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Meet the team

Expert Care, Driven by Compassion

Our experienced clinicians and family-support professionals work together to provide ABA therapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, feeding therapy, music therapy and art therapy for children and adolescents. Through personalized, coordinated care, we help families support communication, independence, social development, emotional regulation and everyday life skills.

Leadership

Speech & Language

Occupational Therapy

Behavior Analysts and ABA

Music Therapy

Art Therapy

Operations Team

Leadership

Leadership Team

Our leadership team guides the vision, clinical standards and continued growth of Always Keep Progressing. Working closely with our therapists, operations staff and families, they help ensure that every AKP location delivers coordinated, compassionate and high-quality pediatric therapy services.

Annie Tao

Co-Founder & CEO

M.S., CCC-SLP

Martin

Co-Founder

Bryanna

Clinical Director

SLPD, CCC-SLP

Sherlie

Speech Department Lead

M.S. CCC-SLP

Scott

ABA Director

M.A., BCBA, LBA

ABA Therapists

Board Certified Behavior Analysts and ABA Therapy Team

Our Miami ABA therapy team includes Board Certified Behavior Analysts and Registered Behavior Technicians who help children build communication, social, learning and everyday independence skills. A BCBA assesses each child’s needs, develops an individualized ABA treatment plan and supervises progress, while RBTs may provide one-to-one therapy under ongoing BCBA supervision. Our ABA professionals also collaborate with speech and occupational therapists when coordinated care can support the child’s goals.

Dairon

Bilingual Registered Behavior Technician

RBT

Mariam

Board Certified Behavior Analyst

M.A., BCBA, LBA

Sissi

Bilingual Board Certified Behavior Analyst

BCBA

Jennifer

Bilingual Board Certified Behavior Analyst

M.S., BCBA, LBA

Aaliyah

Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

RBT

Eliani

Bilingual Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

RBT

Shea

Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)

RBT

SLPs

Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists & Assistants

Our pediatric speech-language pathologists and speech-language pathology assistants provide speech and language therapy for children in Miami. They help children develop functional communication, receptive and expressive language, speech clarity, social communication, fluency and feeding-related skills. Licensed speech-language pathologists assess each child’s needs and develop individualized treatment plans, while qualified assistants may provide therapy under appropriate clinical supervision.

Shedira

Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist

M.S. CCC-SLP

Salina

Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

SLPA

Angelica

Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant

SLPA

Elisabeth

Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist

CF-SLP

Nicole

Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist

M.S. CCC-SLP

Dina

Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant

SLPA

Arianna

Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant

SLPA, RBT

Zoe

Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

SLPA

Katherine

Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

SLPA

Gira

Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA)

SLPA

Victoria C.

Speech Language Pathologist

CF-SLP

OTs

Pediatric Occupational Therapists and Assistants

Our pediatric occupational therapists and certified occupational therapy assistants help children build the skills needed to participate more independently in everyday life. Occupational therapy at our Miami pediatric clinic may support fine-motor development, sensory processing, coordination, handwriting, play, emotional regulation, self-care and daily routines. Licensed occupational therapists evaluate each child and guide individualized treatment, while occupational therapy assistants provide services under appropriate supervision.

Lynn

Bilingual Occupational Therapist

OTR/L

Yafa

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Zoraida

Bilingual Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant

COTA

Zachary

Bilingual Occupational Therapist

OTR/L

Stephanie

Bilingual Occupational Therapist

OTR/L

Melissa

Bilingual Occupational Therapist

OTR/L

Eliana

Occupational Therapist

OTD, OTR/L

Board-Certified Music Therapists

Our board-certified music therapists provide pediatric music therapy in Miami using music, rhythm, movement and creative interaction to work toward individualized therapeutic goals. Music therapy may support communication, social participation, attention, emotional regulation, motor development and self-expression. An MT-BC has completed approved education and clinical training requirements and passed the national board-certification examination for music therapists.

Caroline

Board Certified Music Therapist

MT-BC

Anna

Bilingual Board Certified Music Therapist

MT-BC

Victoria M.

Bilingual Board Certified Music Therapist

MT-BC

Pediatric Art Therapists

Our pediatric art therapists use art-making and the creative process to help children explore emotions, build self-awareness, strengthen social and coping skills and communicate in ways that may feel more accessible than words alone. Art therapy in Miami is provided through developmentally appropriate, goal-focused sessions tailored to each child’s needs, interests and stage of development.

Avery

Registered Art Therapist

LMHC, ATR

Brittany

Registered Art Therapist

ATR-P

Operations

Operations & Family Support Team

Our operations and family-support team helps families navigate every stage of their experience at Always Keep Progressing. From initial enquiries and insurance verification to scheduling, authorizations and ongoing coordination, they work behind the scenes to make accessing pediatric therapy clearer, more organized and less overwhelming.