Our Team

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Lauren is a registered Speech Language Pathologist who received her Master of Speech Pathology Studies from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia in 2010. She has experience working with both adults and children in the private and public sector. 

She has extensive experience working with kids and loves helping them reach their full potential. She has participated in the following professional development courses to support children: The Lidcombe Program for children who stutter, Level 1 PROMPT and Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol treatment approach for children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), Hanen certified: More Than Words, It Takes Two To Talk and SPARK. 

She enjoys working with adults and has preformed independent evaluations for adults with traumatic brain injury and cognitive communication difficulty following motor vehicle accidents. She has worked within a hospital environment treating adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulty and has participated in the following professional development courses to support adults: Cognitive Communication Disorders Level 1, Lee Silverman Voice Treatment for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease.  

Lauren is a passionate SLP committed to providing excellent services and supporting our growing team. She loves yoga, travel, hikes and being outdoors with her two daughters and senior dog.

Lauren services the Hamilton and Haldimand County Regions. 

Shereen is a registered Speech-Language Pathologist with a Master of Health Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Toronto. She also holds an Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences from McMaster University.

Shereen’s experience includes assessing and providing intervention for both adults and children with communication and swallowing disorders. She shares her time between helping children at Lingo Therapy and working at a hospital assessing and treating adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties.

Shereen is passionate about providing client-centered, evidence-based care. She enjoys travel, swimming and spending time with family and friends.

Shereen is fluent in English and Arabic and services the Milton area.

Sara holds a bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences from McMaster University and a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from McMaster University. She is a registered Speech-Language Pathologist with experience working with children in the public sector.  

Sara is passionate about working with preschool and school-aged children to help them reach their full potential and dedicated to providing care that is client-centered and evidence-based. Her experience includes servicing children of all ages in the following areas: articulation, fluency, autism, social communication, and language.   

In her spare time, Sara loves spending quality time with family and friends. She enjoys being outdoors hiking, skating, and swimming.  

Sara is fluent in both English and Arabic, and services in the Hamilton Region.  

Jordanne is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who holds a Bachelors degree in Second Language Teaching (with specialization in Linguistics) and Masters of Health Science in Speech-Language Pathology. She has several years of experience working with children with articulation/motor speech, stuttering, and voice concerns in the public sector as part of a School Based Rehab Service (SBRS) team. She also has experience working with the adults with a variety of communication disorders in hospital acute care, community based, and long-term care settings.

Jordanne is passionate about providing services that are family and client-centered. Jordanne holds training in PROMPT Level 1 and PROMPT refresher, The Lidcombe Program for children who stutter, and Hanen (It Takes Two to Talk and SPARK). Jordanne speaks English as a first language and is also conversationally fluent in Japanese.

When not working as Speech Pathologist, she enjoys creating and illustrating digital art for her online store, cycling to new destinations, and gaming.

Alicia has been a registered Speech-Language Pathologist for over ten years. She received her Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Northwestern University.

Alicia has extensive experience working with both children and adults with a variety of diagnoses, disorders, and difficulties. Her clinical focus has been the assessment and treatment of preschool and school-aged children, and she has developed a clinical interest in ASD-related communication disorders and early language learning.

Alicia has completed professional development workshops through the Hanen Centre (It Takes Two to Talk and More Than Words) as well as the PROMPT Institute (Level 1).

Alicia has a strong ability to build rapport with clients of all ages. She is a motivated, enthusiastic, energetic clinician who is dedicated to delivering high quality speech and language services to her clients.

When she is not working, Alicia enjoys spending time outdoors with her family.

Alicia services the Hamilton Region.

Purnima is a passionate CASLPO (College of Audiologists & Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario) registered Speech- Language Pathologist. She completed her Bachelor's and Master's program in Speech and Hearing from All India Institute of Speech & Hearing (AIISH), India in 2001.

Purnima has worked in a variety of settings in India after her graduation for a year- hospital, private practice and a school for children with special needs. Then, she had an amazing experience working in the early intervention program in Utah, USA before moving to Canada in 2005. Since then, she has provided school-based rehabilitation services (SBRS) in the Peel and Halton regions of Ontario, servicing children with speech sound disorders (articulation impairment, phonological delay/ disorders and motor speech disorders), stuttering/ cluttering and voice disorders with or without other concomitant diagnoses. 

Coming from a culturally and linguistically diverse background herself and working with children from multicultural families for a long time, she recognizes individual differences and the importance of family centered care to address the unique needs of her clients and their families.  Purnima is passionate about collaborating with parents, caregivers and other professionals involved, to provide the best possible client centered evidence-based care for the children she works with. She incorporates parent coaching aspects within her sessions to help them facilitate home practice for successful communication outcome for their child. 

Purnima is trained in many intervention programs (PROMPT technique, Orofacial Myology, multiple Hanen Program Certifications, Fluency Plus Program etc.) giving her versatility in using multifaceted approaches in her daily work. She has equally successful speech therapy sessions virtually and in-person because of her ability to have fun, engaging and playful interactions with her students. 

Purnima values ongoing education to stay current with the developments in the field of communication sciences and disorders pertaining to her clinical practice. She also engages in sharing her experience with new SLP graduate clinicians by offering mentorship as per CASLPO guidelines and expectations. 

Purnima provides services in Hamilton and virtually.

Purnima enjoys spending time with her family playing board games, cooking and taking long walks with her dog during her off-work time. 

Ashley is a Communicative Disorders Assistant with over 4 years of experience in the speech and language therapy field. Ashley completed her undergraduate degree at Brock University and went on to complete her post graduate certificate for Communicative Disorders Assistant (CDA) at Georgian College. 

Ashley has experience working with preschool, school age, teen, and adult clients. Ashley has worked in various settings, including client homes, community centres, elementary schools as well as indigenous health clinics. Ashley has experience providing intervention for articulation, receptive/expressive language, motor speech, and apraxia. 

Ashley values making meaningful and unique connections with each client, and strives to tailor sessions to their individual personalities, needs, and interests. In her spare time, Ashley enjoys spending time with her dog, family/friends, playing sports, and spending time outdoors. 

Catherine is a Communicative Disorders Assistant with over five years experience in speech and language therapy. Catherine completed her undergraduate degree at Brock University in Communication Sciences and then went on to obtain her post graduate certificate as a Communicative Disorders Assistant (CDA) from Georgian College. 

Catherine enjoys working with preschool, school aged and adult clients and has gained valuable experience in many different clinical settings including client homes, community centres, hospitals, elementary schools, preschools, autism centres, indigenous health clinics and private clinics. 

Catherine has extensive experience with articulation, fluency, autism, alternative augmentative communication (AAC), receptive and expressive language. 

Catherine is dedicated, enthusiastic and passionate about helping clients improve their communication skills. It is important to Catherine that her clients improve their communication skills while having fun and stay motivated for future sessions. She loves to be outdoors and ride on her paddle board in the summer. 

Catherine services the Hamilton, Haldimand and Niagara Region.

Andrea is a Communicative Disorders Assistant with almost 10 years of experience in the speech and language field. Andrea completed her undergraduate degree at McMaster University and completed her post-graduate certificate for Communicative Disorders Assistant at St. Lawrence College. 

Andrea has worked with preschool and school aged clients across various settings – daycares, a school board, children’s centers, and hospitals. She has experience working with articulation, motor speech/fluency, autism, alternative augmentative communication (AAC), receptive/expressive language, literacy and reading. Andrea is dedicated to creating fun, creative and welcoming sessions to help her clients achieve their communication goals. 

In her spare time, Andrea enjoys spending time with family and friends, hiking with her dog and travelling to experience new places.