Who Seeks Speech Therapy After A stroke?
After a stroke, you might notice difficulties with:
Expressing yourself
Trouble with labelling or finding the right words in conversation
Stroke & Aphasia
What Is Aphasia, and How Does It Affect Communication After a Stroke?
Aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage to the brain, most often from a stroke, that can affect your ability to speak, understand language, read, and write.
It doesn't affect intelligence. The knowledge is still there; what's harder is accessing it, whether that's finding the words to speak or making sense of what's said to you.
Founder-Led · CASLPO-Licensed SLP · Virtual Across Ontario · Outpatient Neurorehabilitation Experience
Reading & Writing
Difficulties understanding writing or composing messages
Understanding language
Following complex instructions, long sentences, or abstract questions
Returning to work
Accessing communication skills your daily environment
Speaking
Speech sounds slurred or words feel like they’re stuck
Maintaining relationships
Difficulty connecting with loved ones
Family members and caregivers are welcome throughout this process. Support is an integral part of recovery after a stroke, and it will always be encouraged when possible.
If any of this sounds familiar, reach out.
getting start is simple
No referral needed
You don't need a referral or a diagnosis to reach out.
Start whenever you're ready.
Insurance Coverage
Most major insurance plans include coverage for speech-language pathology.
How Speech Therapy Helps After a stroke
Recovery looks different for everyone, but for most people it means:
✓⃝ Improved word-finding and sentence-building in everyday conversation
✓⃝ Increased comprehension of spoken and written language
✓⃝ Clearer, more controlled speech
✓⃝ Rebuilt reading and writing skills for daily life
✓⃝ A path back to work and the responsibilities that come with it
✓⃝ Renewed confidence and self-autonomy in relationships and social situations
✓⃝ Management of post-stroke swallowing difficulties
Much of this work draws on the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia to ensure practical methods built around outcomes, not exercises for their own sake.
what happens next
Free consultation
15 minutes. No obligation.
Assessment
A clear picture of your strengths, challenges, and goals
Treatment plan
Built around your symptoms and how they actually affect your day-to-day life
Functional application
Skills carry over into daily life through home practice and community integration, in the conversations and settings that matter most to you
Progress and taper
Sessions ease off as you meet your goals and work towards independence. You leave with a toolkit that's yours to keep and an open door to return to if needed.
who you’ll work with
Mariya worked in return-to-work rehabilitation at Altum Health, part of Toronto's University Health Network (UHN), a background that shapes how she approaches recovery beyond the therapy room.