About

Meet the Therapist

Hello and welcome! My name is Alicia and I am the owner and speech-language pathologist (SLP) behind Bridge Speech Therapy Services. My passion for speech and language therapy started with my younger brother, who is Autistic and nonverbal. I saw firsthand the impacts that communication breakdowns can have on a family, one’s quality of life, and relationships. Thanks to my brother, I learned from a young age that communication goes far beyond verbal speech and does not look one way. I have since carried this with me through my career, along with a deep respect for every individual’s unique voice.

Being able to communicate is essential to connecting us to one another and living our lives to our full potential. I am passionate about helping my clients develop their speech and language skills to effectively and confidently communicate in their day to day lives.

After working with clients across the lifespan in schools, medical settings, nonprofits, and clinics, I opened my private practice for the freedom to provide more personalized and effective speech therapy services to my local community.

Experience

I am grateful to have had the unique experience of working in a range of settings here at home in southern California and abroad in the UK. I have experience working with children and adults who have: Autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, cognitive impairment, developmental delays, language disorders, articulation/phonological disorders, fluency disorders, selective mutism, and complex needs including gross motor impairment, cortical visual impairment, and hearing loss.

I also have experience providing indirect services, which includes parent workshops, parent coaching, and delivering in-service trainings to schools, healthcare, and childcare professionals.

Areas of Interest

  • Early intervention and early childhood language development

  • Autism and neurodiversity affirming practices

  • Gestalt language processing and Natural Language Acquisition (NLA)

  • Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC)

  • Parent coaching and adult-child interaction techniques

Degrees and Credentials

  • Master of Science in Speech and Language Sciences, University College London

  • Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, State of California

  • Certificate of Clinical Competence and National Board Certified Therapist, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

  • Licensed Speech-Language Therapist, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)