Founder and Owner
Gaby
Gabriella Pireno (Gaby) is a bilingual speech and language therapist with over a decade of experience working with toddlers, children and adolescents with a variety of speech, language, communication and feeding challenges.
Gaby has worked with children of all abilities and ages in both English and Spanish through Early Intervention, in public and private schools, and in private practice.
A native New Yorker, Gaby attended Stuyvesant High School and later Vassar College. She went on to graduate from Teachers College at Columbia University with a Masters of Science in Communication Disorders and certification as a bilingual Teacher of Speech and Language Disabilities.
Gaby takes a holistic approach to treatment, considering the whole person while using a collaborative model that incorporates caregivers, educators, medical professionals, OTs, and PTs as partners in care.
Gaby lives locally in downtown Manhattan and loves to spend her free time with her husband and young daughter exploring the many adventures NYC has to offer.
Credentials
Nationally recognized certification demonstrating clinical expertise and adherence to the highest professional standards in speech-language pathology.
Certified Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist & Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities, Teachers College, Columbia University.
Specialized training in a tactile-kinesthetic approach to support speech motor development and improve clarity of speech.
Relationship-based approach that supports social-emotional development, engagement, and communication through child-led interaction.
Expertise in supporting gestalt language processors by helping them develop flexible, self-generated language.
Training in responsive, developmentally appropriate feeding practices to support safe eating and reduce mealtime stress.