Rachel Bashkoff

MS, CCC-SLP

There is so much that I enjoy about practicing speech and language therapy. Meeting a child for the first time, assessing, planning goals, executing playful and effective sessions, forming relationships with team members, and especially watching the child’s speech, language and confidence improve. Helping children with motor speech delays and disorders has been one of the most successful areas of work in my career. More specifically, improving the movement of the jaw, lips, and tongue during speech production. I am a New York State licensed speech therapist with my certification of clinical competence (CCC); PROMPT trained Level II completed and currently working towards certification; Trained in Orofacial Myology, having completed the 28 hour Neo-Health Services Orofacial Myology course and additional courses focused on Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTs) and other orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs).

I received my bachelor's degree in Communication Studies from the University of Maryland and Masters of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Adelphi University, where I honed my clinical skills and developed a keen interest in working with children.

After completing my graduate studies, I worked in a sensory gym alongside other speech therapists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists. This is where I learned the power of collaboration when treating a child. Working with other professionals on the child’s therapeutic team is a crucial part of my core beliefs as a speech therapist.

In 2014, I began treating children at a highly regarded private speech therapy practice in Manhattan. This is when I became fascinated with motor speech disorders and using the PROMPT technique- all day, every day. I was lucky enough to work directly with my mentor who analyzed my work and taught me all there is to know about this dynamic and effective technique. Through direct observation of the power that PROMPT has on improving a child’s speech and language, I decided to further my continuing education, completing Level I Introduction to PROMPT technique, the PROMPT technique practicum, and Level II Bridging PROMPT technique to intervention. Currently, I am working towards my PROMPT certification. I worked at this practice until 2022, when my family and I relocated to Westchester. Currently, I am fortunate enough to be practicing privately and partnered with Westchester Myofunctional Specialties in Scarsdale, NY. The founders, Hetal and Nicole, are experts in orofacial myofunctional therapy.