Meet the Speech Therapy Team

Susan began her journey at TLC in August of 2018. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA and her Master of Arts in Communication Disorders from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. Susan has experience with a wide variety of speech and language disorders, but she is especially passionate about providing neurodiversity-affirming therapy for her autistic clients. She also enjoys treating speech delays in young children and speech sound disorders. Susan currently treats full-time at our Metairie outpatient clinic with individual clients and leads our Talkin' Toddlers program two days a week. She also serves as the Speech Therapy Clinical Director, in which she manages the speech therapy department. In her free time, Susan enjoys gardening, traveling, and playing with her dog and four cats.

Rachael began her journey at TLC in July of 2023. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Louisiana State University and earned a Master of Communication Disorders from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. She has experience with a wide variety of speech, language, and feeding disorders. Rachael has a passion for working with the pediatric population with special interests in early language and feeding and swallowing from infancy to adolescence, including bottle feeding and lactation consulting. In her free time, Rachael enjoys watching movies, discovering new local restaurants, and spending time with her friends and family.

Renee began her journey at TLC in August of 2022 as a graduate clinician. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Disorders at Louisiana State University and later earned a Masters in Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Xavier University of Louisiana. She began her career by working as a tech in a private clinic with the pediatric population, then moving on to gain experience in the public school system and also under a private speech-language pathologist. Renee has a passion for working with the pediatric population with interests in the autism spectrum and speech and language delays. She enjoys spending time with family and friends and is excited to continue her career as a speech-language pathologist at Therapeutic Learning Center!

Hayley began her journey at TLC as a therapy tech in June of 2019. Hayley graduated from Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Disorders in 2021. She then graduated from the Speech-Language Pathology program at LSUHSC New Orleans. Being a part of TLC has given her great experiences and has grown her love for the pediatric population. Hayley accepted an SLP position with us, and will be working between seasonal programs, school based, and outpatient services/groups. In her free time, she loves being outside, working out and spending time with friends and family. 

Gerald joined the TLC team in October 2022. He completed his BA in communication sciences & disorders from LSU, and received his master’s in speech-language pathology from UL Lafayette in 2018. Most of Gerald's experience is in early language intervention and articulation/fluency within schools and private settings. Gerald's style of therapy is informed by the developmental-individual differences-relationship based (DIR/Floortime) model. Gerald is also trained in tethered oral tissues (TOTS), which allows him to support parents in their decisions about tongue- and tip-tie releases. He is highly invested in working with young children and their parents to develop play and communication skills, and feels equally rewarded supporting older kids through challenges in higher-order thinking, whether play-based or academic. Outside of the clinic, Gerald enjoys cooking, reading, and spending time outdoors with his fiancée and their dog, Mabel.

Sydney began her journey at TLC as a graduate clinician and later on began her career here in June of 2022. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Masters in Communication Disorders from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. Sydney has experience with medically fragile infants and children, infant and childhood feeding, augmentative alternative communication, language, and articulation. She is also interested in continuing her education in the areas of orofacial myology and lactation consulting. Sydney has completed a 12-week comprehensive feeding course and is "Feed the Peds" trained. In her free time, Sydney enjoys crafting, traveling, spending time with her family and fiance, and hopes to one day write a children's book.

Sophie began her journey at TLC in June of 2019. Sophie graduated from Louisiana State University- Baton Rouge with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Disorders in 2021. She then earned a Master of Communication Disorders from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans in 2023. She began her career as a therapy tech at TLC in June 2019. Sophie is interested in working with the pediatric population including autism spectrum disorder and speech and language delays. Being a part of the TLC family has given her the opportunity to flourish and gain experience in this field. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, being outdoors, and spending time with family and friends. Sophie is excited to continue her career as a Speech Language Pathologist at Therapeutic Learning Center!