Envision Hope's Team

Kendall went into college with a passion for working with children, and she spent her college years shadowing occupational therapists at various pediatric clinics as well as at Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. She graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in health and then from Texas Woman’s University with a master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. Kendall began her career working in both post-acute rehabilitation and pediatrics, but she has focused the majority of her career on helping children and their families to live their best lives. Kendall loves developing meaningful relationships with the children and families she works with and being able to provide them with hope. Kendall has a Certificate of Competency in Vestibular Rehabilitation and a certification in LSVT BIG. She has also completed training courses on pediatric toe walking, dysgraphia, sensory processing, and post-concussion therapy. Kendall has experience working with children with Autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, learning challenges, dysgraphia, Sensory Processing Disorders, executive functioning and self-regulation difficulties, Down syndrome and Cerebral Pal

Rebecca is originally from Illinois and first became interested in Occupational therapy when she was 10 years old. Her mom is an Occupational therapist and had a private therapy clinic in their home. Rebecca always wanted to assist with therapy sessions and play with the other kids and was interested in learning more about the profession at a young age. Rebecca attended Texas Woman’s University for an undergraduate degree in child development and a masters degree in Occupational therapy. Rebecca has always had a passion for helping all children feel successful in everything that they do and empowering families. Rebecca has experience working with both children and adults. She completed fieldworks in an acute hospital in Chicago and in the Allen school district. Rebecca also has experience implementing constraint induced movement therapy for children with Cerebral palsy at the Scottish Rite Happy Campers CIMT camp. Rebecca has worked at the handwriting clinic and multiple home health agencies in the past. She has experience working with children with autism spectrum disorder, learning challenges, ADHD, learning challenges, sensory processing disorders, executive functioning, self regulation difficulties, down syndrome, and cerebral palsy.   

Ashley has spent the majority of her career working with pediatrics.  She graduated from Texas Tech School of Allied Health with a degree in Occupational Therapy.  

Ashley has her certifications in Neurodevelopmental training (NDT training) in pediatrics, Kinesiotaping, Interactive Metronome, The Listening Program, InTime program, Therapeutic Listening, and in the Sensory Integration and Praxis Testing training (SIPT training).  Ashley also has extensive experience with handwriting difficulties and uses the Handwriting Without Tears program.  She also has training in the area of visual processing difficulties.  Last of all, Ashley has extensive specialized training in oral motor and feeding.  She has training with  the Beckman Oral Motor Treatment.

Ashley truly loves working with children and feels it is her calling to help children and their families.  Working with the family is crucial for achieving a child’s goals and helping a child reach their highest potential.  Helping families incorporate sensory and motor activities in everyday life to enhance development is important.  Ashley helps families achieve this in easy, manageable ways.

Lauren is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Listening and Spoken Language Specialist/Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist with 16 years of experience working with children. Lauren received her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Disorders from Texas Christian University and then continued her education at the University of Texas at Dallas where she received her Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology. 

Lauren’s clinical experience includes working in school districts, private practice, and home health. While she is a specialist with hearing impairment, Lauren also has a lot of experience with dysphagia/feeding disorders as well as articulation and language disorders. Lauren is very passionate about parent education and believes in a family centered approach to intervention where the parents are actively involved in the therapeutic process. 

Lauren lives in Allen, Texas with her husband, Tim; daughter, Anabelle; and step sons Matthew and Michael. She is very excited to join the team at Envision Hope Pediatric Therapy. pediatric speech therapy

Kiley is from Normal, Illinois and moved south to Texas to attain her Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology at The University of North Texas. Growing up in a family of educators fueled her passion to create a positive environment for the growth and success of children while helping them to reach their highest potential. She began her career as a Speech-Language Pathologist in the Denton Independent School District implementing and engaging with children ranging from 3 to 11 years old in individualized speech, language and literacy interventions. Through her time at the school district she worked with children with articulation disorders, expressive and receptive language delays/disorders, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, specific learning disabilities, and intellectual disabilities. Kiley is an advocate for children, supporting families with clear and functional goals to enhance ongoing development in and out of the clinical setting and promoting confidence in daily life. Communication is key to forming relationships, expressing ourselves, and connecting to the world around us. Kiley is excited to be a part of a team that collaborates to help children transfer speech and language skills to real world interactions.

Cassandra is the go-to person at Envision Hope Pediatric.  She manages the business aspect of Envision Hope Pediatric Therapy.  Cassandra is knowledgeable with navigating the therapy world of insurance and will be able to guide you in getting help for your child.  Cassandra previous experience includes being a pediatric dental assistant, nanny with childcare experience, and home organization.  Cassandra has a brother who is on the autism spectrum, so she knows first-hand the challenges a child and family may face.  She had to navigate that world of advocating for his differences.  Cassandra has a huge heart and is a dog mom to 4 sweet dogs.  She has such a kind heart and genuinely care about people.  Cassandra truly has a gift with children, and she is a very important part of the Envision Hope family.  Cassandra's path at Envision Hope began with helping the children she cared for bringing them to therapy.  She then helped take care of Emerson Elizabeth Hope, our namesake.  Cassandra is fun loving and has a gift for connecting with people.  We are very grateful for the support and positivity Cassandra exudes at Envision Hope.