Speech Roots Inc. is a private practice serving Hamilton, Burlington, Haldimand-Norfolk,and Niagara. We are committed to providing the highest quality of personalized services for children and adults experiencing communication, swallowing, voice and literacy difficulties. We provide assessment and treatment within the convenience of a clients’ home, daycare, private school, and approved settings within Hamilton and the surrounding areas. We recognize the importance of working closely with families and other care providers to maximize the effectiveness of therapy. The home-based service also eliminates the stress that families often endure racing to and from appointments. We believe that carryover of communication skills is successful when these skills are learned and practiced in everyday surroundings.
ABOUT US
We come to you!
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Our team of professionals are committed to making an impact that reaches beyond the therapy session. We are dedicated to providing functional activities that are highly engaging for our clients. We promote evidence-based care that incorporates highly effective treatment techniques founded in research. We believe a clinical practice is incomplete if it merely provides treatment; it must also be directly involved in education, advocacy and innovation in the field of speech, language and literacy.
OUR GUIDING BELIEFS
- clients need stimulating activities that are individualized and appropriate for their level
- learning should be enjoyable and functional
- clients and caregivers need affordable options when seeking private services
- involving family is critical to attaining successful outcomes
- clients must be treated with the respect they deserve in an attempt to give them the voice they may not have
MEET THE TEAM
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS
Alisha Ball
Speech-Language Pathologist
Clinical Lead/Coordinator
MSc. S-LP Reg. CASLPO
Alisha is a registered member of the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO) and a member of the Ontario Speech Language Association (OSLA). She earned a Master of Science in Communication Disorders from Dalhousie University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Guelph.
"I have been a practicing speech-language pathologist since 2003. I bring years of clinical experience to my work and pride myself on creating fun and functional therapy for my clients. I have a passion for literacy and have dedicated much of my career to the promotion of early literacy within the Hamilton community. I developed a literacy intervention program and early literacy screening tool for children ages 3-5 years, that was adopted regionally by the preschool speech-language initiative in Hamilton. I have been actively involved in Early Literacy Hamilton and the Read-to-your-Baby project, programs provided through Hamilton Best Start."
Rebecca Lepore
Speech-Language Pathologist
Child & Adult Services
Rebecca is a registered member of the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO) and a member of Ontario Speech-Language Association (OSLA). She earned her Masters of Clinical Science - Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Applied Linguistics - Speech and Language Sciences from Brock University.
Susan Nguyen
Speech-Language Pathologist
Child & Adult Services, Virtual Services
Hon.B.A., M.H.Sc., S-LP Reg. CASLPO
Susan graduated from the University of Toronto with a Masters in Health Sciences in Speech-Language Pathology and holds an Honours B.A. with a major in Psychology and minors in French and Italian.
She has extensive experience in treating adults for stuttering, accent reduction, articulation and voice disorders, and aphasia. Susan also has clinical experience in dysphagia assessment, treatment (through strategies and/or swallowing exercises) and management. She has seen individuals who have sustained a stroke, neurological disorders (e.g., multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease). Susan has found it extremely rewarding during her years of practice in seeing children with articulation, receptive and expressive language, voice, and fluency disorders.
Susan is passionate about helping clients make gains with their communication and/or swallowing abilities to maximize their quality of life and to help them reach their goals with confidence. She strongly believes that the ongoing from their families and caregivers is essential to positive outcomes.
Susan is multilingual and can provide services in English, Vietnamese, French, and Italian.
Susan provides virtual services.
Brittany McCaig
Speech-Language Pathologist
Child & Adult Services
Brittany McCaig
M.H.Sc., S-LP Reg. CASLPO
Brittany is a registered member of the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO), Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC) and a member of Ontario Speech-Language Association (OSLA). She earned her Master of Health Science in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies from Carleton University.
“I have a passion for working with both children and adults and their families to reach their speech and language goals. I have experience in the areas of language, articulation, phonology, motor speech, social communication, cognitive communication and swallowing. I have been actively involved in research developing recommendations for virtual administration of standardized language and literacy assessments for clinicians and researchers. I continuously look for ways to expand my clinical skills by participating in continuing education programs to provide personalized, evidence-based and family-centred care.”
COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS ASSISTANTS
Gwen Blackburn
Communicative Disorders Assistant
Child & Adult Services
Gwen has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Brock University and completed the Early Childhood Education Diploma at Sheridan College. Shecompleted the Communicative Disorders Assistant program at Georgian College.
Kristen Filice
Communicative Disorders Assistant
Child & Adult Services
Kristen holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Cognitive Science of Language from McMaster University and completed the Communicative Disorders Assistant program at Georgian College.
Rachael Cullen
Communicative Disorders Assistant
Child Services
Rachael holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour from McMaster University and completed the Communicative Disorders Assistant program at St. Lawrence College.