Karen Betheil, MA, CCC-SLP
Karen Betheil is a speech language pathologist with over 30 years of experience working with children and adolescents. Karen is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a B.A in Communication Disorders, and New York University with an M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology.
Karen worked in NYC for the Kennedy Child Study Center and the YAI/Lifestart Early Intervention program. She then housed her full-time private practice at Pediatric Therapeutics, in Chatham, NJ from June 2002 through December 2019. Since July 2020, Karen has been the Co-Director at The Center for Pediatric Therapy while continuing to practice Speech-Language Pathology. It has been a rewarding 5 years working to create a wonderful therapeutic community between our therapists and families.
Karen has experience and training in Oral-Motor programs for both Feeding and Motor Speech Disorders. Karen has been PROMPT trained and trained in the Kaufman Praxis Approach. She has training in DIR/Floortime and Social Thinking practices. Her expertise is in working with children and adolescents with a variety of speech and language delays and disorders including Autism, Apraxia, Sensory Integration Dysfunction, Auditory Processing Disorders, Phonological Processing Disorders, Articulation Disorders, Cognitive Communication Disorders and Pragmatic Language Disorders.
Karen was named to the 2019 New Jersey Family’s “NJ Favorite Kids’ Docs and Exceptional Healthcare Providers”. Readers of the magazine nominate the professionals on the list they deem as “exceptional”.
While not working, Karen spends time with her husband, Gregg and two daughters, Jamie and Ellie. She loves cooking and entertaining for her family and friends, running, and traveling when possible.
"Karen has been a tremendous asset during our son's speech journey. She is patient and committed to our child's needs, communicates updates on goals and progress clearly and efficiently, and best of all, our son cannot wait for his sessions with her. We would highly recommend Karen to any family looking for a dedicated and engaged speech therapist."
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