Rachel Goldman is a pediatric speech-language pathologist with specialized experience leading social skills groups for children and young adults. She is passionate about helping individuals build meaningful peer connections, strengthen communication confidence, and develop the practical social problem-solving skills needed for success across school, community, and vocational settings.

Rachel uses a child-led, strengths-based approach that fosters authentic interaction, emotional awareness, perspective-taking, and self-advocacy. In group settings, she thoughtfully designs structured yet engaging activities that target conversation skills, flexible thinking, executive functioning, social inference, and real-world communication. She places a strong emphasis on creating a supportive environment where participants feel safe to practice new skills, take social risks, and build confidence.

Rachel holds a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Florida Atlantic University and has provided services across school settings, private practice, home-based therapy, and vocational environments. Her experience includes social skills development, job coaching for young adults, feeding therapy, and functional communication training. She is committed to ongoing professional development and delivering evidence-based, compassionate care that empowers children and young adults to thrive socially and independently.