Gabriela was born and raised in Austin, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders and from Abilene Christian University with my M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology. She is a bilingual SLP (Spanish/English) and loves working with bilingual patients and their families. Gabriela has experience working with AAC, articulation, phonology, and social skills. She has worked in the home health setting and clinic setting, and enjoys helping parents gain strategies to use at home.

Owner, Bilingual Speech- Language Pathologist and Certified Orofacial Myologist.

Tanya attended Abilene Christian University for undergraduate work with a Bachelors of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders, and attained her Master’s degree from Texas Woman’s University in 2011. Her experience includes working in public and private schools, home health, outpatient rehabilitation, and skilled nursing facilities. She started the pediatric outpatient speech therapy clinic at Odessa Regional Medical Center in Odessa, TX in June of 2014, before starting West Texas Speech & Myofunctional Therapy 2016, and now Thrive Therapy of Texas in 2024. She has experience in working with a variety of neurogenic and acquired diseases and disorders that affect our human communication abilities, eating/swallowing and quality of life. She is the only dually certified “Speech-language pathologist, and Certified Orofacial Myologist” in West Texas currently.