About

Choosing our Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) ensures you receive exceptional care for several reasons :

• Expertise in Multilingual and Multicultural Populations: Our SLP holds a Master's degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders with a Bilingual Extension (BEP) from New York University, making her specifically trained to assess and treat multilingual and multicultural populations.

• Extensive Bilingual Speech Therapy Resources: She possesses a rich personal collection of therapy materials and resources in bilingual formats, which are crucial for supporting families with bilingual needs.

• Cultural Sensitivity and Experience: Having worked with adult clients with diverse communication and swallowing needs, our SLP integrates clients' cultural experiences and dining traditions into therapy sessions, enhancing the joy of eating (e.g., How to consume your loved home foods safer).

• Global Clinical Experience: With clinical experience in the US, Taiwan, and Canada, she combines highly functional communication goals shared across cultures with individualized goals to improve the quality of life.

• Neuroaffirming Approaches: Committed to supporting the neurodivergent population, including individuals with Autism, ADHD, DLD, etc., through neuroaffirming speech-therapy approaches.

• Knowledge in Instrumental and Clinical Swallowing Assessments: Trained in interpreting video swallowing assessment reports, including Video-fluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS) and fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES).

• Evidenced-based Communication ad Swallowing Services: Familiar with evidenced-based assessment and intervention approaches for paediatric and adult populations, which may include (but not be limited to) Criterion-Referenced Tests, Bilingual Assessment Framework, Total Communication Approach, Enhanced Mileiu Therapy (EMT), Hanen-related Strategies, Supportive Communication, Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA), Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST), Chin Tuck Against Resistance (CTAR), Expiratory Muscle Strength Training (EMST), Eexercise-based Swallowing Training, etc.

Qualifications & Professional Development

• Education:

  • Master of Science in Communicative Sciences and Disorders, New York University

  • Bilingual Extension Program (BEP), New York University

• Certifications and Memberships:

  • Registered Speech-Language Pathologist, College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO)

  • Certified Member S-LP(C), Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Canada (SAC)

  • Certified in Langmore Foundation FEES

  • Certified in The Hanen Centre It Takes Two To Talk and More Than Words

• Specialized Training:

  • Trained in McNeil Dysphagia Training Program (MDTP)

  • Trained in Passy Muir Assessment & Treatment Tools for Tracheostomy Interactive Workshop

  • Trained in Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC)