Our Team

Nicole Cavalea, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech language pathologist and myofunctional therapist at Strategies for Success in Los Gatos, California. 

Nicole has extensive experience working with children of all ages in the assessment, treatment, and management of speech and language disorders associated with autism, ADD, ADHD, auditory processing disorders, motor speech delays, and myofunctional disorders. She has also worked with the language rehabilitation of adults in sub-acute medical settings. 

Leticia is an Arizona native and recently moved to California in July 2022. She has been a practicing clinician since 2016 after receiving her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Northern Arizona University. At NAU, she graduated Summa Cum Laude and was the recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Graduate Clinician award. She has experience working in private practice and school-based settings with individuals as young as 18 months old with particular interests in play-based, child-led therapy approaches for early language and speech sound disorders. She has found oral motor coordination and stability to be an integral piece for remediating speech sound production skills.

Tatum Tanquary received her undergraduate degree from San Diego State University in Speech-Language, and Hearing Sciences. During her time at San Diego State, she participated in many labs focusing on Early Intervention! After graduating in 2021, she participated in a program at Chico State in order to obtain her California Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant license. When Taitem is not working, she loves to take her dog to the park, take part in her bible study, and practice yoga! 

Alexa attended San Diego State University for undergraduate and graduate school. With her master's degree in Communicative Disorders, Alexa returned to Los Gatos to serve the city she calls home.

Mikayla Valdez, M.S, CF- SLP, attended San Jose State for her undergraduate degree in Communicative Disorders and Sciences. In June of 2023 Mikayla received her Master’s of Science degree in Speech and Language Pathology from Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ. 

Mikayla has clinical experience in the areas of speech sound production, language intervention for early childhood and elementary aged children. She has had the opportunity to work with a variety of age groups as well. Throughout her experiences she has found a passion for early intervention, utilizing a child lead and play based approach for early language development. When she is not working she enjoys hiking local trails, baking, and spending time with friends and family.