Meet our Speech Therapists
Ashtyn Mouton M.Ed., CCC-SLP
Owner & Speech Language Pathologist
Ashtyn Mouton, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, is the owner of Simple Speech Therapy. She is a pediatric Speech Language Pathologist in the Central Florida area. She has been practicing as a SLP for over 8 years and has worked with children and adults of all ages in schools as well as skilled nursing facilities. She holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. She graduated from Florida State University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communication Science and Disorders and graduated from Valdosta State University in 2015 with a Master of Education degree in Communication Disorders. Ashtyn is thrilled and motivated to be offering speech and language therapy to children in the Central Florida area. As a new mom, she understands the importance of creating trusting relationships with people who engage with her child. She looks forward to building lasting relationships with her clients and their families.
Dr. Leesa Marante, Ph.D. , CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist & Lead SLP
Dr.Leesa Marante, Ph.D., CCC-SLP has been practicing as an SLP for about 8 years across multiple settings (schools, private practice, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.). She graduated with her master's degree in 2016 and with her Ph.D. in 2021 from Florida State University. Broadly, her research interests are centered around improving the
reading and writing outcomes of adolescents with developmental language disorder. She is also very passionate about helping herfellow SLPs avoid burnout in the school setting. After a few years in Austin, Texas, she is excited to be back in her home state of Florida. Her area of expertise is language and literacy, but enjoys treating
all areas of communication disorders. Her therapy approach is functional--meaning her main goal is to help make your child's meet their wants and needs as well as your family's needs. She enjoys making her therapy sessions engaging and fun for both the child and the parent.
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As lead SLP at Simple Speech Therapy, Leesa supervises our CFYs and SLPAs, provides resources to support our therapists and leads social skills and parent support groups.
Veronica DeJesus, M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Veronica DeJesus, M.S., CCC-SLP has been practicing as an SLP for 4 years in various settings including home health, private practice, and schools. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Language Pathology in 2018 from Bloomsburg University, and her Master’s in Speech Language Pathology in 2020 from the University of Delaware. She moved to Florida to join her family after finishing her education in Pennsylvania.
She is passionate about working with children as witnessing the progress and breakthroughs of late talkers is incredibly rewarding. She enjoys incorporating play-based therapy, a child-centered approach that utilizes play as the primary medium for learning and communication. She enjoys creating various playful activities, games, and interactive exercises tailored to the specific child and their unique needs.
Katie Eagan, M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Katie is from England and moved to Florida in 2005 to work in the UK Pavilion in Disney’s EPCOT. After working there for a year, she followed her American husband to Illinois (outside St. Louis, MO) where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology in 2011, and her Master’s of science degree in Speech Language Pathology in 2013 from Southern Illinois
University Edwardsville. She has worked in the local Champion’s Gate community as a speech-language pathologist since June 2013. She spent 8 years working as an SLP in the School District of Osceola County at two local
schools, and this is her third year working as a SLP at a local charter school in Polk County. Katie is trained in Orton Gillingham and LiPS for reading and spelling intervention. She is excited to work on your team with you and your child, and to work on whatever aspects of communication is important to you and your family. She has experience with beginning communicators just learning to communicate, children learning to be more intelligible through learning new speech sounds, children with fluency (stuttering) difficulties, to children who are learning to read and understand classroom texts.
Kayla Pron, SLPA
Speech Language Pathology Assistant
Meet Kayla; a dedicated speech therapy assistant whose passion lies in play-based therapy and helping children find their voice. When not at work, Kayla enjoys baking delicious treats, losing herself in captivating books, and cherishing moments spent with family and friends. Her commitment to helping children express themselves in unique ways drives her professional journey, making a meaningful impact one conversation at a time.
Meet our Occupational Therapists
Julie Lozada, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Julie Lozada, OTR, Simple Speech Therapy's occupational therapist, graduated from Keiser University in Fort Myers, Florida with her Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy. She has worked in pediatrics since 2017 within various settings that include home health, outpatient clinic, schools, and daycares. She is passionate about working with children of all ages to achieve the skills necessary to become as independent as possible!
Our Occupational Therapy services will include an individualized assessment to help identify your child’s areas of strengths and opportunities to create a custom treatment plan. Treatment sessions can focus on self care skills, fine motor, gross motor, sensory integration, feeding therapy, handwriting, and play skills through fun and meaningful activities!
Jonathan Sanchez, COTA/L
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Jonathan Sanchez, COTA/L, graduated from Keiser University in Orlando, Florida in 2008 with his Associates Degree as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. He has worked in various pediatric settings that include home health and outpatient clinics. He brings his years of experience not only as a Therapist, but as the father of a special needs child; understanding the hard work and dedication it takes to help children achieve the skills they need to reach their highest level of potential and independence while showing the world that anything is possible.
Meet our Director of Operations
Cam Mouton, JD
Cam Mouton, JD, is the Director of Business Operations for Simple Speech Therapy. In his role, Cam manages the day to day operations of running the business aspects of Simple Speech Therapy. Cam is a graduate of Florida State University and he subsequently attended and graduated from the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois. He has a passion for helping children in the local community as he serves as a High School Baseball Coach at Lake Nona High School. Cam is excited to continue to grow Simple Speech Therapy in a way that will allow access to needed services for more families in our community. Cam is married to Ashtyn Mouton, the owner of Simple Speech Therapy. Together they share one daughter and have another daughter on the way!