SpeakEasy Therapy Factory is a private practice clinic which was founded by LaTeka Kegler-Taylor to provide outpatient Speech Therapy Services to children, teens and adults of all ages. Our mission is to deliver effective, client focused, and evidence based practice Speech- Language Therapy & Swallowing services in a fun, friendly & safe environment that you will be ready to return to.
Owner
I was born and raised in Rochester, NY with true Southern roots since my parents are natives of South Carolina and Georgia. Both of my parents were born into, and raised in sharecropper families, so they instilled a strong work ethic into my brother’s and me while growing up. Yearly summer vacations to the South where my parents were raised, and hearing the stories of their humble farming beginnings, helped me to understand where and who I came from. I am a devout believer …
Office Manager
Hello, my name is LaRoyal and I graduated from the University of NorthCarolina at Charlotte with B.S. in Psychology and Health Systems Management. I am currently pursuing her M.S. in Occupational Therapy and will be Graduating in the Spring of 2024. I have been working in private practice administration for 3 years and enjoy working in pediatrics.
Office Manager
Billing Specialist
Hello, My name is Teresa and I was born and raised in Columbia, SC and have lived here my whole life. I have been working in the medical field for 21 years working different roles with many different specialist including over 6 years of outpatient therapy services for children and adults. I am planning on returning back to school to get my Bachelor’s Degree in Science with Medical Management.
Certified Speech-Language Pathologist
Hello, my name is Kayla Carter. I am from the lovely, rural town of Denmark, SC. I am currently entering my 10th year in education. I am currently a Speech-Language Pathologist at a primary school. I am a former teacher of Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades.
CERTIFIED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
Hello, My name is Daja Riggins, and I am from a small town called Aynor, SC. I received my Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology on May 9, 2020, at Francis Marion University. I have experience with treating dysphagia and cognitive disorders with adults. I also have experience with treating language, pragmatics, and articulation disorders in children and teens.
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Hello, my name is LaTarsha and I was born in Columbia, SC. I graduated from Columbia College December 2019 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech and Language Pathology.I have always loved working with children of all ages. I have two beautiful twin sons and when one of my sons was diagnosed with Autism in 2008 and began to see a SLP it changed everything for him AND for me.
CERTIFIED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
CERTIFIED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
Hello my name is Corlene, and I was born and raised in New York. I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College in Communication Disorders in 2015 and worked as an SLPA for 6 years before deciding to go back to school to pursue my master’s degree. I obtain my Masters Degree from SC State in 2022 and have experience in practicing pediatrics and home health.
Speech Language pathology assistant
Hello, my name is Victoria and I am from Columbia, South Carolina. I live in Lexington with my husband and three-year-old son, Grayson. I graduated from Columbia College in December of 2022. I will be attending graduate school in the fall to get my Master’s degree and become a speech-language pathologist.
Speech Language Pathology Assistant
Speech Language Pathology Assistant
Hi, my name is Ivie Frazier and I am from Macon, Ga. I graduated from Valdosta State University with a B.A. in Communication Disorders and I am currently in pursuing my Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology at South Carolina State University. The one thing I love most about therapy is working with the families and directing their passion towards my clients growth.
Speech Language Pathology Assistant
Hello, My name is Amoya and I was born in Brooklyn, NYC. I graduated from Columbia College in 2023 with a Bachelor’s in Speech-Language Pathology. I have experience working with children who have various disorders and difficulties speaking and/or expressing themselves. I truly enjoy working with children and their families.
Speech Language Pathology Assistant
Speech Language Pathology Assistant
Hello, my name is Kenbreia Brunson, and I’m from Sumter, SC. I graduated from the esteemed South Carolina State University in 2021 with a B.A. in Speech Pathology and Audiology. My journey to becoming a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLP-A) was inspired by my youngest struggles with speech deficits. I am passionate about helping other youth with language deficits.
SpeakEasy Therapy Factory is a private practice clinic which was founded by LaTeka Kegler-Taylor to provide outpatient Speech Therapy Services to children, teens and adults of all ages.
Office Phone: (803) 400-6334
Office Fax: (803) 470-4709
Email: info@speakeasytherapyfactory.com
I was born and raised in Rochester, NY with true Southern roots since my parents are natives of South Carolina and Georgia. Both of my parents were born into, and raised in sharecropper families, so they instilled a strong work ethic into my brother’s and me while growing up. Yearly summer vacations to the South where my parents were raised, and hearing the stories of their humble farming beginnings, helped me to understand where and who I came from. I am a devout believer of Maya Angelou’s quote, “If you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where you’re going…..”
I attended undergraduate school at Johnson C. Smith University, where I reigned as Miss Johnson C. Smith University 2001-2002. I was featured in the April 2022 issue of Ebony Magazine, along with other HBCU College Queens. I obtained a B.A. in Communication Arts from JCSU, then worked as an Account Executive in television sales with WJZY/ UPN in Charlotte, NC. From there, I worked as a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep with Merck & Co., and a Sales Rep for the Nielsen TV Ratings.
After deciding to change gears with my career, I took a position as a full- time substitute teacher with the Williamsburg County Schools. It was there that I realized that Speech Therapy was my calling! I enrolled in the full- time, 3- year long Master’s Speech Pathology program at SC State University. I completed the program in 2012, then began my new career as an SLP in the Skilled nursing, Rehab, AL & IL facility where I discovered my love for dysphagia and swallowing disorders.
Out of this love, SpeakEasy Therapy Factory was birthed in 2015, to serve adults and children with speech-language, feeding and swallowing disorders in a private practice setting. SpeakEasy later added Physical Therapy services, and has plans to add Occupational Therapy services in the near future!! We have an amazing team of therapists who are just as passionate about therapy as I am! I praise God for leading me to my calling because the field of Speech therapy never feels like “work” to me!!!!
Hi everyone, my name is LaRoyal Spruiell and I am from Sanford, NC. I received my Bachelors degree in Psychology and Heath Systems Management at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and moved to South Carolina in 2020. I joined the Americorps and served as a 6th grade math teacher for two years prior to entry into the therapy world.
I am currently completing my Master’s Degree in Occupational therapy and will be graduating in 2024. I have been at SpeakEasy Therapy Factor serving clients and families as the office manager since 2022. I have three years experience working in private practice administration including referrals, insurance compliance, and scheduling.
I have a passion for working with the pediatric population and plan to purse this passion upon graduation.
My name is Kayla Carter. I am from the lovely, rural town of Denmark, SC. I am currently entering my 10th year in education. I am currently a Speech-Language Pathologist at a primary school. I am a former teacher of Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades. My favorite is kindergarten because I love seeing these blank books become filled with knowledge! I am a 2019 graduate of South Carolina State University, where I earned my 2nd Masters in Speech Pathology and Audiology. I also earned my Bachelor’s (2013) and 1st Masters (2014) in Early Childhood Education, all from the same university. I’m currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Education with a concentration in Organizational Leadership from Liberty University.
Being an SLP is a very rewarding career for me. I always knew my purpose was to help people. And it is so gratifying helping my clients reach their goals and improve their communication skills. Just knowing I am making a difference in someone’s life means the world to me!
My hobbies include going to school, reading, traveling, volunteering at my county’s emergency services center and state litter board, taking pictures, going to the movies, spending time with family and friends, tutoring the youth of my community in the areas of reading and math, and learning to cook.
Hello, My name is Daja Riggins, and I am from a small town called Aynor, SC located in the Myrtle Beach area. I received a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology in 2020, from Francis Marion University (FMU.) I was among the FIRST cohort of students to matriculate through this newly developed SLP program! During my graduate school tenure at FMU, I served as the Treasurer of the National Student Speech- Language & Hearing Association (NSSLHA).
After receiving my Master’s degree, I moved to the Irmo area to pursue this wonderful career! I have experience with treating dysphagia (swallowing disorders) and cognitive disorders with adults. I also have experience with treating language, pragmatics (social skills,) and articulation disorders in children and teens.
The main reason I decided to become an SLP, is because I had also received speech services during my childhood years to treat fluency (stuttering) concerns. I realize how much of an impact receiving those services have had on my life. I am blessed to have acquired tools which I obtained from observing and working with my childhood speech therapist! What I love most about therapy is the progression that I see my patients make each day. It is very rewarding to see how far my patients come in such a short amount of time! Working as an SLP is such a rewarding and heartfelt career, and I cannot see myself doing anything else!
Hello, My name is LaTarsha Russell, and I was born in Columbia, SC. My father was enlisted in the Army so most of my junior high and high school years where abroad in Germany. However, I graduated from Austin High School in El Paso, Texas (Ft Bliss) in 1989. I left Texas and moved to Inglewood, California to live with my aunt and attended West LA College. I decided I wanted to be closer to my family especially my grandmother and moved to Columbia SC.
I enrolled at Midland’s Technical College and recieved an Associates Degree, transferred to Columbia College and pursued a Bachelor’s Degree. I graduated from Columbia College December 2019 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech and Language Pathology!! I have always loved working with children of all ages. I have two beautiful twin sons and when one of my sons was diagnosed with Autism in 2008 I didnt know what to do, it was something very new to me. When he began to see a SLP it changed everything for him AND for me. I remember how happy I was when he said his first word. This is one of the reasons I decided to become a SLP-A, I just want to help children understand that no matter what life throws at you, you can always overcome obstacles that get in your way, and putting a smile on the parents faces is just frosting on the cake.
After completing my degree in speech-language, I worked in a skilled nursing facility treating patients with dysphagia (swallowing) and cognitive disorders in adults. I have experience working with language (receptive and expressive language), articulation, pragmatics, and fluency with young adults and school-age children in educational settings.
I chose this career path because I can make a lasting impact and support children and adults to improve their communication skills. Knowing that I was able to provide services that will be beneficial for them in the future is very rewarding for me.
Corlene King, MA., CCC-SLP is an experienced speech-language pathologist (SLP)who is passionate about the profession. Ms. King was born and raised in New York, then moved to South Carolina in 1996. Ms. King attended Midlands Technical College and earned an associate degree in human services, while working with individuals with disabilities for 13 years. Ms. King decided to further her education and enrolled back in school. Ms. King earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College in Communication Disorders in 2015. Ms. King worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant for 6 years before deciding to go back to school to pursue her master’s degree. Ms. King earned a Master of Arts in Communicative Disorders from South Carolina State University in 2022. Ms. King holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology issued by the American Speech-Language-hearing Association and is licensed to practice in South Carolina. Ms. King’s professional experiences include practicing pediatric speech pathology in home health settings in private practice. Ms. King’s passion is working with children and watching them master their speech goals, which brings so much joy and happiness to her life. “Not only am I in a position to help children meet their speech goals, but I am also learning through them”.
When not working, Corlene enjoys traveling, going to the beach, cooking, trying new restaurants, decorating, organizing, entertaining and spending time with friends and family, and snuggling on the couch to watch a good movie. Ms. King’s favorite holiday is Christmas because she loves to get in the holiday spirit and spend quality time with loved ones. Ms. King is obsessed with the color teal because it resembles tranquility and reminds her of the beach, which is reflected in her home. Ms. King is passionate about cooking and baking. Her favorite foods are turkey wings, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, and pretzels. Ms. King’s ideal vacations are Maldives, Bora Bora, and Italy. Ms. King is also the proud mother of two children, who are her pride and joy.
Hello, My name is Victoria and I am from Columbia, South Carolina. I live in Lexington with my husband and three-year-old son, Grayson. I graduated from Columbia College in December of 2022. I will be attending graduate school in the fall to get my Master’s degree and become a speech-language pathologist. I love therapy for many reasons! I get to play with awesome kids and help to improve their speech and language skills at the same time. My favorite part of what I do is seeing clients progress and grow. Watching kids meet goals and improve their speech and language is the most rewarding part of this job!!
Hi, my name is Ivie Frazier and I am from Macon, Ga. I graduated from Valdosta State University with a Bachelors Degree in Communication Disorders in 2022, I am currently in pursuing my Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology at South Carolina State University and am set to graduate in 2025, I have experience in marketing, pediatric schooling, and telecommunication speech therapy, The one thing I love most about therapy is working with the families and directing their passion towards the right path for my clients growth, I am more than excited to be a part of the company and community!
Hello, My name is Amoya and I was born in Brooklyn, NYC, but raised in Columbia, SC. I graduated from Columbia College in 2023 with a Bachelor’s in Speech-Language Pathology. I have experience working with children who have various disorders and difficulties speaking and/or expressing themselves. I absolutely love what I do! I truly enjoy working with children and their families. I believe that everyone deserves a voice and to be understood by those around them.
Hello, my name is Kenbreia Brunson, and I’m from Sumter, SC. I graduated from the esteemed South Carolina State University in 2021 with a B.A. in Speech Pathology and Audiology. I chose to become a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLP-A) after witnessing my youngest struggle with speech issues. This inspired me to help other young people facing similar language deficits. In 2025, I plan to pursue a master’s degree in Speech Pathology. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my daughter and embracing the joys of being a first-time mom.