About Nathalia Fonseca, SLPD, CCC-SLP, TSSLD-BE

Nathalia Fonseca, SLPD, CCC-SLP, TSSLD-BE, is a speech-language pathologist and the founder of Bilingual Speech-Language & Swallowing Therapy. Dr. Fonseca offers speech therapy to children and adults in the Forest Hills neighborhood of New York City, New York. 

Dr. Fonseca earned her master’s degree and doctorate in speech-language pathology at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). She is a certified speech-language pathologist through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

While helping patients at Bilingual Speech-Language & Swallowing Therapy, Dr. Fonsea serves as a director of clinical education and services at Marymount Manhattan College, as well as an adjunct professor at NSU. 

As a Level II PROMPT© trained therapist, Dr. Fonseca has the experience and skills to treat a wide variety of speech disorders in pediatric and adult patients, including individuals with transgender voice modifications, swallowing disorders, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), motor speech disorders, and cognitive impairments. 

Dr. Fonseca has also been fortunate enough to travel the world and help patients across the globe with speech and language. She has participated in medical missions for Operation Smile, traveling to Latin, South, and Central American countries as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) and supervisor. 

At Bilingual Speech-Language & Swallowing Therapy, Dr. Fonseca focuses on establishing positive relationships with patients, family members, and caregivers to provide every patient with the most effective care.