Speak, Learn, Communicate - Because Your Words Matter.
Sophie Michaelides
M.A. CCC-SLP, TLLSD, PROMPT TRAINED
Founder of Speaking Semantics, PLLC
Sophie Michaelides, M.A., CCC-SLP, TSSLD, is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist specializing in supporting children and adults across the lifespan with communication, speech, and language needs. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, where she earned both her Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders and her Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from Long Island University – Post Campus.
Sophie has extensive experience working in a variety of settings, including private practice, schools, and sensory clinics. She provides individualized, evidence-based therapy for children with speech sound disorders, language delays, autism spectrum disorder, and other developmental differences. Her clinical background includes supporting early intervention, preschool, and school-aged children, with a strong focus on parent coaching and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
She is trained in specialized approaches such as PROMPT therapy and she has experience utilizing AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) tools such as TouchChat and TD Snap to provide individuals with alternative ways to communicate. Sophie is passionate about creating a supportive, holistic, engaging, and playful therapy environment where children feel motivated and confident to reach their fullest potential. She values working closely with families to ensure progress continues beyond the therapy room and into everyday life.
Our Services
Whether you’re seeking expert support for your child or for yourself, scheduling a complimentary 15-minute consultation is a great place to start. During this brief conversation, we will discuss your speech or communication concerns, explore potential goals, and answer any questions you may have. This time also allows us to determine how our services can best support your needs.
Speech & Language Screener: This is a brief, informal assessment to determine if a person's speech and language skills are age-appropriate. Our comprehensive speech screening service provides a quick and effective way to identify if there are potential concerns and if there is a need for a full evaluation.
Speech & Language Evaluation: Our in-depth evaluation is used to assess the understanding and use of language through standardized testing, informal, and formal observation. This comprehensive assessment is used to provide a full-picture of an individual’s communication abilities with more extensive testing in all areas; This can identify language delays or disorders and is vital in creating a therapy plan tailored to support each individual’s language development and communication skills in their areas of concern (i.e. articulation, language, pragmatics, etc.).
Treatment sessions are provided on a weekly basis to support the need of each individual. Following a personalized evaluation, each therapy plan uses evidence-based techniques and goal-oriented activities to target personalized goals. Sessions may target speech sound production, language development, social/pragmatic skills, and other areas of concern. Collaboration with families, caregivers, and other professionals is also provided to ensure carry over of skills into an everyday setting.
Let’s Get You Started
Share your information below to request your complimentary 15-minute consultation. This brief conversation allows us to better understand your concerns and discuss next steps for individualized care. We look forward to connecting with you.
