorders
•Hearing Impairments and/or multi-sensory impairments
•Cognitive Impairments/Mental Retardation
•Voice disorders
•Feeding and/or swallowing; myofunctional/tongue thrust patterns
Education/Training
MA. Speech Language Pathology and Audiology \
New York University, NY, NY
Summa Cum Laude
Bilingual Education Extension Certificate (Russian)
Columbia University, Teacher’s College, NY, NY
Bio
I am a bilingual Russian speech/language pathologist with a specialty in pediatric speech and language disorders. I have worked in a variety of settings including schools, hospital/rehabilitation centers, as well as early intervention/home care. Currently, I have my own private practice in Central New Jersey, where one of my specialties is providing speech and language services to internationally adopted children.
My past consulting positions included providing per diem speech and language therapy services at the Children's Specialized Hospital of New Brunswick to children 0-21 years of age with a variety of neurogenic, developmental, and acquired disorders including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, as well as feeding and swallowing deficits. Additionally, I've conducted 0-3 early intervention assessments for the Arc of Somerset, an organization dedicated to providing services to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities including genetic syndromes, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, and autism spectrum disorders.
Presently, in addition to my private clients I provide comprehensive speech & language evaluations and treatment including group & individual therapy services to children and young adults ages 3-18 diagnosed with constellation of speech/language deficits secondary to psychiatric and emotional disturbances at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/University Behavioral Center - Child and Adolescent Day Program. There I am a member of a multidisciplinary unit team focused on delivery of psychosocial and behavioral services.
I am also a member of New York and Central New Jersey Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) multidisciplinary teams, the aim of which is to provide a variety of services including assessment and intervention of children identified or presenting with features of FASD. For more information regarding the FASD project and its members, please visit http://bgcenter.com/BGCenterServices/FASDinSchoolProject.htm.
My hospital based and clinical affiliations enable me to keep up to date with the latest techniques and methodology in the discipline of speech language pathology.
Memberships
ASHA Membership
Other Languages
Russian
Payments Accepted
Cash, Check
Hours:M-F 4-7pm; Sat and Sun 8am-1pm
License:41YS00572600 New Jersey
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Practice Areas/Issues Treated
 Speech / Language / Hearing
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Mental Health and Speech Issues
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Apraxia
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Motor Speech Disorders
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Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders
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Child Speech/Language Disorders
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Raspy Voice / Muscle Tension Dysphonia
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Developmental Delays
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Speech Sound Disorders
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English as a Second Language
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Stuttering
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Language-Based Learning Disabilities
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Vocal Coaching for Singing and Performing
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Learning Disabilities
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Licenses/Certifications
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ASHA Certified Speech-Language Pathologist (CCC-SLP)
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Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (State)
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