New Beginnings is a locally owned and operated group of Licensed, Certified Pediatric Speech Pathologists in private practice located in El Paso, Texas.
We pride ourselves on being the most dedicated, caring, and helpful family of Therapists your child will ever work with. Call us for a FREE consultation and see how we can help your child.
07/08/2025
Join us tomorrow for a valuable parent training session, where we will explore practical tools and strategies to help your child develop their cognitive and executive functioning skills.
See you then!
07/01/2025
🌊 July is Under the Sea Month at New Beginnings! 🐠
We’re diving into summer with an exciting ocean theme across all our offices and therapy disciplines! From decor to activities, we’re creating a fun, engaging environment that encourages growth, creativity, and smiles.
🧜♀️ Whether it's speech, occupational, or physical therapy, our team is making July a month full of underwater adventure and therapeutic progress.
Stay tuned for themed crafts, sensory fun, and a wave of surprises! 🌟
06/27/2025
Try this easy and calming craft this weekend:
🫧 Bubble Wrap Painting
What you need:
– Bubble wrap
– Paint
– Paper
– A little imagination!
🖐 Great for sensory input and creativity.
Bonus: It makes cool ocean or firework effects!
06/25/2025
Encouraging your child to talk doesn’t need to feel like homework! Try these 3 fun activities this week:"
Scavenger Hunt – Ask your child to find things by color or shape and describe them.
Pretend Play – Play restaurant or zoo and model new words.
“I Spy” Outdoors – Use descriptive words to help them expand vocabulary.
06/23/2025
Did you know our app is your go-to place for everything therapy?
📲 View your child’s schedule
📥 Get appointment reminders
📚 Access helpful resources
💬 Message our team directly
✨ All in one place – safe, secure, and simple.
06/20/2025
Let’s turn your backyard into a therapy playground!
Try this simple gross motor obstacle course:
➡ Hop over pillows
➡ Crawl under chairs
➡ Balance on a line of tape
➡ Toss a beanbag into a bucket
🏃♀️ These activities support coordination, strength, and FUN!
06/09/2025
Take therapy outdoors this summer! 🌳 Engaging in playful activities in nature can boost gross motor skills, stimulate the senses, and make learning fun. Think obstacle courses in the backyard, drawing with sticks in the dirt, or simply running and jumping at the park! How do you encourage active play outside? Tell us in the comments! 👇
05/31/2025
May was filled with gratitude and growth! ☀️ Stay tuned as we kick off our summer therapy themes and exciting new resources next week!
05/31/2025
We are so honored to have been considered for the inaugural Miner Business Trailblazer Award! Thank you to our community for all their continued support, and to UTEP for this great recognition!
CHS Miners, check out a feature story written by UTEP Marketing and Communications about the recipients of UTEP's first Miner Business Impact Awards. The awards recognize the fastest-growing alumni businesses and leading corporate and organization partners that have made a significant impact on our economy and the University. Recipients were celebrated at an awards ceremony at St. Roger’s Depot Thursday evening. Two CHS alums are among the list! ⛏🥳🧡💙
Dr. Sarah Ruiz, founder of Sun City Dieticians (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences PhD Program '21). Sun City Dieticians offers personalized care and support in nutrition and diabetes education through culturally relevant, evidence-based guidance. Dr. Ruiz is also adjunct faculty in the Department of Public Health Sciences.
Monica Contreras-Tullius, founder of New Beginnings Pediatric Speech Therapy Services (B.S. in Speech Language Pathology, ’92; M.S. in Speech Language Pathology, ’94). For the past 16 years, New Beginnings has focused on transforming children’s lives through speech, occupational, physical and feeding therapies to meet a variety of developmental needs.
Looking back on this month, we proudly celebrate and thank our incredible speech-language pathologists, speech-language pathology assistants, and hearing specialists who work tirelessly to help our patients find their voice, strengthen their communication, and connect with the world around them. 💬❤️👂
Your dedication, compassion, and expertise change lives every single day — and we are so grateful to have you as part of our team. Thank you for making a difference!
05/29/2025
Big Shoutout to our Auditory Verbal Therapists: Cathy Chapman, SLP & Annette Barron, SLP
They were representing New Beginnings at the EPCH “Good Vibrations” Celebration Event, May 23, 2025 at the El Paso Children’s Multispecialty Center
05/28/2025
Little steps lead to big wins! 👣 PT helps children develop strength and coordination so they can conquer their next milestones.
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New Beginnings is a locally owned and operated group of Licensed, Certified Pediatric Speech Pathologists in private practice located in El Paso, Texas. We pride ourselves on being the most dedicated, caring, and helpful family of Therapists your child will ever work with. Call us for a FREE consultation and see how we can help your child.
We offer your child a new beginning for a brighter future.
We are a proud member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and hold various professional certifications. For more information…
Monica Tullius, M.S.CCC-SLP
A licensed Speech-Language Pathologist for over 20 years, Monica has been in private practice for the last 9 years. She is the Clinical Administrator and Owner of the New Beginnings Pediatric Speech Therapy Services, PLLC clinics where she supervises and leads a team of Speech Pathology Clinicians.
Prior to opening her private practice, Monica was a Speech-Language Pathologist in the public school system for many years. She also has experience in pediatric Speech Therapy in home health, charter schools, and private schools. She has worked with children with an array of needs, such as: Autism Spectrum, Language Disorder, Augmentative Communication, Voice Disorder, Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Articulation Disorder, Learning Disability, Intellectual Disability, Down Syndrome, Stuttering, Hearing/Visual Impairment, and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD).
She loves changing the lives of her patients!
Monica received her Orofacial Myofunctional training through the Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT).
Monica is an active Member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Texas Speech Language Hearing Association, and a Member of the Academy of Applied Myofunctional Sciences (AAMS). She is a past Secretary of the EI Paso Speech and Hearing Association (EPSHA).
Christine Ramirez Adame, M.S.CCC-SLP
Christine is a bilingual Certified Speech-Language Pathologist who is compassionate and shows caring for each one of her patients. Before coming to New Beginnings and serving as our Rich Beem Clinic Director, she worked for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
She is very interested in Tethered Oral Tissues (TOT’s) and the problems they can cause for posture, breast feeding, chewing, sleeping, and breathing. Christine also received her training in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy at the Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT).
Christine is interested in advancing her knowledge of sleep and OMD’s to better help children and parents who may not even realize that TOT’s may negatively affect the entire body system. She is a member of the Academy of Applied Myofunctional Sciences (AAMS).
contact our eastside office at (915) 855-0601 or our far eastside office at (915) 303-5177.