Tori Ross, Jossy Gramajo, Tala Hersey & Cara Angelico
Tori, MS, CCC-SLP, is a pediatric speech-language pathologist and the owner of Talking with Tori Speech Therapy, PLLC, a private practice serving children across the Bronx, Westchester, and Greenwich, CT. Before opening her full-time private practice, Tori spent 5.5 years working in NYC Department of Education elementary schools, supporting students with a wide range of speech, language, and literacy needs.
Tori has experience working with early childhood communication delays, articulation and phonological disorders, and motor speech disorders, including Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). She is highly collaborative with families, teachers, and other service providers to ensure consistent support across environments. Her therapy sessions are rooted in a play-based, child-led approach that promotes functional communication, engagement, and confidence. When she’s not in sessions, Tori enjoys spending time with her husband and their Australian Labradoodle, Winnie.
Tori can be reached at talkingwithtorispeech@gmail.com
Tala is a licensed and certified Speech and Language Pathologist. She is the founder of Hershey Therapy Practice, PLLC, based in Greenwich, CT. Tala received her undergraduate degree from Skidmore College and her master’s from New York University. She continued to become PROMPT trained, and has training in Sounds in Motion and DIR-Floor Time. She has experience working with children and adults in a variety of settings, including privately, in schools, and in rehabilitation facilities as well as with a variety of disorders, including articulation/phonology, language delay, school-aged language disorders, higher-level language difficulties, social/pragmatic difficulties, fluency/stuttering, voice disorders, and myofunctional swallowing disorders.
Tala can be reached at tala@hersheytherapypractice.com
My name is Jossy Gramajo Vera, and I am a bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist passionate about helping children and families find their voice and reach their full potential. I provide speech and language services to individuals from early intervention through adolescence, with a special focus on bilingual evaluations and supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other various disorders. I earned my Master's degree from Mercy College, NY, and completed my bilingual extension through Teachers College, Columbia University, NY. Throughout my career, I have been deeply committed to serving families from underserved and low-socioeconomic communities, ensuring that all children have access to high-quality speech and language services regardless of their circumstances.
I currently work full-time in a public school district in New York, where I provide individualized and group speech-language therapy for students in fifth through eighth grade. My areas of expertise include expressive and receptive language disorders, social communication challenges, and articulation and phonological disorders. In addition to direct therapy services, I conduct bilingual speech and language evaluations for students from kindergarten through twelfth grade, helping ensure that culturally and linguistically diverse learners receive accurate and comprehensive assessments. Some of the most meaningful experiences of my professional journey have been participating in medical mission trips to Colombia and Peru. During these trips, I worked alongside healthcare teams supporting individuals in need of cleft lip and cleft palate repairs, as well as microtia ear reconstruction. These experiences reinforced my belief in the life-changing impact of communication, advocacy, and compassionate care.
When I'm not working with children and families, I enjoy reading, discovering new coffee shops, hiking, and running. Most importantly, I love spending time with my husband, our baby girl, and our three dogs, who make life wonderfully busy and full of adventure. I am honored to be part of each family's journey and strive to create a supportive, collaborative environment where children can develop the communication skills and confidence they need to thrive at home, in school, and beyond.
Jossy can be reached at jossygramajo@gmail.com
Cara Angelico, MS CCC-SLP TSSLD is an ASHA-certified and PROMPT trained Speech Language Pathologist, licensed in both New York and Connecticut. She has been serving clients across the lifespan for over 10 years. Cara has worked in a variety of settings and with various age groups including birth to three, skilled nursing, private practice, schools (K-12), and hospitals. She has a passion for helping her clients to 'find their voice' and express their wants and needs, while simultaneously reducing frustration for the speaker and the listener. Cara has a strong background in caregiver coaching, and she enjoys assessing and working with those who possess a range of communication needs. She has experience resolving articulation disorders, supporting feeding concerns, improving receptive and expressive language abilities, and identifying and addressing myofunctional needs. While Cara currently spends the majority of her time working with high school students, she is actively accepting clients through her own private practice, AngeliComm, LLC, and welcomes the opportunity to meet with you and your loved one to achieve communication success!