Hi there, I’m Jess!
I’m a speech language pathologist with over ten years of experience working in the field.
I also have a passion for living a holistic, naturally-minded lifestyle. I like to use my knowledge and education in natural and alternative health practices to inform my work with my speech and language clients. I find that many of these modalities and ways of viewing the body provide us with an understanding of what may be underlying a person’s challenges.
I have worked in many different settings including:
A rehabilitation hospital, children’s treatment centre, school board, augmentative and alternative communication clinic, and in private practice focusing on individuals with brain injuries. I enjoy working with both children and adults to meet their communication goals.
I also am a certified subconscious reprogramming coach with an extensive understanding of the subconscious mind.
The subconscious mind is the main driver of our experience. I use this understanding to help my clients successfully implement the lifestyle changes they desire.
I believe that creating a solid, healthy foundation is paramount to meeting your speech and language goals, or any goals for that matter!
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Bachelor of Science in Honours Life Science, McMaster University, 2012
Masters of Clinical Science, Speech-Language Pathology, University of Western Ontario, 2015
Registered with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO)
Member of Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC)
Additional Professional Trainings:
Solution Focused Coaching 2-day Training
PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets) Certification
MBSImp (Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile) Training
Supported Communication for Adults with Aphasia Training
Hanen It Takes Two To Talk Certification Workshop (language stimulation techniques for young children)
Lee Silverman Voice Therapy (LSVT) Training and Certification (for patients with Parkinson’s Disease)
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Acquired language disorders (e.g., aphasia)
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
Cognitive-communication (e.g., traumatic brain injury)
Developmental language (e.g., DLD, language delays)
Feeding and swallowing
Fluency (e.g., stuttering)
Motor speech (e.g., dysarthria, apraxia)
Neurodiversity (e.g., autism)
Prelinguistic communication
Resonance (e.g., cleft palate)
Social communication
Speech sound development (e.g., articulation)
Voice