We undertake evaluations and therapy for both children and adults. Therapy benefits people with speech, language and/or communication difficulties. A healthcare provider might also suggest therapy if you have a hearing impairment or health condition that makes swallowing difficult. Your healthcare provider may recommend therapy to help with:

Who do we treat?

Aphasia

Aphasia is language based difficulty related to listening, speaking, reading and/or writing. This is often caused by a stroke or injury that damages the area of the brain that processes language.

Apraxia

Apraxia is a motor impairment that impacts a client’s ability to formulate sounds for speech. They may have trouble with reading, writing, swallowing and other motor skills.

Articulation Disorder

Clients with Articulation disorders exhibit difficulty producing the correct sounds for speech. At times, they will produce another sound instead of the correct sound.

Cognitive Communication Disorder

You might have difficulty communicating if the area of your brain that controls your thinking ability is damaged. People with cognitive-communication disorders may have issues with listening, speaking, memory and problem-solving.

Dysarthria

Dysarthria is a speech impairment related to weakness in the muscles that control your speech. This can often times create slow, slurred speech. Common causes include stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or other nervous system disorders.

Expressive Disorder

Clients with expressive disorders may have difficulty expressing themselves. Expressive disorders are often related to stroke or other neurological events as well as developmental delays, Language based disorders and hearing loss.

Fluency Disorder

Fluency disorders disrupt the speed, flow and rhythm of your speech. Stuttering (speech that’s interrupted or blocked) is a fluency disorder. So is cluttering (speech that’s merged together and fast).

Receptive Disorder

People with receptive disorders have difficulty comprehending or processing what others are saying. They may have a limited vocabulary, trouble following directions or seem uninterested in conversations.

Resonance Disorder

Resonance disorders are health conditions that affect your oral or nasal cavities. They can block airflow and alter the vibrations that help you hear sounds. Cleft palate, swollen tonsils and other conditions that affect the structure of your mouth and nose can cause resonance disorders