Meet the Team!
All of the therapists at The SPOT for Kids are highly trained and certified specialists. Each therapist maintains their professional licensure in Oklahoma and at a national level, and all of our therapists are continually learning and training to better help the children we serve.


Becky Payne M.ED, CCC-SLP
Becky Payne M.ED CCC-SLP, graduated from Northeastern State University in 2000 with her Masters in Education, Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Speech Language Pathology. She is a member of OSHA and ASHA.
Becky has experience with children and adults in many setting such as schools, hospitals, home therapy and private clinics. She has treated many children with ASD, Apraxia, Dyslexia, TBI, CP, and more. Becky also has experience with feeding and swallowing issues as well as language and articulation delays and disorders. She is trained in floortime, picture exchange communication systems, augmentative communication devices, baby sign and Integrated Listening Systems, and dyslexia.
Becky is a married mother of four girls and one little boy.


Emily Ayala,
OTR/L
Kristin Becker, M.S., CCC-SLP
Kristin Becker graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2007 with a Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
She has pediatric experience in the schools and in the private setting including an outpatient clinic treating a variety of feeding/swallowing disorders in children.
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Kristin has experience implementing treatment plans for children with diverse language and articulation disorders including autism spectrum disorders, fluency disorders, phonological processing, language impairment, and developmental delays. She is trained in the Picture Exchange Communication System, basic sign language, and augmentative communication device implementation.
Kristin enjoys spending time with her two sons.
Our Therapists

Charity Payton, M.S., CCC-SLP

Joanna Lawson,
M.S., CCC-SLP

Kayla Williams, M.S.,
CFY-SLP

Hayley Peterson,
M.S., CCC-SLP

Susan Garrett, M.S.,
CCC-SLP

Olivia Smith, M.S.,
CFY-SLP

Christina McEndarfer, COTA/L

Summer Trook,
MOT/L

Alliyah Higgins-Jones
DPT, OTR/L

Jane Storm,
COTA/L

Karrie Hayes,
OTR/L

Stacey Grisham,
OTR/L

Tori Aaenson,
COTA/L

Abby Woodward,
PT

Maria Davila-Gonzalez, PTA
Our Admin Staff
The SPOT for Kids administrative staff members work diligently behind the scenes taking care of scheduling, billing, referrals, and insurance needs as well as everything else it takes to keep things running smooth.
They are patient, kind, and knowledgeable, and they are happy to answer any questions you might have.

Julie Biggs,
Practice Manager

Sophia Krist, Patient Coordinator

Kaelin Cieplechowicz
Authorizations and Referrals



