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Specialists
Carol Briggs, M. A. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Founder, President
Founder and administrator of Abilities, Carol has dedicated over 40 years to serving the needs of families in Baton Rouge and the surrounding communities. Carol’s commitment to excellence and her dedication to her staff as well as the families they treat continue to provide the foundation for Abilities' success.
Margaret Reed M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Mentor
Margaret brings over 30 years of clinical experience and enjoys working with all children and has special interest in assisting infants and children with feeding difficulties and tongue and lip ties. She is the leader of the Abilities feeding team and also mentors graduate students, newly graduated therapists and hired therapists as an Abilities Speech mentor.
Lauren Taylor M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Lauren has a true passion for early intervention and helping children develop literacy and articulation skills. She believes that communication is the key to successful interaction. Lauren strives to work collaboratively with children and their families to help each child she works with reach their maximum potential.
Kaitlyn Eddy M. A. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Kaitlyn believes that parent involvement and early intervention are critical to a child’s success in pediatric therapy. She has a passion for helping children overcome all language challenges and has special interests in how hearing and auditory processing impacts language development as well as childhood apraxia of speech. Kaitlyn loves working with children and their families to help them achieve their goals.
Renee McGuinness M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Renee has 16 years of experience practicing Speech-Language Pathology addressing the following disorders: language disorders, articulation disorders, reading disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and apraxia of speech. She loves working with children and is dedicated to working with families to help a child reach his/her full potential.
Lindsay Perque M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Lindsay has over 15 years of experience working with pediatric clients with various language disorders, learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, apraxia of speech, oral motor disorders, articulation disorders, and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) needs. She believes in the importance of a team approach that includes therapists, families, caretakers, and educators in the therapeutic process.
Reygan Coxe, MCD, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Reygan has a true passion for helping young children reach their speech and language developmental milestones through play and parent collaboration. She believes that early intervention is integral in helping children develop speech and language skills successfully!
Abby Kibler, M.A., CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Abby is a Speech-Language Pathologist with a passion for individualized and family-centered care. She believes that parents are an essential part of every child’s communication journey and loves empowering families with strategies that support progress beyond the therapy room. Through play-based therapy, Abby works to build confidence, connection, and communication skills in young children while creating a collaborative experience for both children and their caregivers.
Jayden Berthelot M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Jayden's passion as a Speech Language Pathologist is helping little ones find their voice. She brings a blend of playful energy and functional activities to each therapy session. She is dedicated to making speech and language therapy a positive, playful and rewarding experience for both children and families.
Amy Fuselier, OT Mentor
Occupational Therapist
Amy piloted our occupational therapy program over 20 years ago. Her keen eye for seeing a child’s strengths paved the way for the client-centered and strength-based approach for which the Abilities occupational therapy department is known. In addition to providing direct occupational therapy services, Amy mentors graduate students, newly graduated therapists, and newly hired therapists as the Abilities OT Mentor
Bridget Champagne MOT/LOTR Occupational Therapist
Bridget enjoys collaborating across disciplines to ensure comprehensive treatment is provided to each of her clients. Bridget believes it is important to emphasize fun yet functional activities in play-based therapy to help motivate each child to increase their independence and meet their goals. Bridget feels that through her work she can truly make a difference in a child's life.
Rachel Misita MOT/LOTR
Occupational Therapist
Rachel has been providing direct therapy to children and caregiver training to their families for over seven years. She is especially interested in how processing of visual stimuli and motor coordination impact a child's daily activities. Rachel enjoys facilitating children's abilities to accomplish their goals and witnessing their self confidence flourish.
Mallory Casseri MOT/LOT Occupational Therapist
Mallory is honored to serve families by striving to provide individualized and child guided therapy to allow for the greatest independence and participation in daily activities possible. She enjoys collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, including parents, in order to help a child enhance meaningful skills and occupations and reach his or her full potential
Isabel Collins, MOT/LOTR
Occupational Therapist
Isabel joins our team with a strong passion for helping children thrive and a solid background in fine motor development, sensory integration and early intervention. Isabel brings both compassion and enthusiasm to every session. Her approach focuses on creating fun, personalized strategies that empower kids to grow in confidence and independence.
Taylor Ann Marrazzo, MOT/LOTR
Occupational Therapist
Taylor Ann is passionate about delivering individualized, child-led therapy that promotes independence and meaningful participation in daily activities. She values collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and works closely with families to support each child in developing skills that enhance their everyday lives.
Aubrey Efferson,
Patient Services Coordinator
Aubrey is often the first smiling face you will encounter when you walk through our lobby doors. Aubrey will ensure you are checked in and ready for therapy, receive pertinent therapy reports and updates, and that all personal information needed for seamless service delivery is up to date and accessible to our team.
Serina LeBlanc,
Billing and Insurance Coordinator
Serina has 20 years of experience in the medical field with 16 of these years as a Medical Billing & Coding specialist. She assists our families with all of their billing and insurance needs. Serina is in charge of billing, coding, insurance collections and when necessary additional visits. Her efforts ensure continuity of care and seamless service delivery.
Kayla Valenti,
Patient Scheduler
With 7 years of experience in the medical field, Kayla assists our Abilities parents in scheduling their child's weekly therapy appointments. Her efforts ensure continuity of care and in turn optimum therapeutic progress.
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