Welcome to Build and Grow Speech Language Therapy
Coming to your home in the Greater Washington area.
We help with
Social Communication Development
Our therapists are trained to aid young children to expand how they connect with others. Shared connection lays the foundation for meaningful communication.
Fluency Skills
Our therapists will determine if your child’s stuttering will resolve on its own or if direct therapy is needed. We can help your child achieve the smooth speech both you and they desire!
Speech Sounds
Our therapists will help your child speak with confidence, as we improve their pronunciation of sounds and adjust the rate or volume of speech as needed.
Language Development
Our therapists will help your child process and understand language and expand their ability to communicate; including aiding limited vocabulary, ‘late’ talkers and mixed-up grammar.
About Build & Grow
Our expertise includes early childhood, speech sound difficulties, voice disorders, language concerns and Autism Spectrum Disorder. We use parent friendly language to explain what we do and provide you with the tools to help your child between sessions.
Let’s build your child’s communication skills and grow their success!
Meet Our Team
Malka Koretzky
Malka is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist and member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and licensed to practice in the state of Maryland. She has been a pediatric speech-language pathologist (SLP) since 2001 and received her Master of Science and Communication Disorders from Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Her experience includes school-based therapy for preschool and elementary school-aged children and early intervention services for ages zero to three. She is a certified Project Impact provider and trained in Hanen More Than Words.
Malka lives in Silver Spring, MD with her husband, four children, and rescue terrier Clifford. In her spare time, she enjoys drinking coffee with friends, thrift shopping, and moving around the furniture in her house.
Areas of Expertise:
Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Speech sound disorders; including Childhood Apraxia of Speech and phonological disorders
Expressive and Receptive Language Delays
Parent coaching for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Cassidy Suggett
Cassidy is licensed to practice in the state of Maryland and is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She received her Master of Science in Communicative Sciences and Disorders from New York University and received a bachelor’s degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Spanish from University of Redlands. In her spare time, Cassidy enjoys baking, playing guitar, and spending time with her two cats.
Areas of Expertise:
Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Speech sound disorders
Voice disorders
Specific Language Impairment
Speech-language therapy for clients with developmental disabilities
Expressive and Receptive Language Delays
Sarah Myers
Sarah is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist and is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) who is licensed to practice in the state of Maryland. She received her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Loyola University Maryland and her experience includes school-based therapy for preschool, elementary, and middle school children.
Sarah lives in Anne Arundel County with her husband and rescued Sheepdog. In her spare time, she enjoys baking, crocheting, and interior design.
Areas of Expertise:
Speech sound disorders
Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Expressive and Receptive Language Delays
Esti Rosen
Esti is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist and is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) who is licensed to practice in the state of Maryland. She received her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Towson University and her experience includes working with toddlers through middle school students.
Esti lives in Silver Spring with her husband and children. In her spare time, Esti enjoys reading non fiction, learning new languages and spending time with her family.
Areas of Expertise:
Parent Coaching for Early Childhood
Speech sound disorders
Expressive and Receptive Language Delays
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Kathleen Bachiochi
Kathleen is licensed to practice in the state of Maryland and is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA). She has been a speech-language pathologist since she graduated with a Master's Degree from Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City in 2007. Her experience includes school-based therapy for preschool and school aged elementary and middle school students, early intervention services for children zero to three, in-home services for students focusing on language, articulation and pragmatics and work with students with autism from early intervention through 22 years of age. Kathleen lives in Brookeville, MD with her husband and four children.
Areas of Expertise:
Speech Sound Disorders
Expressive and Receptive Language Delays
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Pragmatics Delays
Alternative and Augmentative
Communication (AAC) supports, both low and high tech (including LAMP and Proloquo2Go)
Catherine Jeffries
Catherine is licensed to practice in the state of Maryland and is a
member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA). She received her Master of Science in Communicative
Sciences and Disorders from Emerson College in 2001. Her
experience includes school-based speech therapy for students
ages 3 to 21. Additionally, Catherine taught preschool in
Maryland and Washington DC for several years. Catherine lives in
Silver Spring, MD with her husband, 2 children and their dog. In
her spare time, Catherine enjoys running, sailing, and all things
Disney.
Areas of Expertise:
Speech Sound Disorders including Phonological Processes
Expressive and Receptive Language Delays
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Pragmatics Delays
Alternative and Augmentative
Communication (AAC) supports
