OUR TEAM
MEGAN MUSSO,
MA, CCC-L/SLP, IBCLC
A Lake Charles native, Megan (Smith) Musso is a speech-language pathologist with a special interest for treating children and infants with feeding and swallowing disorders. Upon completing her masters in Communication Disorders at Louisiana State University, Megan pursued her passion for pediatric care in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans areas. During these early professional years, Megan enhanced her knowledge and skills through her unique and diverse experiences working with the pediatric population, which included medically fragile infants, adolescents with special needs, and normal developing children with oral aversion or "picky eating".
Megan returned to Lake Charles in 2015 where she continued working as a speech-language pathologist. Upon recognizing the need for specialized pediatric feeding therapy within the Lake Charles community, Megan established Magnolia Pediatric Therapy.
Throughout her career, she has worked alongside esteemed members of several specialty disciplines -- including ENT's, craniofacial surgeons, child psychologists, applied behavioral analysts, occupational and physical therapists, lactation consultants, chiropractors and pediatric dentists -- and continues to pursue such collaborations with other professionals as it benefits each individual patient.
Complimenting her passion for feeding, Megan also has a love for early intervention. She has provided services to the birth to three population through Early Steps and private practice since entering the field. Through early intervention therapy, Megan enjoys teaching the family how to become an integral part in helping their little one to achieve their speech, language and feeding goals.
Megan holds certification with the Louisiana Board of Speech-Language Pathologists and the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. She is also now licensed as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and has really enjoyed working with moms and babies to help them reach their breastfeeding goals.
KACIE PEterson,
MA, CCC-L/SLP
Originally from Lake Charles, Kacie returned home upon receiving her masters in Communication Disorders from Louisiana State University. After treating both the pediatric and
adult population in the outpatient setting for two years, Kacie quickly realized her love for working with children. She joined the Magnolia team in spring of 2017 and was eager to begin
working with a more specialized population.
Throughout her career, Kacie has received extensive training in the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders in medically fragile infants, adolescents with special needs, and typically developing children with feeding difficulties secondary to structural anomaly or behavioral feeding aversion. She has completed Tethered Oral Tissues Specialty Training that involves evaluating and educating families on the impact of tongue- and lip-ties on oral function.
Kacie has a passion for working with children of all ages. She considers it a privilege to assist in facilitating successful speech, language and feeding development and enjoys collaborating with
families to ensure therapy progress is carried-over into everyday life. Recognizing the need for collaborative care across each patient, Kacie values the importance of working closely with other
healthcare and medical professionals so that each child has the best opportunity to achieve his or her full potential.
Kacie has earned her American Speech-Language- Hearing Association (ASHA) Certificate of Clinical Competency and maintains her Louisiana Speech-Language Pathology License. She is also working toward becoming a Board Certified Specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders.
Avery Thomas Miller,
MA, CCC-L/SLP
Avery was born and raised in Sulphur, Louisiana. She graduated from Louisiana State University with her bachelors degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2017 then obtained her masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology from LSU in 2019. Following her graduation, she moved back to Sulphur and joined the Magnolia team in the summer of 2019.
Avery’s clinical experience includes working with articulation and language disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, children with feeding difficulties, a variety of syndromes, language and literacy, social communication disorders, as well as Augmentative and
Alternative Communication (AAC). She has a passion for working with children of all ages and loves watching each child progress and reach their full potential.
Her areas of interest include language disorders, articulation disorders, and feeding difficulties. Avery recognizes the importance of collaborating with other professionals to ensure quality patient care. She is excited to begin her career as a Speech Language Pathologist and change the lives of her patients and their families.
Camille Cunningham,
MA,CCC-L/SLP
Camille is originally from Lake Charles, LA and returned home following graduation to join the Magnolia team! Camille received her bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders (2019, Louisiana State University) and completed her master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology (2021, Louisiana State University).
Camille loves working with children of all ages, and has received a wide variety of clinical experiences, which include social communication disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, articulation, and language disorders. Her interests include Autism Spectrum Disorders, high/low tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), articulation and language disorders. She is so excited to have the opportunity to work with children in her hometown, helping them to meet their speech and language goals!