Our Clinicians

Jennifer Benoliel, M.S., CCC-SLP
jbenoliel@benolielspeech.com

Jennifer earned her master’s degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of Washington in 1996. She practiced in public schools and then in a private pediatric clinic for 12 years before starting Benoliel Speech and Language, PLLC in 2008. She specializes in the assessment and communication skills development of preschool and school age autistic children and childhood apraxia of speech. She has a focused interest in working with pre-verbal and minimally speaking children and is skilled at addressing the sensory processing needs of children to assist with physical and emotional regulation. She encourages participation from parents and caregivers to provide them with the tools to support their child’s continued growth. Jennifer believes that therapy must be both meaningful and enjoyable in order for children to learn. She utilizes each child’s individual interests to develop natural and intentional communication which is intrinsically rewarding to the child. She values each child’s unique strengths and individuality and encourages development of these talents. Jennifer promotes child initiated, functional, meaningful, unprompted communication. She believes there are many ways to communicate, and the ultimate goal is to find the most functional and natural methods for each individual child. Jennifer is trained in Gestalt Language Processing and is a member of the Natural Language Acquisition Clinician Registry.

Certifications and Memberships
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Certificate of Clinical Competence
Washington Speech-Language-Hearing Association
PROMPT Trained
Gestalt Language Processing (GLP) / Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) trained

Jill (Beilinson) Handaly, M.S., CCC-SLP
jhandaly@benolielspeech.com

Jill received her undergraduate degree from Tufts University in 1993, majoring in Early Childhood Education with a focus on language and literacy development. She taught preschool in Houston, Boston, and Seattle. In 2000, she earned her master’s degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Washington. Jill worked in a private clinic for three years followed by five years as a research assistant at the UW. She studied social communication of infants with severe communication delays and school aged children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Jill joined Benoliel Speech and Language in 2010. In addition to her years of experience treating children with receptive-expressive language, articulation, and social communication delays, disorders, and differences, Jill specializes in communication skills development of autistic children and children with childhood apraxia of speech. She is trained in Gestalt Language Processing and is a member of the Natural Language Acquisition Clinician Registry. She has a particular interest in the birth to three population and enjoys supporting and educating parents in their child’s overall development. Jill values neurodiversity. She utilizes a variety of strategies to encourage communication and support the development of each individual child.

Certifications and Memberships
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Certificate of Clinical Competence
Washington Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Massachusetts State K-3 teaching certificate
Gestalt Language Processing (GLP) / Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) trained

Publications
Beilinson, J. and Olswang, L. Facilitating Peer-Group Entry in Kindergartners With Impairments in Social Communication. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools Vol.34 154-166 April 2003.

Dina Terry, M.S., CCC-SLP
dterry@benolielspeech.com

Dina earned her master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Towson University in 2002. She has worked in public schools and private practice before joining Benoliel Speech and Language, PLLC in 2013. She provides diagnosis and communication skills development of speech and language disorders in children and adolescents, with special interests in autism, social communication, school age language, and literacy. She is highly skilled at identifying and addressing the needs of children with executive function disorder and the problems associated with deficits in these areas including: problem solving, processing, reasoning, decision making, social interactions, language organization, and communication difficulties. Dina’s talents also include the assessment and communication skills development of non-verbal and minimally verbal children and teens. She uses a variety of augmentative and alternative communication systems to support functional communication. Dina believes that children need functional life skills and the communication to support the development of these skills. She is always looking toward a child’s future and strives to ensure each child is prepared for the next developmental level. Whether helping young children with clear verbal expression of their experiences and ideas or teaching teens and young adults to follow directions needed for vocational training, she prioritizes the child. She includes parents and caregivers in the therapy program and provides them with the knowledge needed to help generalize new skills to other environments. Dina coordinates care with other professionals and supports families in finding the best providers for their children.

Certifications and Memberships
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Certificate of Clinical Competence
Washington Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Molly Marsh, M.S., CCC-SLP
mmarsh@benolielspeech.com

Molly earned her master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology / Audiology at the University of Oregon in 1989. She practiced in public school and preschool settings for 22 years before joining Benoliel Speech and Language, PLLC in 2013. Molly specializes in the diagnosis and communication skills development of preschool and school age children with developmental speech-language disorders, language based learning difficulties, and autism. Her calm and caring approach encourages children to feel safe as they learn. Molly is skilled at identifying the fluctuating communication and sensory needs of children, and she shapes her therapy sessions to address those changing needs. She employs a variety of strategies to engage children and support functional communication in a play based setting. Molly values the input of parents as the primary team member and works to arm parents with the tools needed to support their child. She is sensitive to cultural diversity and guides parents to continue integrating their culture as an important part of their child’s development. Molly is trained in Gestalt Language Processing and is a member of the Natural Language Acquisition Clinician Registry. She believes that encouraging natural and meaningful interactions with caring and supportive family, friends, and teachers is the best way for children to develop their communication skills.

Certifications and Memberships
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Certificate of Clinical Competence
Washington Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Gestalt Language Processing (GLP) / Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) trained

Hagen Arévalo, MS, OTR/L
harevalo@benolielspeech.com

Hagen earned her master’s degree in Occupational Therapy at Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia in 2010 and began working with children in outpatient clinics shortly after. She continued to further her education to provide evidence based practice through the Beckman Oral Motor course, SOS feeding course, Vision Development and Therapeutic Approaches course, and How Does Your Engine Run? regulation course, to list a few. She practices her conversational Spanish skills at her adult education class as well as speaking with her husband at home. Hagen specializes in the assessment and skill development of children and teens with fine motor, handwriting, sensory processing, oral-motor, visual processing, and feeding difficulties. She uses a play-based and child-led therapy approach to encourage the development of each child’s skills. She is skilled at engaging children and earning trust, providing them comfort and confidence that she will ensure their success. Her primary goals in therapy are to promote improved self-confidence, independence, and play for all children.

Certifications and Memberships
American Occupational Therapy Association
Sequential Oral Sensory feeding (SOS)
Beckman Oral Motor

Languages: English, Spanish

Sneha Parikh, OTR/L
sparikh@benolielspeech.com

Sneha earned her master’s degree in Occupational Therapy at St. Catherine University in Plymouth, Minnesota in 2012. Prior to moving to the Seattle area, she worked as a pediatric occupational therapist at Fraser, a leading autism center in MN. Sneha has additional experience providing occupational therapy in both the school setting and in adult rehabilitation. Her passion lies in working with autistic children. She specializes in improving the sensory processing, emotional regulation, motor skills, and feeding needs of children. Sneha has continuing education in SOS feeding, TalkTools for oral sensory-motor treatment, and Therapeutic Listening. Sneha chose to become an occupational therapist because she is passionate about promoting the health and well-being of children and adults with special needs.

Certifications and Memberships
American Occupational Therapy Association
Sequential Oral Sensory feeding (SOS)
Talk Tools Level 1
Therapeutic Listening

Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati

Julie Sadoff, M.Ed., CCC-SLP
jsadoff@benolielspeech.com

Julie earned her Bachelor's degree in Spanish from the University of California, Davis in 2009 and a second Bachelor's degree in Communicative Disorders from Utah State University in 2013, before completing her Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Virginia in 2015. Julie worked within hospitals, private clinics, elementary/middle/high schools, and young adult transition programs before joining Benoliel Speech and Language, PLLC in 2019. Julie provides diagnosis of and therapy for a variety of speech and language disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults. Her clinical interests lie in autism spectrum disorder, Social Communication Disorder, and children/adolescents with executive functioning, school-age receptive/expressive language, fluency, and articulation disorders. Julie believes in a therapy approach that focuses on teaching communication skills that are relevant to the child's/adolescent's everyday needs while supporting individuality. Intervention activities target skills that will improve functional communication so that the child/adolescent can more independently and effectively communicate his/her wants, needs, feelings, thoughts, ideas, and opinions at school, with his/her family, in the community, and during vocational opportunities. Julie makes a point to involve families and caregivers throughout the course of therapy, providing information, education, and training; creating a home therapy program when appropriate; connecting family with community resources; and collaborating and consulting with other healthcare providers and the child's/adolescent's educational team to ensure carryover and generalization of learned skills to other environments and communication partners outside of the therapy room.
Certifications and Memberships
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Certificate of Clinical Competence
Prompt Trained

Allison Rosenbaum, M.S., CCC-SLP
arosenbaum@benolielspeech.com

Allison received her bachelor's degree in Communication Disorders with a minor in Child Education, Language, and Literacy from The University of Texas at Austin in 2018 before completing her master's degree in Speech Language Pathology at the University of Texas at Dallas in 2020. She worked in early childhood support and private practice before joining Benoliel Speech and Language, PLLC in 2024. She specializes in communication development of autistic children and literacy intervention for school-aged children. She is also experienced with childhood apraxia of speech, language based learning disorders, articulation difficulties, and social communication delays. Allison believes that each child is unique and honors different ways of thinking, communicating, and playing. She provides a safe and supportive learning environment through prioritizing sensory processing needs and access to multiple communication modalities. She utilizes evidence-based strategies to help her clients achieve their full potential and develop meaningful communication. She is committed to supporting each child's development of natural, robust, self-generated language and communication. She is passionate about empowering family members to connect with and advocate for their children.

Certifications and Memberships
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Certificate of Clinical Competence
Washington Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Gestalt Language Processing (GLP) / Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) trained