Kate provides assessment and treatment of a variety of speech and language disorders for individuals of all ages. 

Areas of expertise:

Stuttering:

Stuttering hurts. It hurts to introduce yourself using a fake name, because it’s easier to say without stuttering. It hurts to order something you don’t want at a restaurant, because the words won’t come out. It hurts to say you don’t know the answer because you’re worried about stuttering. These covert moments of stuttering contribute to the damaging impact it can have on an individual’s life. Kate can help. She has specialized training in fluency disorders and has worked with hundreds of clients who stutter. She has helped children, teens, and adults find their voice and build their confidence as speakers. She has training and experience delivering the Lidcombe Program, Palin Parent Child Interaction Therapy, and the Comprehensive Stuttering Program (adult and modified for teens and children). 

Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS):

All too often, children with apraxia of speech are mistaken for “late talkers” and families wait for speech to develop, but children with CAS need extra support. We let our children down when they are not identified with CAS until their kindergarten screening and then spend their elementary school years struggling to be heard, struggling to be understood, and struggling to build connections. There is a better way. Toddlers and preschoolers are ready for help and often progress much quicker than children who do not see a speech pathologist until kindergarten. Set your child up for success. Kate has specialized in CAS for almost a decade, she has specialized certification in PROMPT and Let’s Start Talking and understands the details of oral-motor movements and how to support an appropriate hierarchy of development. 

Services also available for:

• AAC Use (LAMP certified)
• Expressive and Receptive Language Delays and Disorders
• Phonological Disorders
• Articulation Delays
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Accent Modification
• Pre-Reading Skills
• Language Formulation Difficulties

Fees:

• $185 CAD ~ in office sessions (session preparation and sanitation included)
• $185 CAD ~ Zoom sessions
• $395 CAD ~ assessment
• $100 CAD ~ SLPA (speech language pathology assistant)

Additional services (e.g., report writing, consultation with other agencies, personalized practice materials, etc) billed at $175/hour