Meet our Therapists
Occupational Therapist
Monica received her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from The University of Texas Pan American-Edinburg in 2002. She has worked with the pediatric population in various settings including, Early Childhood Intervention (ECI), home health and outpatient clinics. She has been with Easter Seals since 2003 beginning with the ECI Program and then assisting with the development of Children’s Therapy Program. Monica is trained in Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT), Therapeutic Listening, Kinesio Taping, Handwriting Without Tears and Sensory Integration. Monica enjoys speaking to community centers and public schools about Occupational Therapy and Children’s Therapy Program. She is bilingual in Spanish. Monica believes her role as an OT, is to help encourage and motivate children to find their passion and strengths to be able to visualize the best version of themselves and support caregivers to foster that uniqueness and individuality. Monica enjoys movie nights with her kids, spending time with her grandbaby, traveling, crafting, attending concerts and loves the color purple.
Speech Language Pathologists
Daryn is a speech language pathologist with a passion for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). She has a B.A. in English from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Houston. She worked with children birth to three and their families through Early Childhood Intervention for four-and-a-half years. She currently works in the Children’s Therapy Program and BridgingApps, our technology program focusing on making every day tech accessible to people with all abilities, where she conducts AAC evaluations and consults with families, teachers, and therapists.
Miaya is the Director of Easter Seals Greater Houston's Children’s Therapy Clinic. She received her Master of Arts in Communication Disorders at the University of Houston in 2006 and has worked in a variety of settings, including Early Childhood Intervention (ECI), schools, and outpatient pediatric rehabilitation. At the Children's Therapy Clinic, Miaya works with children with developmental delays, speech and language disorders, feeding disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and other disabilities. She is certified in multiple therapy techniques such as Beckman, PROMPT, and Hanen.
Lauren is a contract Speech-Language Pathologist working with The Children’s Therapy Program. She received her master’s degree at Northwestern University and moved here to Houston with her husband in December of 2007. Lauren started working as a full-time Speech-Language Pathologist with Easter Seals Greater Houston in 2008 and has been with us on and off ever since. She has received training in the Neurodevelopmental Treatment Approach, PROMPT, DIR Floortime, and the Hanen method, among many others.
Physical Therapist
COMING SOON
(Physical Therapy currently offered by contract Physical Therapist)