About Us

Our Mission:

PTC aims to foster the connection of modalities essential to communication, play, and learning through engaging and effective therapy that encompasses the individuality of each child and family. We offer therapy for speech, language, and reading skills as well as occupational therapy.

Our Therapists

Kelly Keeter, M.S., CCC-SLP

Kelly is the owner of Pediatric Therapy Connection. She worked in private practice in the Triangle for almost ten years before relocating to the Triad and has been serving children here ever since.

Kelly found her passion for working with children with communication needs in college while employed as a community skills instructor for the Autism Society of NC. She obtained a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from East Carolina University in 2009. Kelly has clinical experience in a variety of settings including private practice, acute care, school system, and outpatient rehabilitation. Her experience in the evaluation and treatment of children with a variety of diagnoses includes: articulation/phonological disorders, receptive and expressive language delays, apraxia of speech, autism spectrum disorders, and pragmatic language disorders, with particular interest and experience in written language disorders. She has received training in the Orton-Gillingham and Visualizing/Verbalizing techniques for literacy remediation. In addition, Kelly has specialized training in the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT).

Outside of PTC, Kelly enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her husband and two children.

Jess Richardson M.S., CCC-SLP

Jess received a Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders and a Minor in American Sign Language from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as well as a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Illinois in 2015. Jess has clinical experience in a variety of settings including private practice, public and charter schools, and early intervention. Her experience in the evaluation and treatment of children with a variety of diagnoses includes: articulation/phonological disorders, receptive and expressive language disorders, apraxia of speech, autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, alternative and augmentative disorders (AAC). In her free, Jess enjoys spending time with her three children, crafts/cricut projects, and cooking.

Hannah Connolly, M.A., CCC-SLP

Hannah earned a Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2023. She has clinical experience in a variety of settings, including private practices, schools, and skilled nursing facilities. Hannah has worked with pediatric clients with developmental language delays, pragmatic deficits, phonological and articulation disorders, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) needs, autism spectrum disorder, apraxia of speech, and receptive/expressive language disorders, with particular interest in early intervention and AAC. In her free time, she enjoys walking her dog, painting, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.

Stacey Bastin, M.S., CCC-SLP

Stacey received her Bachelor of Science in Communication and Science Disorders with a minor in psychology from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina in 2013. She completed her Masters of Science in Speech Language Pathology from Western Carolina University in Sylva, North Carolina in May of 2015. The majority of Stacey’s experience has been in the public school system serving a variety of needs preschool through 12th grade. She is now starting her career in the private sector. Due to working in the school system Stacey has experience with a variety of communication needs including the diagnosis and treatment of articulation/phonological disorders, receptive and expressive language disorders, pragmatic language disorders, learning disability, autism, and alternative and augmentative communication. In her free time, she enjoys being with family and friends, attending sporting events, traveling, or hanging out in the backyard with her two dogs Barley and Lexi.

Wren Willis, M.S., CCC-SLP

Wren received her Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology and Audiology from UNC Greensboro and then graduated from North Carolina Central University with her Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2022. She has worked in both the traditional public school setting and public separate school setting. Wren has experience working with pediatric populations with autism, AAC users, articulation and phonological disorders, and receptive/expressive/pragmatic language disorders. She is especially interested in AAC, literacy development, and developmental language delays and disorders. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and dogs, reading novels, and journaling/scrapbooking.

Michaela Hoffman, M.S., OTR/L

Michaela received a Masters of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy at the University of New England in Portland, Maine. She has had the privilege of working with individuals across the lifespan in settings such as acute care, acute rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and school. Her past clinical experience includes working with children with autism, Down’s Syndrome, brain injury, Dravet syndrome, and developmental delays. In her spare time, Michaela enjoys making pottery, jewelry, and small knitted items.