About Me

Chrystala Nikolaou, M.A., CCC-SLPOwner and Speech Language Pathologist at Lexis Pediatric Therapy.

Chrystala Nikolaou, M.A., CCC-SLP

Owner and Speech Language Pathologist at Lexis Pediatric Therapy.

 

I am a California licensed and nationally certified Speech-Language Pathologist by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 

Growing up in Cyprus, a small island country in the Mediterranean, located southeast of Greece, I knew very early that my goal in life was to work with people. My decision to become a speech language pathologist originated through an experience I had with Christiana, my hard-of-hearing cousin. Seeing the changes that speech therapy made in her life but also how it supported her family’s needs as a whole, it became very clear to me that I wanted to make this impact with other families.

I moved to California in 2003 and attended Cal State University, Fullerton for my Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Communicative Disorders. I have graduated in 2009 and worked in pediatric private practice since then.

The majority of my speech-language-pathology career has been working with toddlers in early intervention as well as preschoolers and school age children.

I have gained a plethora of experiences with speech sound disorders, expressive and receptive language challenges, pragmatic disorders, and Apraxia of Speech.

My passion is in early intervention especially as it applies to children on the Autism Spectrum Disorders and I believe in constant collaboration with families and other professionals (Occupational Therapists, Applied Behavioral Therapists, Neurodevelopmnental pediatricians, Psychologists, School Teachers) in order to provide the best possible outcomes.

I hold a P.R.O.M.P.T certification (Level 1 and 2), Hanen Certification (“It takes Two to Talk” “More than Words”) and my continuous education training includes:

  • Sara Johnson’s Talk Tools program

  • S.O.S Feeding Solutions

  • Michelle Garcia’s Social Thinking Methodology

  • DIRFloortime

  • ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis)

Meet the Team

  • Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

    Jasmine Manalo is a licensed Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA) who joined Lexis Pediatric Speech Therapy in November 2021. She received her SLPA license in March 2017. Jasmine was born in San Francisco and grew up/lives in the SF Peninsula (Daly City, California). She graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology in Summer 2012 and in Fall 2016, obtained a Second Bachelor’s in Speech Pathology and Audiology at California State University, Sacramento.

    Jasmine previously volunteered at Kaiser Permanente and Stanford Hospital & Clinics under the rehabilitation department for occupational therapy. Since beginning her career, Jasmine has gained experience working with various populations ranging from early intervention to high school. She likes getting to know her clients, assisting parents with strategies and feedback, and seeing the progression of a child’s growth with their speech and language goals.

    In her free time, Jasmine enjoys spending time with her family and friends, going on food adventures, watching her K-Dramas, listening to music (e.g., K-Pop, Bruno Mars), and karaoke.

  • Administrator

    April Stubbs joined Lexis Pediatric speech team as the administrator. She is passionate about helping others in a medical therapy based setting. April has an undergraduate Pre-Medical Degree from the University of Oklahoma and she is the mom of three incredible young children.

    April is in charge of taking calls, scheduling services, explaining insurance benefits, and processing billing.