Our Team
Jessica Rogers
M.A. CCC-SLP
Jessica Rogers is the owner of Find Your Voice Speech & Language Services. She received her undergraduate degree from Stonehill College in Multidisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Communication Disorders. She then went on to earn her Masters of Arts degree in Communication Disorders from University of Massachusetts Amherst.
After working in an outpatient pediatric clinic and a pediatric private practice, Jessica started Find Your Voice Speech & Language Services as a way to provide convenient, functional, and individualized therapy services unique to the client’s needs. She strongly believes in a family centered approach to strengthen communication and that children learn best in natural environments with activities tailored to the child.
Her specialty areas include pediatrics/early intervention, motor speech disorders, articulation and phonological disorders, language impairments, and autism. She has specialized training in PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets) and Social Thinking.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two beautiful daughters.
Julia Parker
M.A. CCC-SLP
Julia received both her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders and her Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has experience working with all ages, with a clinical expertise and interest in working with toddlers and children ages 15 months to 6 years old.
Julia is dedicated to teaching and building communication skills in children through play and social engagement with their important communication partners. Her enthusiastic and friendly nature engages those she works with; she makes therapy fun!
Julia specializes in early intervention, autism spectrum disorders, motor planning disorders, phonological disorders, and expressive and receptive language delays. She has specialized training in the Early Start Denver Model (a behavioral therapy for children with autism), the Parents Interacting with Infants “PIWI” model (an early intervention model that focuses on the parent-child relationship), RITA-T (Rapid Interactive Screening Test for Autism in Toddlers) and is a Certified Early Intervention Specialist.
In her spare time, Julia enjoys going on runs, seeking out the best live music spots, cooking Hello Fresh dinners with her fiancé, and spending time with her nephews.
Mary Hennessy
M.A. CCC-SLP
Mary knew she wanted to work with kids and teach for as long as she can remember. Receiving both her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders and her Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, she has experience working with a wide range of communication disorders and clinical expertise in working with pediatrics and early intervention. Mary’s special interests include pediatric feeding disorders, hearing loss, expressive and receptive language delays, autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, and phonological disorders.
Mary enjoys teaching through play and naturally building communication skills into children and their families’ everyday lives and routines. In her opinion, there is no better feeling than seeing a child with a smile on their faces after mastering a difficult speech sound or watching their confidence grow with peers in social settings.
Mary has a special interest in feeding treatment, from increasing the food repertoire of picky eaters to helping children develop oral-motor skills to promote safe chewing and swallowing. She has experience using the SOS feeding approach, food chaining, and working with families to promote productive, healthy, and safe meal time habits. Mary also has experience in bottle and breastfeeding consultation, managing aspiration risks with thickened liquids, and safely expanding the diets of children with food allergies and intolerances.
In her spare time, Mary enjoys spending time at the beach, traveling with her husband, and enjoying good food with friends.
Sara Gaeta
MS. CCC-SLP
Sara received her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences Disorders at the University of New Hampshire and her Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology at MGH Institute of Health Professions. She has experience working with a wide range of communication disorders in various settings; early intervention, elementary school, and high school settings.
Sara’s mission as a Speech Language Pathologist is to empower parents and guardians in supporting their child’s communication abilities, so that the child can be a successful member of the community. She believes there is no better feeling than watching a family grow stronger together; leaving the parents feeling confident in their skills and watching the light bulb moment, when a child finally masters a skill that he/she had been working so hard on. Sara creates a fun and safe learning environment to encourage the children to feel supported when learning a new skill and when making mistakes. Sara also incorporates mindfulness techniques to help support the child’s emotional and attentional regulation.
Sara’s special interests include expressive and receptive language delays, autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, phonological disorders, phonological awareness/literacy development, and social-emotional learning. She has specialized training in the Parents Interacting with Infants “PIWI” model (an early intervention model that focuses on the parent-child relationship) and the Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Program for Reading, Spelling, and Speech (LiPS).
In her spare time, Sara enjoys spending time in New Hampshire with her boyfriend and two golden retrievers, traveling with friends and photography.
Sonia Maher
Occupational Therapy when a family member was recovering from surgery. She fell in love with the whole person philosophy of this career and in
helping people be their best in their daily activities throughout their lives. She received her Masters of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from
Tufts University and never looked back. After working with adults in a rehab setting, she found her true passion, working with young children in Early Intervention.
experience in supporting children with a variety of diagnoses. Her cases include multiple disorders, medical fragility, visual impairments, neurological impairments, autism, fine motor deficits, gross motor deficits, as well as sensory processing challenges. Sonia is trained in helping families with sleep and regulation challenges, as well as feeding issues
related to picky eating and oral-motor delays. Her therapy model is play based and centers on modeling and coaching parents to help them feel confident in their ability to carry over strategies outside of therapy.