Anya believes that all children, no matter the diagnosis they may carry, are capable learners who can and will achieve success when provided with highly effective instruction within a positive and supportive learning environment. Given her training and clinical experience, Anya is highly skilled in supporting school-age children and young adults who are struggling in school. She works with children of various ages, from preschool up to the college level, which has helped her develop a solid understanding of the language and literacy demands of each grade level and how to support students where they are in order to get them to the next level. Anya takes the time to listen to and get to know the families and clients she works with in order to reinforce their strengths and interests when designing personalized learning programs that help students develop their listening, speaking, reading, writing, and executive function skills, all of which are crucial for independent learning and goal attainment.

Anya is a certified speech-language pathologist and literacy specialist with a Masters in Speech-Language Pathology and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Literacy and Language from the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, MA. She maintains certification in the American Speech & Hearing Association (ASHA). She has training and experience with a variety of reading programs and instructional approaches, including Lively Letters ™, Lindamood-Bell Learning Systems (including LIPS and Visualizing & Verbalizing), and the Project Read® Curriculum. She also incorporates principles of the Orton-Gillingham Method as well as the Structured Word Inquiry process in her work. Anya has extensive training and experience in teaching writing to students with and without learning disabilities, using methods from EmPOWER™, Framing Your Thoughts®, and materials from The Landmark School. In addition, she has pursued continuing education to better support individuals with Executive Function Skill weaknesses.