Our Team
Rachel Madel ▾
Rachel Madel, CEO and Founder of Rachel Madel Speech Therapy Inc, a private practice serving children in Los Angeles since 2014. She is also the co-founder and co-host of the AAC podcast Talking with Tech. Rachel presents both nationally and abroad on how to utilize technology to support children with communication needs. She is the founder of a digital media company that provides educational resources, therapy materials and training videos to help support parents and professionals of children with complex communication needs.
When Rachel isn’t busy helping kids in her practice, she is addicted to getting new stamps in her passport, exploring every variety of green tea and savoring every drop of sunshine L.A. has to offer.
Alyssa Fye ▾
Alyssa Fye is a Speech-Language Pathologist with a passion for ensuring communication is accessible for everyone. Alyssa has worked with a diverse population of communication needs. Her unique experience has cultivated a passion for technology and supporting children with complex communication needs through AAC. In her free time, Alyssa has mastered the art of customized sugar cookies and enjoys practicing her improv skills at The Groundlings School of Improv.
Christina Mojica ▾
Christina is a strengths-based speech-language pathologist with a passion and high level of experience supporting autistic individuals through the use of AAC. She prioritizes collaboration with families and team members and takes a whole-child, culturally-responsive approach in her therapy.
As a life-long learner, Christina enjoys traveling to new and familiar places, has an immense love for all things food, and loves embarking on new experiences. She is a mommy to two young boys and a Los Angeles native who can’t get enough sunshine.
Julie Casady
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Julie Casady ("Jules") is a strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming speech-language pathologist with experience in the fields of special education, behavioral health, and social-emotional wellness.
Over the past ten years, she obtained unique experience in social cognition, behavior, organizational skills, and the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to support complex needs.
Her primary passion is collaborating with families, school teams, and other providers to help complex communicators access AAC to improve their quality of life.
She is a life-long learner. When Jules isn't working, she enjoys spontaneous roadtrips, bingeing reality tv and mastering pilates poses.
Lauren Nitta ▾
Lauren Nitta is a speech-language pathologist who has been working for Rachel Madel Speech Therapy since 2017. Lauren has been working with children for over a decade and, during that time, has gained experience with a variety of populations and disorders and developed a passion for AAC.
She is a tech-savvy ninja that can troubleshoot any glitch. She loves to spend her down time with her Irish wolfhound, Wexford, and perfecting her chicken pot pie recipe.
Jasmin Davoodi ▾
Jasmin Davoodi is a speech-language pathologist with a passion for helping individuals access their voice and feel confident about their communication. She has a particular expertise in alternative access methods including partner-assisted auditory scanning, switch access and eye-tracking systems.
Jasmin has been published in the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Leader Live and has spoken on the ASHA Voices podcast. In her spare time, Jasmin loves to karaoke, learn new dance moves, and travel as much as she can.
Annie Sager ▾
Annie Sager is a neurodiversity-affirming, family-centered speech-language pathologist. She has a specialty in supporting children who are deaf or hard of hearing and is passionate about supporting children with complex communication needs and augmentative, alternative communication (AAC). Outside of supporting children and their families, Annie feels most at home at the beach, enjoying the sunshine, or searching for the world's best ice cream cone.
Monica Halchishick ▾
Monica is a speech-language pathologist who approaches her job with compassion and curiosity. She strives to facilitate an interactive learning environment that fosters a sense of accomplishment and confidence for students and families alike. Monica is attuned to the idea that when students feel seen, heard, and understood, they are more likely to be actively involved in the learning process, and that following the student's interests is crucial for creating meaningful connections.
When she's not immersed in the SLP world, you can find Monica scaling walls at indoor rock gyms or cultivating her creative side by dedicating time to mastering new crafting skills.
James Berges ▾
James Berges is a content marketing specialist and speech-language pathologist with a background in psychology. He enjoys learning how to to build speech therapy sites and apps as well as using tech tools to maximize efficiency. He uses empathy, data, and creativity to help clients think and communicate clearly and authentically.
WHAT WE DO
Rachel Madel Speech Therapy Inc. primarily serves children aged 2-22 years of age who are having challenges with expressive/receptive language, articulation, reading and writing. Servicing everyone from late talkers to children with complex communication needs, our caseloads are diverse and dynamic. We geek out on technology and think that it can be an invaluable tool to help children reach their full communication potential. Something else we feel strongly about? Collaboration with team members. This is essential for a child to quickly make progress that generalizes outside of the therapy room.