Owner/SLP

Born and raised in New York City, Nadia has called Raleigh home since 2012.  She is a graduate of the University of Delaware and received her Master's degree from North Carolina Central University. Nadia has over 10 years of experience in working with children with autism, apraxia, articulation and phonological disorders, language delays, augmentative & alternative communication (AAC) devices, and the use of PROMPT to treat apraxia. She has worked in various environments including rehab centers, daycare centers, clinics, and homes. 

Nadia is licensed by the North Carolina Board of Examiners and has her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association. Nadia is fluent in Spanish and enjoys working with the Spanish-speaking and bilingual community.  Raised within a trilingual household (Spanish, Arabic, and English), she has always had a fascination with language. In her free time, she likes working out, gardening, and going on hikes with her husband and two dogs.

CF-SLP

Joelle Balcita, M.S., CF-SLP, is a North Carolina native who has called the city of Raleigh home since she was 2 years old. 

 Considering her deep fascination with language—its biological and social facets alike—Joelle found the perfect career for herself in speech-language pathology. She received her bachelor’s degree in linguistics, with a minor in speech and hearing sciences, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She then went on to pursue her master’s degree in communication sciences and disorders from North Carolina Central University, obtaining clinical experience serving culturally-diverse populations in a variety of settings. In particular, she has gained knowledge and expertise in providing intervention to children with delays/disorders in articulation, phonology, and receptive/expressive language, as well as those with developmental disorders (Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome). Joelle is now a Clinical Fellow in Speech-Language Pathology and intends on focusing her services on the provision of early intervention and neurodiversity-affirming care. She is wholeheartedly committed to engaging in the lifelong learning necessary to provide the best care to each child and family with whom she works.  

 In her free time, Joelle loves to listen to music and watch movies, and she has recently picked up crocheting as a hobby!