About TalkTime
A small company built around care, access, and collaboration
TalkTime Speech Therapy Services, Inc. is a founder-led speech-language and early intervention company serving families, schools, and community programs throughout Greater Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Speech-language services are at the heart of what we do. Through our team of speech-language professionals and a network of qualified independent professionals, we help expand access to psychoeducational evaluations, counseling, behavioral support, and special education services.
Our collaborative model allows families and school partners to access individualized support across home, school, community, and telepractice settings while keeping communication, quality, and continuity of care at the center.
Meet the founder
Martine Harris, MS, CCC-SLP
Martine Harris is the Founder and Executive Director of TalkTime Speech Therapy Services. She earned her masterās degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Adelphi University.
Experience
More than a decade of experience across early intervention, school-age, clinical, adult, and geriatric settings
School-based leadership in New York City, Baltimore, and Los Angeles
Assessment, treatment, supervision, staffing, and collaboration with IEP teams
Our approach
We believe effective support begins with listening. TalkTime considers each personās strengths, communication style, culture, language, relationships, routines, and goals.
We collaborate with families, educators, service coordinators, advocates, and other providers so recommendations are practical and connected across settings.
Our mission
Our mission is to expand access to responsive, culturally informed speech-language, early intervention, and special education support while connecting families and schools with qualified professionals who can meet their individual needs.
We work with professionals who bring both strong qualifications and genuine care to their work.
Meet the team
The people behind TalkTime
At TalkTime, our team is more than titles and credentials. We choose professionals for qualities that cannot be taught: empathy, care, patience, knowledge, reliability, and genuine dedication to the people and communities we serve.
Executive & Administrative Team
Martine Harris, MS, CCC-SLP
Founder & CEO / Executive Director
Clinical Leadership
Yurie Casado, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathology Supervisor
Speech-Language Pathologists
Claudia Gonzalez, CF-SLP
Clinical Fellow Speech-Language Pathologist
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
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Sandy Arizaga, SLPA
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
Stefanie McKinley, BA, SLPA, MS-ATHS
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
Christine Mercado
Human Resources Director
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Jane Chong, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathology Supervisor
Lahya Woodruff, MSLP, CF-SLP
Clinical Fellow Speech-Language Pathologist
Alleyda Barraza, BS-SLHS, SLPA
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
Leslie Orantes, AS, SLPA
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
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Lyric Wiggins-Curry
Administrative & Communications Coordinator
Nidia Leon, MS, CCC-SLP
Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist / Supervisor
Erica Davila, BA, SLPA
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
Emily Santos, BA, SLPA
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
Ana Luna, BA, SLPA
Senior Bilingual SLPA / SLPA Supervisor
Brandy Gongora, SLPA
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
Behavioral Support Team
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Oscar Paz
Behavior Intervention Implementation (BII) Specialist
Specialty Partner Network
TalkTime collaborates with qualified independent professionals to expand access to psychological, behavioral, and related educational services.
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Danielle Moore
Behavior Intervention Developer (BID)
Jason Escobar
School Psychologist
UCLA PEERSĀ® certified training (adolescents)