Tiffany Guardado, M.S. CCC-SLP, IBCLC, PMH-C
Founder, Senior Clinician
Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
Certification in Perinatal Mental Health
Tiffany is a pediatric speech-language pathologist, feeding/swallowing therapist,
and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She has been practicing as a speech-language pathologist specializing in pediatrics since 2014. She has spent the majority of her career working with children and families from a variety of backgrounds and with various levels of needs related to the feeding and swallowing process - from complex medical conditions to selective/picky eating in both a medical setting and private practice. In addition to her work as a speech-language pathologist, she became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 2021 to expand her clinical practice to include specialized lactation support. She formed Tree of Life Feeding to serve and provide families the tools necessary to begin a healthy and happy relationship with feeding. In addition to her clinical work, Tiffany teaches part-time in the graduate program at Chapman University, helping to educate and mentor future speech-language pathologists in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program.
Education
B.A. in Communicative Disorders, Spanish
California State University Fullerton
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M.S. in Communication Sciences & Disorders
Chapman University
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Pathway 2 Certificate, Lactation Consultant
UC San Diego Extension
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Licenses & Certifications
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE)
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Certification in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C)
Postpartum Support International
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Paneled in Speech Language Pathology
California Children's Services (CCS)
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Certificate of Clinical Competence
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
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Vital Stim Therapy Specialty Certification
CIAO Seminars
specialty trainings
SOFFI: Supporting Oral Feeding in Fragile Infants
Feeding FUNdamentals
Perinatal Mood Disorders: Components of Care & Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapy Training
Postpartum Support International
Pumping and Feeding Gear Workshop for IBCLCs
Babies in Common
Breathe, Baby Breathe: Developmental Interventions for Infants with Tracheostomy
Education Resources, Inc.
VitalStim Therapy Specialty Program-Pediatric Focus
CIAO Seminars
GoMAP: Guided Oral Movements with
Active Patterning for Infant/Toddler Feeding
The Speech Network
Amanda Chastain, MA, CCC-SLP, COM
TOTS: Tethered Oral Tissues Specialty Training
Chrysalis Orofacial
Bottle Skills for the Bottle Refuser
Babies in Common
Beckman Oral Motor Assessment and Intervention
Beckman & Associates
Assessment & Treatment Tools for Pediatric Tracheostomy: An Interactive Workshop
Passy-Muir Incorporated
Supporting Oral Motor Skills in the Infant: Assessment, Adaptation, Remediation
The Lactation OT
Breathe Baby Course
The Breathe Institute
Advanced Clinical Skills for the Bottle Refuser
Babies in Common
Feeding and Swallowing Disorders in Infancy: Breast and Bottle Feeding
Wolf & Glass
Education Resources, Inc
Rethinking Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing
ASHA Professional Development
Clinician
Speech-Language Pathologist
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
Candice is a medical speech language pathologist, feeding/swallow therapist, and international board certified lactation consultant. She received her Masters in speech language pathology in 2021 and has experience with diagnosing and treating communication and swallowing disorders in the pediatric and adult population in a variety of settings ranging from the public schools to outpatient hospital and inpatient in acute, subacute, and acute rehab settings. She has a passion for working with mothers and babies which led her to pursue becoming an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 2026. She desires to advocate for families to meet their feeding goals. In addition to working at Tree of Life, Candice also works part time at a hospital where she sees adults and pediatric patients with a wide range of communication and swallowing disorders. Candice is married to her husband Andy and they have one daughter together.
Candice Surh Cho, M.S. CCC-SLP,
IBCLC
specialty trainings
When Children Won't Eat: Picky Eaters vs Problem Feeders
SOS Approach to Feeding
​The Foundations of Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing
Feed the Peds
Functional Assessment and Remediation of TOTs (Tethered Oral Tissues)
TalkTools
Bottle Feeding Skills - Refining Clinical Reasoning for Selection and Use
The Lactation OT
Kelsey Mobers,
M.S. CCC-SLP, CLEC
Instructor & Clinician
Speech-Language Pathologist
Certified Lactation Educator & Counselor (CLEC)
Kelsey is a pediatric speech-language pathologist and Certified Lactation Educator Counselor with over 15 years of experience supporting infants and children with feeding, swallowing, and communication needs. She has spent the majority of her career working in both outpatient and inpatient settings at a large local children’s hospital, where she developed extensive experience in early intervention, pediatric cognitive communication disorders, and infant/pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders. Kelsey brings a thoughtful, evidence-based approach to her work, while also recognizing the real-life dynamics that shape each family’s feeding journey.
As a Long Beach native and a mom of three daughters, Kelsey offers a unique blend of clinical expertise and lived experience. She understands firsthand the questions, challenges, and wins that come with introducing solids, allowing her to connect with families in a way that feels both supportive and practical.
At Tree of Life, Kelsey leads our Together at the Table meal groups, where she helps families build confidence with baby-led weaning, responsive feeding, and early mealtime skills in a warm, community-centered environment.
