Our Philosophy
At Indy Speech Services, we pride ourselves in making sure each of our specialists aligns properly with not only the speech and language goals that we want your child to meet, but also in the relationship that is built. Establishing rapport with a child is essential to making good progress in therapy. We ensure that your family is paired with a coach that fits your needs.
We provide services in the comfort of your home because we believe kids are most at ease in a comfortable environment. Kids feel secure and safe in their home, making them more natural, which helps us navigate their communication goals faster. Therapy at home also provides us ample opportunities to train parents and caretakers, nannies and babysitters along with grandparents and siblings!
a team built with you in mind.
Westchester Team
Frida Matute, M.A. CCC-SLP, TSSLD is the Founding Executive Director of Indy Speech Services. She received her Master’s degree from Northwestern University in 2010 and completed her undergraduate degree in Speech and Hearing Science and Psychology from The George Washington University in 2008. She specializes in feeding and literacy for kids ages 18 months to 10 years of age. She has certifications in Beckman Oral-Motor and Sounds in Motion as well as fully trained in Orton-Gillingham through the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education (IMSE). She is working towards the Windward Writing workshop training as well as SOS Approach to Feeding in summer 2021. Frida worked full-time at NYU Language Medical Center’s Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine for three years before moving to Hospital for Joint Diseases. From there, she ran the pediatric outpatient speech and language clinic at Bellevue Hospital part-time for nearly three years while starting her private practice in 2014. Frida opened up her private speech practice to offer a unique therapeutic experience that is intensive, holistic and based on her medical speech-language pathology background. Frida believes in creating functional therapeutic goals that successfully align with activities of daily living, academics, and social contexts.
Lara Goldstein, M.S. CCC-SLP, TSSLD is a bilingual Speech Language Pathologist specializing in early intervention, pediatric dysphagia, and medically based intervention for a variety of age groups. Lara has a Bachelors degree in Psychology with a minor in Linguistics from the University of Delaware as well as a Masters of Science in Speech Language Pathology from New York Medical College. In addition, Lara received her masters degree in Neurologopedia (Neuroscience of Speech Pathology) at the Universitat Autonoma in Barcelona, during which time she worked at Sant Pau Hospital treating adults with varying speech, language, cognitive, and swallow impairments. Lara has worked with medically-fragile infants doing early intervention as well as with the pediatric population performing speech, language, cognitive, pragmatic, and dysphagia therapy. Lara currently holds a full time position at New York Health and Hospitals-Metropolitan. Lara is proficient in both English and Spanish and holds an interpreters certificate to interpret within the New York Health and Hospital Corporation.
Blair Hoffman, M.S. CCC-SLP/TSHH is a Senior Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist at Indy Speech Services as well as within the local Department of Education. She has extensive experience providing Speech/Language therapy primarily to children from preschool through early elementary school (Kindergarten through Second Grade). She has expertise across various communication areas with a focus on establishing early communication abilities and developing language foundations to support literacy skills and academic performance. She has considerable experience in the evaluation and treatment of speech disorders including apraxia, phonological and motor based articulation impairments.
New York City Team
Juhi Pahilajani, M.S. CCC-SLP/TSSLD is a speech language pathologist and received her Master’s degree from Pace University in 2021. Over the past two years, she gained experience working with students of all ages in the school system across NYC and LI. She firmly believes in a holistic and evidence-based approach to treatment, collaborating closely with families and team members to ensure that each child can communicate their needs and effectively and independently. She is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and culturally responsive environment to that supports and values every child.
Alexa Schonhaut, M.A. CCC-SLP, TSSLD Alexa is an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist who is licensed in New York. Alexa is a Speech-Language Pathologist in an NYC Public School. She completed her undergraduate at Penn State University and her master’s at LIU Post. Alexa is meticulous, creative, and always strives to meet the needs of her students. She has run our literacy classes via The Indy Lab for nearly two years and services the East Village/Lower East Side area of Manhattan for school-aged speech-language cases.
Jill A. Pila M.S. CCC-SLP, TSSLD received a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan. She is a licensed speech-language pathologist in New York and New Jersey. Jill is passionate about her career and loves being a part of a child’s developmental progress. She has worked in hospitals, schools, and private practices, working with the pediatric population preschool through high school. Jill has specialized in areas of receptive & expressive language development, articulation, phonological processes, oral motor skills, and executive function. She is trained in both Orton Gillingham and PROMPT. Jill also enjoys presenting to teachers and parents about language development and the importance of play.