Monica M. Donoso, MA, CCC-SLP, earned her Master’s degree in Communicative Disorders from California State University, Fullerton, in 2004. She is a pediatric speech-language pathologist and has worked in the school setting for 17 years. She has also worked privately at various clinics in Orange County. She is a literacy- and play-based therapist by nature. Recently, she was awarded a grant to promote diversity through literacy-based therapy. Her focus is also on mentoring graduate students to advance their clinical and therapeutic skills. She lives with her husband and two teenage boys in Southern California.