Evelyn Pinto-Cardona, M.S., CCC-SLP

Evelyn Pinto-Cardona, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist who is licensed in Florida and holds her Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC’s) through the American Speech-Language-Hearing-Association (ASHA). Evelyn specializes in pediatrics and brings over 5 years of experience to Reconnect Therapy Services, where she provides services to children and parents via in person sessions in West Kendall and via Telehealth to all of Florida. 

Evelyn graduated summa cum laude with an A.A. in Speech Language Pathology & Audiology from Miami Dade Honors College Dual Language Program in 2013. She then attended Florida International University and graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. degree in psychology and a speech and language pathology certificate in 2015. After graduating with her Bachelors, she obtained her Master of Science and Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2017 from Florida International University. While studying to attain her Master degree she completed her thesis: Effects of Bilingualism in Short-Term Memory in Individuals with Down syndrome, which was made possible by Dr. Alfredo Ardila, her lead advisor professor, Dr. Monica Hough and Dr. Eliane Ramos.  

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Shortly after graduating with her Master degree, Evelyn moved to Virginia where she completed her Clinical Fellowship year. In Virginia she worked for a public school district evaluating and treating students with communication deficits in elementary school; as well as providing mentorship related to speech-language to staff and parents. She also participated as a weekly member of the special education committee and as the county’s Spanish translator at IEP meetings. Once her clinical fellowship year ended, Evelyn moved back to Miami (FL) and continued working at pediatric private practices providing screenings, evaluations, diagnosis, treatment and serving as a clinical supervisor to speech-language pathology assistants. 

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Evelyn enjoys working closely and co-treating with educators, occupational therapists, physical therapists, behavioral therapists and school psychologists. She has experience working with children who have developmental delays, speech/language disorders, hearing impairments, behavioral disorders, cognitive impairments, fluency disorders, articulation/phonological disorders, pragmatic language disorders, feeding disorders, ADHD, Down syndrome, Autism and Apraxia.

When Evelyn is not busy supporting her amazing patients, she enjoys spending quality time at home with her son, husband and French bulldog.