Welcome to Pathways Therapy Online! 

Since 2013, we have been providing online speech and language therapy services to families across the province and beyond.  We offer many of the same individualized assessment and therapy options as we provide in-person.  Most importantly all our online services are developed using evidence-based best practice. So, when life events make it difficult to work with a speech therapist in-person, this could be the right option for you.

Who can benefit from speech therapy online?

• Those not able to attend sessions due to public health concerns

• families in rural or under-serviced areas

• parents home schooling their children

• distance education organizations

• schools who do not have an SLP on staff

• businesses supporting employee training and rehabilitation needs

Services Offered

We offer most all of our therapy and assessment services online including:

• Speech and Language Assessment and Therapy

• Articulation and Voice Therapy

• Acquired Communication Disorder therapy

• Autism Spectrum Disorder Services

How Does Online Therapy Work?

All you need is a computer with a webcam, speakers, a microphone and access to the internet. Our therapist will deliver a therapy program that addresses your or your family member's specific concerns. This includes providing targeted speech and language therapy techniques, visual supports, as well as, resources and exercises to be worked on in between sessions. As privacy is important, especially now, you can rest assured our services are secure and our clinic management system meets Federal and Provincial privacy standards.

Getting Started

The first step is to schedule an Initial Session, this allows us to build a speech therapy plan to address your specific needs.  This process involves building a case history, conducting an assessment and identifying communication goals. We will also work with you to select a therapy schedule and assist you to access available funding. 

We encourage you to contact us for a consultation. 

Helpful Links

Significant research has been conducted in the area of telehealth and the results clearly support the effectiveness of online speech therapy.

Position Statements:

• Speech Language and Audiology Canada (SAC - formerly CASLPA) telepractice positioning paper

• The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) telepractice positioning statement

Research:

• Michelle K Boisvert, "An investigation of the efficacy of speech and language interventions with students with ASD using telepractice" (January 1, 2012).

• Victoria Styles, “Service users’ acceptability of videoconferencing as a form of service delivery” (March 11, 2011).

• J. Telemed Telecare, “Tele-assistance in intellectual disability” (July 1, 2007).

• Michael P. Towey, “Speech Telepractice: Installing a Speech Therapy Upgrade for the 21st Century” (Fall 2012).

• Sue Grogan-Johnson et. al, “A Pilot Investigation of Speech Sound Disorder Intervention Delivered by Telehealth to School-Age Children” (Spring 2011).

• Leora R. Cherney et. al, “Telerehabilitation, Virtual Therapists, and Acquired Neurologic Speech and Language Disorders” (July 31, 2012)

• Giang Pham, “Addressing Less Common Languages via Telepractice: A Case Example with Vietnamese” (December 2012)

• Monique C. Waite et al., “Internet-Based Telehealth Assessment of Language Using the CELF-4” (October 2010)

• Eva Baharav et al., “Using Telepractice in Parent Training in Early Autism” (July/August 2010)

• Angela Hein Ciccia et. al, “Improving the access of young urban children to speech, language and hearing screening via telehealth” (July 2011)

• K. Todd Houston et. al, “A Model of Early Intervention for Children with Hearing Loss Provided through Telepractice” (Winter 2012)

• Michelle Boisvert et. al, “Telepractice in the assessment and treatment of individuals with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review” (2010)

• Varleisha Gibbs et. al, “Family-Centered Therapy and Telerehabilitation for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders” (October 2011)

• Gabriella A. Constantinescu et. al, “Home-based speech treatment for Parkinson's disease delivered remotely: a case report” (December 11, 2009)

• Sue Grogan-Johnson et. al, “A pilot study comparing the effectiveness of speech language therapy provided by telemedicine with conventional on-site therapy” (March 2, 2010)

• Mark Krumm et. al, “Providing basic hearing tests using remote computing technology” (2007)

• Jitske Gulmans et. al, “A web-based communication system for integrated care in cerebral palsy: design features, technical feasibility and usability” (August 24, 2010)

• Clare Guilfoyle et. al, “Preliminary experience of allied health assessments delivered face to face and by videoconference to a residential facility for elderly people” (2003)

• Dong-Keun Kim et. al, “A mobile telemedicine system for remote consultation in cases of acute stroke” (2009)

• Mark Krumm, “Audiology telemedicine” (2007)

• Victoria Styles, “Service users’ acceptability of videoconferencing as a form of service delivery”

• Deborah Kully, “Telehealth in speech pathology: applications to the treatment of stuttering” (2000)

• Pauline A. Mashima et. al, “Overview of Telehealth Activities in Speech-Language Pathology” (December 2008)

• Claude Sicotte et. al, “Feasibility and outcome evaluation of a telemedicine application in speech–language pathology” (2003)

• Deborah Theodoros et. al, “Assessment of motor speech disorders online: a pilot study” (2003)

• Susan E. Palsbo, “Equivalence of functional communication assessment in speech pathology using videoconferencing” (2007)

• Andrea Leigh Reynolds et. al, “Telehealth applications in speech-language pathology: a modified narrative review” (2009)

• De Wet Swanepoel et. al, “Intercontinental hearing assessment – a study in tele-audiology” (May 10, 2010)

• Marjon van der Pol et. al, “Costs and benefits of tele-endoscopy clinics in a remote location” (February 5, 2010)

• Emmanuelle Careau et. al “Assessing interprofessional teamwork in a videoconference-based telerehabilitation setting” (2008)

• Deborah Viviane Ferrari et al, “Remote probe microphone measurement to verify hearing aid performance”, (2009)

• Mark Krumm et. al “Telemedicine for audiology screening of infants”, (2008)

• Anthony C. Smith et. al “Accuracy of pre-recorded video images for the assessment of rural indigenous children with ear, nose and throat conditions” (November 1, 2006)