A photo of the boats and pier outside of the Granville Island Speech clinic.

Adult speech therapy

We offer speech and language therapy for adults to address cognitive, neurological, and motor speech conditions, improve your communication and socialization skills, modify your accent, and help you thrive in your life and your career.

WHAT WE OFFER

Helping you succeed socially and professionally

Whether you want to learn to communicate more effectively in social and professional settings or address a specific concern, we offer speech therapy for adults to help you achieve your goals. We provide a friendly, inclusive, and safe environment that welcomes all people of all genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds.

We address speech and language challenges stemming from mental health issues, neurological, cognitive, and motor speech conditions, traumatic brain injuries, stroke, and dementia. Our speech-language pathologists provide treatment that is tailored to your goals and needs.

Vinni, a speech-language pathologist, works with a teen for speech therapy.

Adult speech pathology

Social communication

Many adults experience unresolved deficiencies from childhood, feelings of inadequacy, and difficulties in knowing how to engage socially, join conversations in progress, and participate comfortably in verbal contexts.

Our adult speech therapy can help you address communication difficulties related to challenges such as:

Social anxiety
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
• Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Down syndrome
• Social communication and pragmatic disorders (SCD)

Speech, voice, sound, and fluency

Our adult speech therapy services can help if you struggle with pronunciation, articulation, being understood, interpreting sounds, fluently speaking, and comfortably participating. We also provide support with accent modification and reduction as well as transgender voice modification.

• Stuttering or cluttering
Accent modification and reduction
• Transgender voice modification

Speech sound disorders (SSDs)
• Voice disorders

Auditory processing disorder (APD)

Motor speech, physical conditions, and injuries

Our speech-language pathologists can address difficulties with coordinating speech, lisping, physical conditions, dementia, and traumatic brain injuries.

Apraxia
Dysarthria
• Stroke
• Dementia
• Traumatic brain injuries

Language disorders

Adult speech therapy can help if you have trouble with understanding language, forming sentences, developing your vocabulary, or receptive and expressive communication.

• Aphasia
Apraxia
• Other cognitive communication challenges

Get the support you need today.

Ready to book?

We welcome new clients! Fill out our form, call, or email us to get in touch.

Phone

604-338-9682

Hours

Mon: 9:00am – 7:30pm
Tues: 9:00am – 7:30pm
Wed: 9:00am – 7:30pm
Thurs: 4:30pm – 8:00pm
Fri: 9:00am – 8:00pm
Sat: 9:00am – 8:00pm
Sun: 9:00am – 6:00pm

Book a free 15-minute consultation

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