Lilypad Speech & Language Therapy, PLLC

Lilypad Speech & Language Therapy, PLLC Speech and Language Therapy serving South Shore, Long Island, NY. Lily specializes in voice disorders and early language delays and disorders.

Based on Long Island in Long Beach, NY, Lily Goldberg, M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD is a certified Speech-Language-Pathologist in New York State. Lily received her bachelor's degree in Speech and Language Hearing Sciences from Hofstra University, and her master's degree in Speech- Language- Pathology from CUNY Brooklyn. She holds her certification of clinical competency (CCC) from the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and is certified as a Teacher of Children with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) in New York State. Lily is also trained and certified in SPEAK OUT!® and LSVTLOUD® for individuals with Parkinson's Disease.

Lily has extensive experience with speech and language disorders including but not limited to: voice disorders, articulation, language, fluency, social skills and pragmatics, and early intervention. She has worked in public and charter schools, private practice, itinerant preschool services, early intervention home based health care, and as a Supervisor in the Hofstra University Speech & Language Therapy Clinic where she taught and trained future Speech Therapists. She has experience with various voice disorders in the ENT office setting, such as: vocal nodules, polyps, etc, vocal abuse and misuse, vocal hygiene, acid reflux. She focuses her treatment on diaphragmatic breathing work, semi occluded voice therapy, resonance voice therapy, and vocal function exercises. She has worked in early intervention as both a therapist and supervisor for more than 5 years now. Lily believes in a functional, family centered approach to treatment and creating goals to tailor therapy for each individual.

When Lily is not practicing Speech Therapy she runs an interactive kids music class, likes to go to the beach, play guitar, read, and spend time with her husband and daughter.

02/25/2026

There’s always one.

The case you think about in the shower.
The one you rewrite goals for.
The one where you’re trying everything… and still not seeing the movement you expected.

It’s not that you’re a bad clinician.
It’s that you’re too close to it.

Most stuck cases aren’t about working harder.
They’re about seeing the pattern you can’t see from inside the room.

When you get clarity:
• The goals make sense
• The sessions feel intentional
• The data actually tells a story
• The kid starts moving

That’s what I do in my SLP virtual consults.
We untangle the case.
We find the block.
We build the plan.

If you’ve got one of those cases right now… you know.

02/24/2026

Day 1 of Lily Says 💚
A Little Leap for Late Talkers.

Your child is more likely to say a word when they’re the one doing the action.

Not when they’re being quizzed.
Not when they’re being prompted over and over.
When they’re engaged.

If they’re jumping — say “jump.”
If they’re pushing — say “push.”
If they’re eating — say “bite.”

Narrate what they’re doing as they’re doing it.

Language sticks best when it’s tied to movement, sensory input, and real experience. That’s how little leaps turn into real progress.

Save this to try during play later!

02/23/2026

Your toddler’s speech delay
isn’t going to be fixed by a YouTube playlist.

Watching language
is not the same as using language.

Speech develops through:
real interaction
real back-and-forth
real feedback

Not passive exposure.

If screens taught kids to talk,
speech therapy clinics wouldn’t have waitlists.

Stop waiting. Start interacting.

And if you’re thinking… “Okay, but HOW?”
Get ready.

The Little Leaps Guidebook is relaunching soon.

Follow so you don’t miss it.

02/23/2026

Smart kids can still struggle with language.

And that’s the part no one talks about.

Yes, knowing letters and counting to 100 is amazing.
But that tells me they can memorize.

Here’s what actually matters:

• Can they tell you about their day?
• Can they answer “why” questions?
• Can they stay in a back-and-forth conversation?
• Can they ask for help without melting down?
• Can they repair when you don’t understand them?

Academic skills are performance skills.
Language is a life skill.

You can be “ahead” and still need support.

If your gut keeps whispering that something feels off… trust it.

Follow for real talk about early language development and what actually prepares kids for life. 💚

02/22/2026

I was never someone who could sit at a desk all day and work.

Most adults can’t.

And our kids?
They definitely can’t.

So no… I’m not running therapy from a table.

I’m on the floor.
I’m following their lead.
I’m adjusting in real time.
And yes — the parents are in the room.

Not because I want an audience.
But because progress happens when parents understand the why behind what we’re doing.

Flexible doesn’t mean unstructured.
It means responsive.
It means regulated.
It means personalized.

Your child doesn’t need to be controlled to learn.
They need to feel safe enough to engage.

That’s where the real work happens.

On the floor.
In the moment.
Together.

I wasn’t wrong.But I wasn’t skilled yet.There’s a difference.As SLPs, we’re trained to analyze.To observe.To report what...
02/22/2026

I wasn’t wrong.

But I wasn’t skilled yet.

There’s a difference.

As SLPs, we’re trained to analyze.
To observe.
To report what we see.

But no one really trains us to deliver hard information in a way that:

• keeps a parent regulated
• protects trust
• avoids shame spirals
• and still maintains clinical integrity

So we default to “I’m just being honest.”

Here’s the truth:

Blunt is not the same as confident.
And data alone doesn’t build relationships.

The SLPs I work with in virtual consults often come to me saying:

“I dread parent conversations.”
“I replay them for hours after.”
“I don’t know how to say the hard stuff without sounding negative.”
“I freeze when parents push back.”

This is a skill.

And once you learn it, everything changes.

You feel calmer.
Parents feel safer.
Progress conversations get easier.
And you stop carrying that emotional residue home.

If you’re an SLP who wants to feel steady and confident when delivering feedback, my 1:1 virtual consults are designed for exactly this.

Not sure if your toddler needs speech therapy?Use this quick self-check…then trust your gut.If you checked a few of thes...
02/22/2026

Not sure if your toddler needs speech therapy?

Use this quick self-check…then trust your gut.

If you checked a few of these, you’re not overreacting and you don’t have to “wait and see” alone. We support toddlers and families with play-based, relationship-focused speech therapy and real caregiver coaching so you know exactly what to do at home.

📍 In-office pediatric speech therapy in Lynbrook

👶 Toddler specialists

📞 Book a consult call, link in bio

“He’s a boy… boys just talk later.”That sentence has probably delayed more speech evaluations than anything else.Yes, bo...
02/21/2026

“He’s a boy… boys just talk later.”

That sentence has probably delayed more speech evaluations than anything else.

Yes, boys can average slightly later.

But when milestones are significantly behind, gender isn’t the explanation.

Waiting feels easier.

Clarity is better.


Who’s heard this before? Drop where you heard it. 👇

If you’re running child-led pediatric sessions and still walking out unsure if it was enough, I've felt that before, too...
02/20/2026

If you’re running child-led pediatric sessions and still walking out unsure if it was enough, I've felt that before, too.

That scattered feeling? The “I hope that worked” feeling? The replaying the session in your head on the drive home?

It’s not because you’re not capable. It’s because pediatric therapy is nuanced. Complex. And most clinicians are expected to just figure it out once they’re licensed.

You don’t need more materials.
You need direction.

Sometimes clarity is the difference between feeling chaotic and feeling intentional.

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