About Us

Our therapists are all nationally certified through the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA) and maintain ASHA's Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC) or are in their clinical fellowship year (CFY). They also hold a NJ License with the Speech Pathology and Audiology Board.

Christine P. Robbins M.S., CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist / Director

Meet Our Director

Christine Robbins is a practicing Speech-Language Pathologist. She is nationally certified with her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She also holds an NJ Speech-Language Specialist (SLS) certification and NJ License with the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Christine graduated with her Masters of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Seton Hall University and her Bachelors of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology from Stockton University. Christine has 8+ years of experience working with both children and adults in a variety of settings such as hospitals (in-patient/out-patient), early intervention, schools, and private practice. Christine has completed Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT-Level 1) training. Christine also has experience with feeding therapy and as well as oromyofunctional disorders. Her passion for oromyofunctional disorders developed after her son was born with tethered oral tissue deficits and experienced feeding difficulties. She plans to complete her COM certification to become a Certified Orofacial Myologist in the near future.

In addition to being a devoted and passionate SLP, Christine is a mother to an energetic little boy and girl. In their free time, they enjoy visiting the Jersey Shore and exploring the sandy beaches.

Meet Our Speech Language Pathologists:

Lauren Zangara MA CCC-SLP

Lauren Zangara is a practicing speech-language pathologist. She is nationally certified with her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is licensed by the New Jersey Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Lauren graduated cum laude with her Master of Arts degree in Communication Sciences & Disorders from Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ. She graduated cum laude with her Bachelors of Arts degree as a dual major in Psychology and Linguistics from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. She has experience working with both adults and children in a variety of settings, including hospitals, early intervention, schools, and private practice. She specializes in working with the "Birth to 3" population, as she has worked in the NJ Early Intervention system for several years. In her free time, Lauren enjoys spending time with her family, visiting National Parks, and playing with her rescue cat, Chip.

Brittany McCormick MS CCC-SLP

Brittany McCormick is a practicing Speech-Language Pathologist. She is nationally certified with her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She also holds a NJ Speech-Language Specialist (SLS) certification and NJ License with the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Additionally, she has completed Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT-Level 1) and Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) training. Brittany graduated with her Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Seton Hall University and her Bachelor of Science degree (Magna Cum Laude) in Communication Disorders from the University of Rhode Island.

Brittany has 6+ years of experience working with children and young adults in both schools and private practice settings. She worked for 5 years in the special education school system with the Gramon Family of Schools, working with children on the autism spectrum with a focus on social skills, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), and functional life skills. She particularly enjoys working with younger children on language expansion through naturalistic play-based techniques.

Outside of work, Brittany is a mother to a busy little boy and soon to be second baby boy. In her free time, Brittany enjoys cooking, skiing, traveling, and running. Her favorite running accomplishment is the 26.2 mile Newport (RI) Marathon, which she completed in 2018.

Kaitlyn Acosta MS CCC-SLP

Kaitlyn is a Speech-Language Pathologist. She holds an NJ Speech-Language Specialist (SLS) certification and NJ license with the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. She is nationally certified with her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Kaitlyn graduated with her Masters of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from East Stroudsburg University and her Bachelors of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology from Stockton University. She has experience working with both children and adults in a variety of settings such as specialized schools, nursing homes (in-patient), sub-acute care, home-based speech therapy and private practice.

In addition to being a devoted and passionate Speech-Language Pathologist, Kaitlyn enjoys reading, hiking the Pocono mountains, snowboarding and aerial fitness.

Lisa Fama MA CCC-SLP

Lisa Fama attended Montclair State University for her Master of Arts in Speech-

Language Pathology and her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and

Disorders where she was awarded with a minor in Psychology. Through her

clinical experience in various settings including in-patient and out-patient hospitals,

clinics, and public schools, Lisa has worked with pediatric and geriatric populations

presenting with a variety of communication disorders. She has gained experience

evaluating and treating individuals having disorders of articulation/phonology,

receptive/expressive language, pragmatic language, and fluency. She has also

worked with children and adults with ASD, ADHD, Down syndrome, and aphasia.

Lisa is a school-based speech-language specialist in Bridgewater, NJ, where she

primarily services students at the elementary and intermediate level. She has

experience developing individualized, engaging, and functional therapy sessions

with curriculum-aligned speech and language goals. Lisa believes in collaborative,

multidisciplinary approach, working closely with various professionals and families

to help students maximize their communication potential and succeed

academically and socially.

Lisa is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

She holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from ASHA, State of New

Jersey Licensure in the field of Speech-Language Pathology and Speech-Language

Specialist certification from the New Jersey Department of Education.

Joseph Munson MS CCC-SLP

Bio coming soon

Olivia Nilsen MS SLP

Bio coming soon