Our Team
Our Therapists have Master's degrees in Speech-Language
Pathology by ASHA-Accredited Graduate University Programs
Katerina Melitsopoulou
MA CCC-SLP, TSHH, Bilingual Extension Founder/Director
Katerina Melitsopoulou, MA CCC-SLP, TSHH, Bilingual Extension is a New York State Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, the Founder and Director of Premium Therapy. She earned her Master of Arts Degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Lehman College, CUNY. She has extensive experience working with children of all ages. Katerina has been a Speech Department Supervisor in preschool settings for seven years. She is Trilingual and provides therapy and evaluations in English, Spanish and Greek. Katerina is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), an affiliate of ASHA's Special Interest Group 14 (Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations), a member of ASHA's Hispanic Caucus, and a member of the American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology.
Nadia Ansari
MS CCC-SLP, TSSLD, Bilingual Extension
Bilingual Lead Speech Supervisor
Nadia Ansari, MS CCC-SLP, TSSLD is a NY State Licensed Speech Language Pathologist who earned her Master of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Nadia obtains a bilingual extension in Spanish and is also a native speaker of Urdu. Her focus in the realm of speech-language pathology is servicing bilingual and multicultural populations. She has provided therapy in school, clinic, and rehabilitation settings. Nadia has evaluated and treated clients with receptive and expressive language disorders, articulation disorders, as well as aphasia, dysarthria, and cognitive-linguistic deficits. Her goal is to empower families through enhanced communication skills, all while celebrating cultural and linguistic diversity.
Addily Garcia
MS CCC-SLP, TSSLD
Speech Supervisor
Addily Garcia, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD is a NY State Licensed Speech Language Pathologist, who received her Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from New York University. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary arts and science with a concentration on Disability Studies from City College and her Associate’s degree from Queensborough Community College. Her clinical skills have been refined through a variety of settings including schools, private practice and inpatient rehabilitation where she treated and evaluated language, articulation, cognitive-linguistic, voice and swallowing disorders in children and adults. She has treated, evaluated and counseled individuals and families in both English and Spanish. As a second language learner she is passionate about supporting and advocating for multicultural and multilingual families. Addily is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA).
Gemma Moya Galé
PhD CCC-SLP, TSSLD, Bilingual Extension
Bilingual Speech Supervisor
Gemma Moya-Galé, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, TSSLD, is Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her primary interests focus on the development of novel treatment approaches, using automatic speech recognition, to improve communication and quality of life in individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Additionally, her clinical research aims at the inclusion and empowerment of underrepresented populations with PD, such as Hispanic/Latinx/Latiné, and her community outreach strives to maximize resources and services that are linguistically and culturally responsive for this population.
Karen Steinberger-Berenson
MS CCC-SLP, TSSLD,
Speech Supervisor
Karen Steinberger-Berenson, MS CCC-SLP, TSSLD earned her Masters’ from Touro College. She is licensed in the states of New York and Maryland. She is excited to be back working with Katerina and the rest of the staff as a tele-therapist for Premium Therapy! Karen has extensive experience with Early Intervention, Kindergarten, school-age students, and adults. She has provided services in Charter Schools, preschools, rehabilitation facilities, and clinical settings. Karen has experience providing evaluation and therapy services for a variety of pathologies including, receptive- and expressive-delays, developmental delays, articulation and phonological disorders, and autism-spectrum disorders. She has also evaluated and provided services for clients who have had strokes resulting in aphasia. Karen is fluent in both English and Hebrew. Karen is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA).
Carolina Acevedo Martelo
MS, SLP, TSSLD, Bilingual BS, Dysphagia, Dysphonia & Feeding Disorders,
Practice Coordinator
Carolina Acevedo Martelo, MS, CF-SLP, TSSLD Bilingual BS, is a NY State Licensed Speech Language Pathologist, who earned her Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the Universidad Especializada de las Américas UDELAS, Panamá, and her Bachelor’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the Universidad Escuela Colombiana de Rehabilitación, Bogotá. Carolina has 25 years of experience working with children and adults of all ages. She specializes in electrostimulation for dysphagia and dysphonia, design and implementation of adaptive utensils for patients with dysphagia, protocol for management of nasogastric tube at home, and design and implementation of communication boards for ALS patients. She is the author of the rehabilitation program Rehabilitar con sazón de mamá [Rehabilitate with Mom’s Cooking], a series of five recipe books published from 2021-2023. Extensive experience working in the rehabilitation of patients with sleep disorders and picky eaters.
Annabel Martinez
MS CCC-SLP, TSSLD, Bilingual Extension
Annabel Martínez, MS CCC-SLP, TSSLD-BE, is a New York State Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who earned her Master of Science degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders from New York University (NYU). She is bilingual and has provided services in English and Spanish via tele-therapy as well as in person in schools, private practice, rehabilitation centers, and home settings. She has experience working with Early Intervention, pre-school and school-age children, and adults. Annabel has evaluated and treated clients with receptive and expressive language disorders, articulation and phonological disorders, stuttering, aphasia, and dysarthria, among other communication difficulties. She is committed to empowering clients and their families by providing them with tools and strategies to better facilitate communication skills. Annabel is a member of the Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Claudia Aranda Gonzalez
CF-SLP, Bilingual.
Claudia Aranda Gonzalez, CF-SLP, is a bilingual speech-language pathologist with 15 years of experience working with preschool and school-aged children. After earning her degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Valparaíso, she completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Neuropsychology at the University of Chile and is currently completing her Clinical Fellowship in New York.
Throughout her career, Claudia has worked primarily in educational settings, with a strong focus on supporting neurodiverse children and their communication development. Her clinical work includes assessment and individualized intervention in speech, language, and social communication. She has also worked closely with families, educators, and multidisciplinary teams. Her interest in neurodevelopment led her to pursue additional training in autism assessment and intervention, including ADOS-2 and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
As a native Spanish speaker, Claudia provides services in both Spanish and English and brings a culturally responsive perspective to her practice. She values each child’s individual strengths and communication needs and uses evidence-based approaches to support meaningful and functional communication in everyday life.
Johanna Rubio Castro
MS, TSSLD, Bilingual.
Johanna Rubio Castro, MS, TSSLD Bilingual, is a New York State Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with over 15 years of experience helping children and adults develop their communication skills. She earned her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from ISEP in Mexico and her Bachelor’s degree in Speech Therapy from Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá.
Johanna has a special passion for working with young children and families. Throughout her career, she has spent many years providing Early Intervention services, helping infants and toddlers develop important early communication and language skills during some of the most meaningful stages of their development.
Johanna specializes in language delays and is passionate about helping children find their voice, express their needs and ideas, understand others, and build confidence through communication. She believes that every child learns and communicates in their own unique way, and she takes the time to understand each child and create therapy that is engaging, supportive, and individualized.
For Johanna, being a speech-language pathologist is more than a profession it is something she truly loves. She continues to learn and grow as a therapist every day so she can provide the best possible support to the children and adults she serves.
Seeing children learn, grow, gain confidence, and discover new ways to communicate is what inspires Johanna every day. She feels incredibly grateful to be part of each child’s journey and to celebrate their progress, one new word, sound, gesture, and milestone at a time.
