About Us

Directors of New York Speech Language Pathology, PLLC 

Anna Maria Miriello, M.S., CCC-SLP, TSLD
Anna Maria Miriello is a NYS Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Queens College, and holds a Master of Science degree from Northern Arizona University. She also has a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and is certified as a Teacher of Children with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSLD) from New York State. Anna has over 10 years of experience and has worked extensively with children and adults that have language/learning difficulties and communication disorders. Anna’s diverse experiences have helped her discover her passion for the field of Speech Language Pathology. Anna has extensive clinical expertise in apraxia, articulation, autism spectrum disorders, feeding and swallowing therapy, fluency, language processing delays, language disorders, literacy, phonology, and voice disorders. Her background in both pediatric and adult speech therapy includes comprehensive experience working in private practice, home-care, public/private schools, and outpatient clinics. Anna currently works in private practice however she also provides home based services with toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children with a variety of speech and language difficulties/communication disorders. Anna feels that it is essential to form a trusting and empathetic relationship between the speech therapist and client in order to achieve the highest level of success. This bond helps to encourage each client not only to flourish, but to feel relaxed, comfortable and happy throughout the process. Anna provides each client /parent with individualized strategies that they can use to reinforce what is learned during each session. While maintaining patient confidentiality, Anna works as a team with the other therapists in order to augment knowledge, experience and resources to enhance the success of each client.

Jenny Ziavras, M.S., CCC-SLP, TSHH
Jenny Ziavras is a NYS licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from St. John's University, and Master of Science degree from Seton Hall University. She also maintains a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and is a certified Teacher of Speech and Hearing Handicapped. Jenny has clinical experience with both children and adults. Her passion is working with children and their families. She started her career by providing home based services to children birth to three years old. This gave her the opportunity to provide family based services in her community and values the importance of working with children and their families to maximize each child’s potential. She has carried over these skills into the private practice setting where she provides individualized therapy services to children of all ages. Jenny is a recipient of ASHA's ACE award for her commitment to continuing education in her field. Jenny has a special interest in treating children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Speech and Language delays, Articulation disorders, Language Processing Disorders, Feeding Difficulties/Delays and learning disabilities.
Anna Miriello and Jenny Ziavras also serve as mentors to undergraduate students who would like to pursue a career in their field. They give them the opportunity to observe and volunteer as they guide them in their educational careers. NYSLP has also been selected by graduate programs to serve as a clinical training facility to their graduate students.

 

Operating in Bayside in Queens County New York we offer and treat Speech Language Delays, Apraxia, Articulation / Phonology, Autism / PDD, Swallowing & Feeding Disorders, Traumatic Brain Disorders, Auditory Processing Disorders, Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD / ADD), Social Skills, Hearing Impairments, Fluency, Selective Mutism, Reading Groups to the areas of Bayside, Whitestone, College Point, Corona, East Elmhurst, Flushing, Forest Hills, Fresh Meadows, Great Neck, Little Neck, Hillside, Jackson Heights, Long Island City, Malba, Rego Park and Woodside. Additionally we serve Nassau County and Suffolk County. Our web services are provided world wide.