Personalized Speech Pathology Services
Compassionate Speech Therapy
Meet The Team
Therapeutic Endeavors is committed to providing the highest quality speech, language, and feeding services within your child’s most natural setting including: home, daycare, and school settings.

Our Team

Our Treatment

Cherry Belle Baquial Support Coordinator
Cherry is an honorable mention graduate of Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a graduate of Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan in 2013. As a Psychology graduate, she worked in different aspects of Psychology branches such as Industrial/Organization setting, Clinical and Psychological setting. And with that, she was able to run things organizedly and efficiently which helped Therapeutic Endeavors, LLC for two years already. As of now, she is the backbone of Therapeutic Endeavors who do most of the back office tasks.
In her spare time, she likes to watch movies, learn new languages, and have a great time playing with her daughter.

Britney Desir, M.S. CCC-SLP
She graduated from Florida State University Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a Masters in Communication Sciences and Disorders shortly thereafter.

Jessica Weisensale, BS, SLPA
Jessica is a passionate and dedicated Speech Language Pathologist Assistant with a commitment to making a difference in the lives of her patients. A proud graduate of Florida State University, Jessica holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Science and Disorders.
With a strong foundation in her field, Jessica has been an invaluable member of our team since 2021, consistently providing exceptional care and support to her clients. Recognizing the importance of continuous learning, she is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Audiology at the esteemed University of Pittsburgh.

Angie Bolden, OTR/L
Angie Bolden has her Master’s in Occupational Therapy contracting with Therapeutic Endeavors, coordinating and supervising the Occupational Therapy department.

Jenee McPhail, BS, SLPA
Jenee is a licensed Speech Language Pathologist Assistant who graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelors in Exercise Physiology in 2021. Within the next couple of years she worked as a Clinical Medical Assistant, an Aide at a Preschool for children with Autism, a Substitute Teacher from ages K1 – 8th grade and worked as a K1 teacher.

Kelsey Young, M.Ed, CCC-SLP

Alexis Dyess, MS, CCC-SLP
Alexis is a licensed Speech Language Pathologist with a passion for serving all ages from pediatrics to geriatrics, with all different diagnoses from a language delay to feeding/swallowing difficulties to cognitive communication impairments. She graduated with both her Bachelors and Masters degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from University of Central Florida. She started her career working with geriatrics in skilled nursing facilities for just under two years before switching to pediatrics only for about a year. She now has the privilege to treat both populations through Therapeutic Endeavors in a variety of settings including outpatient, schools, daycares, and nursing homes!

Michael Walch, MS, CF-SLP
Michael is a licensed Speech- Language Pathologist who recently graduated from Florida State University in Summer 2023 with his Masters in Communication Science and Disorders. Michael is completing his Clinical Fellowship year in order to receive his Certificate of Clinical Competence. He has experience working with children with a variety of diagnoses in the outpatient and school settings. He particularly enjoys working with the Deaf/Hard of Hearing and ASD populations. He enjoys volunteering in the children’s ministry at his church, playing board games, and reading.

Leslie Maldonado, BS, SLP-A
Leslie is a licensed SLPA born in Boston Massachusetts and moved to Tallahassee, Florida at a young age. She graduated from Florida State University in 2021 with a Bachelors in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Leslie recognized her calling in pediatrics from her experiences in multiple work settings over the past six years, varying between her careers of being a SLPA and Preschool Teacher. She has worked in schools, daycares, and outpatient clinics alongside RBT’s, OT’s, and SLP’s. Through these experiences Leslie has focused on improving patient care working with several types of communication disorders, such as developmental delays and Autism. She specializes in therapy management in ages ranging from infants, preschool children, school-aged children, and even some adults.
Her passion to help children continues to grow as well as her commitment to expand her expertise in therapy management. Leslie is very proud to have established her SLPA career and plans to continue her education and receive her masters as an SLP.

Anna Dittman, BS, SLPA
Anna is a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant who has recently graduated from Florida State University Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Her education has provided her with extensive knowledge that she has applied to volunteering with an Early Head Start location, as well as to her research assistant position at the FSU School of Communication Science & Disorders. She was inspired to enter the field by those in healthcare who have treated her own disability in swallowing when she was a child, and is dedicated to continuing her education by seeking a graduate program in the future. Anna would love to use her passion for the pediatric field during her treatments to connect with young patients in a way that is fully positive, engaging, and fulfilling.

Cortney Zeiler, MS, CCC-SLP
This is Cortney. She graduated with her Master’s in speech-language pathology from the University of South Florida. She has worked in skilled nursing facilities, the public school system, home-health and doing teletherapy with high school students and elementary school students. Her favorite part of her job is the variety of disorders she gets to work with, but she is especially interested in social skills for kids with autism and individuals learning how to use AAC devices (assisted and augmented communication) as well as individuals recovering from strokes, TBIs and other brain injuries. She lives with her elderly cat, Oliver, and loves all animals and spending time outdoors. She also enjoys traveling with her two younger sisters during her vacation time!
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