Online Speech and Communication Services

Therapy is designed specifically for Adults and Professionals

Adult-Centered Services

Therapy focuses on communication as it is used in real professional and social environments where clarity, efficiency, and confidence matter in real time.

What distinguishes this practice:

  • Services designed exclusively for adults and professional communication demands

  • Evidence-based care informed by clinical, institutional, and real-world professional contexts

  • A respectful, identity-affirming approach to accent modification and speech clarity

  • Individualized practice developed for meetings, presentations, interviews, and everyday professional interaction

  • Therapy offered for social communication and speaking-related anxiety that affects participation

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  • Focuses on improving speech clarity, intelligibility, and confidence while respecting individual identity and communication style.

    • Accent modification and speech clarity

    • Workplace communication

    • Professional speaking for meetings, presentations, and interviews

    • Public speaking and presentation skills

    • Impromptu speaking and verbal organization

    • Wedding and special event speeches

  • Support for adults who experience anxiety, avoidance, or reduced confidence related to speaking.

    • Speaking anxiety reduction

    • Confidence building for communication

    • Assertiveness training

    • Conflict resolution communication

    • Social communication skills building

  • Evidence-based therapy for adults who stutter, with a focus on functional communication and confidence.

    • Adult stuttering therapy

    • Camperdown Method–informed approaches

    • Reducing avoidance and speaking effort

    • Improving communication confidence in real-world situations

    Learn more about funded stuttering programs

  • Targeted support for speech clarity and sound production in adults.

    • Articulation disorders (e.g., lisping or sound distortions)

    • Apraxia of speech

    • Dysarthria

    • Speech clarity in professional contexts

  • Support for functional and neurological voice concerns.

    • Voice training

    • Muscle tension dysphonia

    • Functional voice disorders

    • Parkinson’s disease voice programs (e.g., LSVT, SPEAK OUT!)

  • Cognitive communication refers to thinking skills that support communication, including attention, memory, organization, and problem-solving.

    • Executive functioning support

    • Communication after concussion or TBI

    • Stroke-related cognitive communication changes

    • ADHD-related communication challenges

  • How well we understand what others are saying or what we read and how we use words to express ourselves. Sometimes specific problems with language refers to aphasia.

    • Aphasia

    • Auditory Comprehension

    • Verbal Expression

    • Reading and writing

  • Counselling support is available to address the emotional and social impact of communication challenges.

    • Emotional adjustment to communication difficulties

    • Coping strategies for frustration, anxiety, or isolation

    • Support for navigating social and professional relationships

    • Neurodiversity-affirming communication counselling

  • Social communication therapy supports adults who want to participate more comfortably and effectively in everyday interactions. Therapy focuses on real-world communication where confidence, flexibility, and participation matter.

    Examples of focus areas include:

    • Initiating and maintaining conversations

    • Managing conversational flow and turn-taking

    • Reading and responding to social cues

    • Speaking comfortably in group or social settings

    • Reducing over-monitoring, avoidance, or hesitation related to speaking

    • Communication affected by social anxiety or performance pressure

Who I Work With

I work with adults whose communication goals are shaped by both real-world demands and personal priorities. Clients often seek support for communication in professional contexts as well as in everyday social interactions and relationships.

This includes:

  • Professionals in fields such as aviation, law, healthcare, engineering, technology, academia, and the skilled trades

  • Educators, graduate and post-secondary students, and adults navigating academic or training environments

  • Parents and caregivers seeking more confident communication in social, family, or community settings

  • Adults who want to improve social communication, conversational confidence, or participation in everyday interactions

Therapy is tailored to the communication demands of each context, with strategies designed to transfer directly into how clients communicate day to day.

Special Programs

 

LSVT® Lee Silverman Voice Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease

LSVT LOUD® is an effective speech treatment for people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and other neurological conditions.

Today, LSVT LOUD is considered the global “gold standard” for speech treatment for people with PD. Extensive research on LSVT LOUD has documented that people with PD show improvements in loudness and more variation in pitch while speaking that are maintained for at least two years post-treatment. Secondary improvements may include better articulation, changes in swallowing, improved facial expressions while talking and even speech-related brain changes.

Watch a webinar online to learn more.

The standard LSVT LOUD treatment program spans four weeks of individual clinical sessions (four times per week) plus daily homework and carryover exercises. Once that initial treatment is over, you'll continue to practice at least once a day for 10–15 minutes.

Parkinson’s Disease SPEAK OUT!®

Voice Therapy

90% of individuals with Parkinson’s Disease are likely to develop speech disorders.

SPEAK OUT!® is an evidence based program that teaches individuals with Parkinson’s how to convert speech from an automatic function to an intentional act. Speaking with INTENT uses a system that is less dependent on dopamine. Watch an information session online or view a general brochure here.

  • 9-12 therapy sessions (three days per week)

  • Daily home practice routine

  • Exercise 2x daily using SPEAK OUT!

Accent Modification

We all have an accent. Sometimes we want to change the way we speak. I can help you modify your speech using some key features of the Canadian English accent. Accent on Canadian English™ Pronunciation Program for Speakers of English as a Second Language is utilized to assess your speech and set personalized goals.

Virtual Workplace Consultation and Workshops are also available.

Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

Training and consultative support is offered to families and caregivers using a communication focused approach. Sasha Wade is a certified Positive Approach To Care™ Trainer. Teepa Snow's company, Positive Approach® to Care, strives to educate, support, and train others in strategies that work for dementia care.

Virtual Workplace Consultation and Workshops are also available.