Founder & Speech Language Pathologist
Alyssa Kung-Gunion, M.S., CCC-SLP
Alyssa founded Tiny Babbles Speech Therapy because she believed families deserved better; better access, better communication, and a practice that treats every child as brilliantly wired, not broken. What started as a solo practice has grown into a team of passionate SLPs who share her neurodiversity-affirming philosophy.
Alyssa is a lifelong learner who brings energy, creativity, and heart to every session. She's presented lectures on apraxia alongside colleagues for CSU graduate courses, provided consultation for school-based SLPs, participated quarterly meetings for the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force with Apraxia Kids, and was a Board Member for the University of the Pacific SLP Alumni Association. When she isn't researching the latest in speech and language, she's exploring outside with her husband, two kids, Owen & Olive, and her rescue dog, Kygo.
Tiny Babbles is rooted in Alyssa's family legacy. In the Philippines, her grandfathers would travel to the mountains to serve and care for their community as their town’s compassionate physicians. Their priority was the wellness of the people and spreading their light. Tiny Babbles carries that same mission forward.
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Fun fact :
Loves exploring outside with her husband, two kids Owen & Olive, and her rescue dog. years old
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San Diego, CA
Experience
Education :
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology
University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Honors)
University of California, Santa Cruz
Specialized Training
PROMPT Level Two for motor speech disorders
Hanen's It Takes Two to Talk® for early intervention
Natural Language Acquisition through Meaningful Speech for Gestalt Language Processors
AEIOU Systematic Feeding Approach
DTTC for motor speech
Sensory SLP certification through the Inside Out Program
Experience :
Alyssa holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from ASHA and is licensed by the California State Board. She has worked across school settings (elementary through high school), private practice clinics, early intervention programs, and the VA hospital system.
Specializes in early intervention, childhood apraxia of speech, AAC, and gestalt language processing. Alyssa founded Tiny Babbles to create a practice where every child feels celebrated, not fixed.
She earned the ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE) and currently serves on the University of the Pacific SLP Alumni Board.
Her specialized training includes PROMPT Level Two for motor speech disorders, Hanen's It Takes Two to Talk® for early intervention, Natural Language Acquisition through Meaningful Speech for gestalt language processors, AEIOU Systematic Feeding Approach, DTTC for motor speech, and Sensory SLP certification through the Inside Out Program.
Year of experience :
10+ years in Pediatric Speech-Language Pathology
