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Samantha holds a TSSLD certification, equipping her to effectively support school-aged children, while her background in voice rehabilitation and swallowing safety ensures comprehensive care for adult populations. Her therapy style is flexible and creative, blending structure with innovation to meet each client’s unique needs.

Deeply committed to ethical, inclusive, and culturally responsive care, Samantha strives to make therapy empowering and accessible. She is passionate about helping clients strengthen their communication, build confidence, and foster meaningful connections.

Samantha earned her B.A. from Iona College and her M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, with high honors, from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.

Yamela works with clients across the lifespan. She has extensive experience in school settings, supporting students in developing strong communication skills, improving speech and language abilities, and building confidence in the classroom and beyond. Yamela combines evidence-based strategies with a personalized, playful approach, creating therapy experiences that are both effective and enjoyable. She partners closely with families, teachers, and school teams to support ongoing growth and wellness, empowering children to reach their full potential at home, school, and in the community.

Joan Black, MS, CCC-SLP brings decades of clinical experience, teaching, and mentorship to her work at High Quality Home Therapy. She is also an instructor in the Speech and Language Pathology Program at Southern Connecticut State University, where she is dedicated to preparing future clinicians through thoughtful, experience driven instruction.

Joan is widely recognized for her expertise in working with individuals with autism, complex medical needs, and gestalt language processing. She has extensive experience supporting clients of all ages, including those who communicate through echolalia, scripts, and other gestalt based language patterns. Her clinical approach focuses on helping individuals progress toward self generated, meaningful communication in a way that is both supportive and individualized.

Her work also includes experience with apraxia, sensory and regulatory challenges, developmental delays, and complex communication needs. Joan blends evidence based practices with a compassionate and highly personalized approach, ensuring that each client feels understood, respected, and empowered throughout their care.

As an educator and mentor, Joan is known for her depth of knowledge, dedication, and ability to guide clinicians in developing strong clinical reasoning and patient centered care. She is passionate about shaping thoughtful and well rounded professionals who make a meaningful impact in the lives of those they serve.

Beyond her clinical and academic roles, Joan continues to mentor fellow clinicians, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and advocate for neurodiversity affirming practices that honor each individual’s strengths and communication style.

In her free time, Joan enjoys spending time with family and friends and values maintaining balance, bringing that same grounded and positive presence into all aspects of her work.

Karine Rocha de Benedicto, M.S., C.C.C. is our supervising speech therapist. Karine joined our team in 2021 and has helped a number of people earn their certificate of clinical competence in speech and language pathology as well as created the training modules for our SLP Assistants and Aides. Karine currently provides telehealth speech language pathology services to patients of all ages and diagnoses. She is licensed in Connecticut, California and Florida.

A graduate of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, Karine’s passions include aphasia, dysarthria, and cognitive communication disorders. Passionate about making an impact in the lives of her patients, Karine strives to provide them with person-centered quality care that empowers, enhances, and supports development, preservation and rehabilitation of communication cognition and social and emotional skills. Karine does an amazing job of meeting people where they are and helping them achieve their individual goals.

In her free time Karine enjoys reading, photography, walks in the woods and spending time with family! She is the proud of aunt of two beauties!

Dr. Aisling Rubas is a Doctor of Audiology who provides hearing and balance testing as well as and hearing aid consultations in our office. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Speech and Hearing Science from the University of Utah and completed her Doctorate in Audiology at the University of Connecticut.  She holds licensure in New York State as an Audiologist and Hearing Aid Dispenser. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and is board certified by the American Board of Audiology.

Meet Dr. Ianthe Dunn-Murad, a seasoned Audiologist with more than 25 years of clinical experience. Fluent in both English and Spanish, and originally from Brooklyn, NY, Dr. Dunn-Murad brings a unique perspective and skill set to her practice, enabling her to reach and serve diverse communities effectively.

With a distinguished career spanning hospital, clinic, and university settings, her passion lies in empowering individuals through better hearing. Her clinical expertise is evident in her meticulous approach to diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation, ensuring that each individual receives personalized care tailored to their unique needs.

Dr. Dunn-Murad's educational foundation began at St. John's University in Queens, NY. In 2002 she graduated at the top of her class from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ, it was there that she honed her expertise in audiology and hearing healthcare. Armed with a deep understanding of the field and a passion for making a difference, she embarked on a career that would see her touch countless lives.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Dunn-Murad is an advocate for humanitarian hearing healthcare, locally and globally. Contributing her professional services to local communities in the Long Island and Queens areas and to over 20 countries. She firmly believes that access to quality hearing healthcare is a fundamental right and has dedicated herself to initiatives aimed at improving access to care in underserved and underrepresented local communities and around the world.

Her impact extends beyond her clinical practice and advocacy efforts. As an educator, she has mentored and inspired the next generation of audiologists, instilling in them the same passion and dedication that drives her work. Her contributions to the field have been recognized with numerous accolades and awards, but her greatest reward is the countless lives she has touched and transformed through her work.

In every aspect of her career, Dr. Ianthe Dunn-Murad embodies the values of compassion, expertise, and unwavering dedication to improving lives through audiology.