About Us

Haya Berman Hakim, President

Haya Berman Hakim

Haya Berman Hakim has clinical and teaching background in schools, clinics, colleges, and private practice.

Haya has specialized accent modification training from Arthur Compton in Pronouncing English As A Second Language and from the late Sam Chwat in Accent Elimination for Speech Pathologists.  She also works as a speech-language pathologist in Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland.

Despite her foreign-sounding name, Haya is a native of Chicago, Illinois.

Clinical Experience

Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland.  Works as a speech-language pathologist in Montgomery County Public Schools.   Worked formerly in District of Columbia Public Schools.

Speech Improvement Group, Chevy Chase, Maryland.  President/clinician in private practice, specializing in accent reduction and stuttering therapy.

University of Maryland, College Park.  Adjunct faculty.

St. John’s Community Services, Washington, DC.  Worked in this non-profit organization as a speech-language pathologist in special programs for severely-handicapped children at public schools and Head Start programs in Washington, DC.

Education

  • Master of Arts, Speech-Language Pathology, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Master of Science, Mathematics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
  • Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics, University of Chicago

Courses Taught
(University of Maryland, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences)

  • HESP 202: Introduction to Hearing and Speech Sciences
  • HESP 403: Introduction to Phonetic Science

Certifications

  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
    Certificate of Clinical Competence, Speech-Language Pathology
  • Maryland State License in Speech-Language Pathology

Gabriele S. Nicolet, Speech-Language Pathologist

Gabriele Nicolet

Gabriele Nicolet has worked as a clinician in a variety of settings including schools and private practice.

Gabriele has specialized training in PROMPT (Prompts to Restructure Oral Muscular Targets), PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System), and Arthur Compton’s Pronouncing English As A Second Language.

Despite her foreign-sounding name, Gabriele is a native of Connecticut.

Clinical Experience

Center for Outreach in Education, The Ivymount School, Rockville, Maryland. Performs on-site evaluations of preschool students and provides training to teachers, administrators, and parents.

Affiliated Program for Therapy, Testing and Tutoring at the Ivymount School, Rockville, Maryland. Administers speech and language evaluation and treatment to clients with a variety of needs.

The Ivymount School, Rockville, Maryland. Treated and evaluated children with a variety of developmental disabilities, including autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and Down Syndrome.

Education

  • Master of Arts, Speech-Language Pathology, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Bachelor of Science, French Language, Georgetown University

Certifications