About Us

¡Hola y bienvenidos !

I am Andrea Marquina, owner of EnriqueSer Therapy LLC. I am a proud first generation Mexican-American. I was raised in Burbank, California prior to moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 2003, where I graduated from Metro Nashville Public Schools. I was raised in a Spanish speaking household and witnessed my parents dedication and the challenges they faced in maintaining our heritage language and culture as immigrants in the United States. I have also experienced the lack of culturally responsive practices and their impact in health and education first hand and within my family and community. My connection to my culture is central to my work. In a field with 8.6% of providers identifying as multilingual (Profile of ASHA Multilingual Service Providers, Year-End 2024), I am passionate about providing evidence-based, culturally responsive and quality services to all populations and partnering with colleagues to increase their knowledge and confidence in working with multilingual and multicultural clients to best serve all children and families.

I earned a Bachelor's degree in Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where I majored in special education with a concentration in communication sciences and disorders and minored in Spanish. Following my four years in Knoxville, TN, I moved to the Rio Grande Valley, Texas where I joined Teach for America (TFA). My experience as a special education and prekindergarten teacher was invaluable to my work as a speech-language pathologist. I have an immense respect for our classroom teachers and I have continued to learn from them in my career. Following two years in the TFA corps, I earned my masters degree in speech-language pathology from Indiana University where I participated in the  Spanish-English Bilingual track under the STEPS program (Speech Therapy Education, Practicum, and Services for Latino Children and Families).  In my time in graduate school, I became aware of the lack of exposure graduate students receive in training for working with culturally and linguistically diverse populations and how this varies between and within graduate programs. This led me to complete a masters thesis on Graduate Student Perspectives on Clinical and Academic Preparation for Working with Linguistically Diverse Child Populations.

My career as an SLP began in Houston, Texas where I worked in the Alief Independent School District for five years prior to returning to Nashville, Tennessee. I have worked with students of all ages, served as a mentor and graduate student supervisor, and managed a variety of workloads as a school based SLP. I also have experience in home health, pediatric clinics and telehealth services. My interests and expertise in the field include assessment and intervention with multilingual populations, school based service delivery, parent and family education and involvement, play based therapy, neuro affirming practices,  and teacher and professional staff education on the role of a speech-language pathologist in the schools. 

Outside of the world of speech-language pathology, I enjoy spending time with family,  spending time in nature whether it be running, hiking, climbing mountains or reading a book at Centennial Park. I have recently started writing poetry and I am always looking to explore new spots. Somewhere new is my favorite place to be! I have visited 14 countries and too many coffee shops to count. 

I look forward to partnering with you to enrich the lives of your children!