"We were referred to Alicia by my son’s orthodontist, Dr. Barry, for myofunctional therapy in addition to his orthodontic treatment. I had not previously heard about this type of therapy or why it is necessary, but after coming to Alicia for the last year, I began to see how her expertise helped my son form good habits for breathing, swallowing, tongue placement, and other factors that make sure his teeth stay where they should be. I’m very happy with the results and my son has been encouraged by his own progress!"

~Mother of 14 year old 

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"It has been such a relief to have found Beccca.  In 7 months, my son went from not moving his mouth to saying over 100 words.  She is very knowledgeable and is able to keep my two year old engaged during our sessions.  I can't recommend her enough and am very lucky to have found her with Reach for Speech & Beyond!"

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"I can’t thank Ms. Alicia from Reach for Speech and Beyond enough for the work that she did with our daughter. My daughter was tongue tied and needed a frenectomy and Alicia was patient, thorough, and exemplary in her approach prior to, during, and after the procedure. Emilia was 4.5 years old at the time and immediately bonded with Alicia. After a few short months, her learning habits, articulation, and sentence structure all improved drastically. I highly recommend Ms. Alicia from Reach for Speech and Beyond and am grateful for the experience my daughter had." 

"One of the greatest challenges of having a child with special needs is finding a therapist that is reliable and has your child's needs in their best interest. Fortunately for us, we found that in Miss Kate. She's one of the best therapists we have and we've had many.  Miss Kate is very sweet, personable & extremely hard working.  We are very lucky to have her.

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I am an adult with severe tmj issues and have gone through the whole gamut of specialists for many years.  Recently, a new dentist pointed out that I had a severe tongue thrust with an underdeveloped palate, and that I should look into orofacial myofuncitonal therapy.  I feverishly researched the topic and stumbled upon Alicia Frannicola's site.  I will admit that I was a bit skeptical to begin yet another therapy, but I was hopeful as this was something entirely different than anything I had tried before.  I have now been working with Alicia for nearly five months and she has helped me tremendously.  Within that time, she has taught me many useful techniques and exercises to retrain my tongue muscles and has seen me through a frenectomy.  Most importantly, Alicia has shown a lot of kindness and compassion throughout our sessions, which goes a long way when you are in pain.  Additionally, she has also gone the extra mile to try to help me get reimbursed from my insurance company.  Most out of network providers would not be bothered.  If you have a need for orofacial myofunctional therapy, I highly recommend Alicia Frannicola!!   

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"Alicia is an amazing speech therapist! My daughter was hesitant to start speech therapy but she soon became Alicia's biggest fan.  She is so patient and caring of her patients.  Not only does she make speech therapy so much fun, she is so outstanding at what she does.  She is able to incorporate orofacial myofunctional therapy into a more traditional speech therapy approach, which is a huge benefit to her patients.  I could not recommend her more highly!" ~Sara Ginsberg

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