Understanding the relationship between our mental health and communication is important when providing a holistic approach to communication training, voice therapy, and speech therapy for adults. A collaboration between a speech therapist and a psychotherapist can be invaluable for adults who are experiencing challenges with their communication.

#LetsTalk As a speech-language pathologist who works with adults to develop their communication, I often encounter adults who are suffering in silence with their mental health concerns. Our ability to communicate effectively can have significant impacts on our mental health. In addition, the words we use and how we treat those with mental health concerns or communication difficulties can have a significant impact on a person's mental health. 

With an adult approach to speech therapy, adults are able to make changes to their communication. Whether you have a disorder or want to work on communication skills for your own professional or personal development- our registered speech-language pathologist will collaborate with you to develop a program that fits your unique and individual needs.

Many people, including speech therapists, favour the use of the term stuttering over the term stammering, and vice versa. I go into some detail about my own experiences with these two words and their unique origins. Ultimately in search of the answer to this question: should their differences inform treatment for people who stutter and people who stammer.

At TASC we believe communication is a basic human right. With adults accounting for approximately 80% of Toronto's population..."We have a responsibility to every client and every potential client to stay informed, up to date with current research, and make ourselves accessible and respectful in our practice of adult speech therapy. No one should feel isolated or alienated on their journey to communicate effectively- after all, the ability to communicate is a basic human right."