Staff Bios

Linda Rembisz has been servicing clients both children and adults for the past 30 years. She graduated with a Bachelors of Arts from Ithaca College, NY. She received her Masters of Arts from Michigan State University in Speech Pathology. She is a certified member of American Speech and Hearing Association and holds a Professional License to practice as a Speech Language Pathologist in the State of New Jersey. She works with a variety of speech and language disorders with both children and adults; apraxia, feeding problems, articulation disorders, receptive and expressive language disorders.

She is certified in the air-flow technique for stuttering from The National Center for Stuttering in Manhattan and has received a certification for myofunctional therapy in treating tongue thrust from Farleigh Dickinson School of Dentistry.

Linda is the recipient of Who's Who Among Human Services Professional, and Who's Who of Professional and Business Women. 

She is the author of a children's book," Count with Balloons."

Caitlin McPherson graduated from Stockton University with a Bachelors of Science in Communication Disorders. She obtained her Masters of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at Long Island University in Brooklyn, NY. Caitlin completed external practicums and clinical fellowships in various settings in NY and NJ. She is a certified member of American Speech and Hearing Association and holds a Professional License to practice as a Speech Language Pathologist in the State of New Jersey. Caitlin holds the New Jersey Department of Education Standard Certificate to serve in schools of New Jersey as a Speech Language Specialist. Caitlin has been Level 1 Trained in Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Caitlin has experience working with both pediatric and adult populations in various settings such as schools, private practices, and home-based therapy. Caitlin has evaluated and treated both children and adults with the following difficulties: articulation, language, voice, fluency, feeding/swallowing, Apraxia, dysarthria, myofunctional/tongue thrust,  cognitive communication disorders, auditory processing and autism.  

Ariana Principato earned her Bachelor of Arts in Social and Behavioral Sciences with a focus on psychology from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ. She graduated with her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Seton Hall University in Nutley, NJ. She is certified by the National Board of Occupational Therapy and holds a professional license to practice as an Occupational Therapist in the State of New Jersey. Ariana is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association and the New Jersey Occupational Therapy Association. 

Ariana’s experience includes working with both children and adults in various settings, such as school-based, private practice, outpatient, and acute inpatient rehabilitation. She has evaluated and treated both children and adults with the following diagnoses and difficulties: autism spectrum disorders (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Williams Syndrome, sensory processing disorder (SPD), handwriting difficulties, delayed milestones, developmental delays, Down syndrome, fine and/or gross motor delays, muscular dystrophy, stroke, low and high muscle tone, and learning disabilities. 

  Sheila Franklin Gilstein has been the leading provider of socialization groups in Monmouth County for the past 25 years.  She hold’s a Master’s degree from UCLA and a Bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.  She currently has a private practice at Monmouth Therapy Associates where she conducts both group and individual sessions for children with anxiety, ADHD, and Autistic Spectrum Disorder.  She has worked at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, provided dance/movement therapy for both private and public special education schools in  Illinois and New Jersey, taught at Brookdale Community College, and leads workshops for teachers and parents.  She is the Past President of the New Jersey Chapter- American Dance Therapy Association and New Jersey Association Creativity in Counseling.  She has published in the American Dance Therapy Association Journal.