What Can a Speech-Language Pathologist Do?

Speech-language pathologists can provide services and support throughout the lifespan, from birth through adulthood. As a registered speech-language pathologist, Tori is able to assess and provide support, strategies, and education to families and individuals experiencing differences and/or difficulties in the areas of: 

  • Voice and resonance quality: Pitch, hoarseness, loudness, hyper/hyponasality…

  • Speech-sound production: Articulation, speech-sound patterns, coordination, motor-planning…

  • Expressive language: Use of spoken and non-spoken language ie. gestures/signs, visuals, facial expression…

  • Receptive language: Understanding of spoken and non-spoken language

  • Social communication: Social interaction skills

  • Cognitive communication: Executive functioning, memory…

  • Literacy: Use of and understanding of written language

  • Fluency/Stuttering: Repetitions, prolongations, and blocks of sounds, words, or phrases

  • Feeding and swallowing: Restrictive eating, mealtime difficulties, difficulties/safety concerns with eating/swallowing…

Areas of Practice

Tori’s current areas of clinical focus include:

  • Providing training and education to parents and caregivers of toddlers and preschoolers with initial speech/language concerns.

  • Supporting autistic individuals and children with social-communication differences using a strengths-based and diversity-affirming model.

  • Supporting teens and young adults as they navigate the social-communication world of friendships, relationships, and social connection.

  • Supporting parents of infants and children experiencing feeding and swallowing difficulties.

  • Supporting children who can benefit from use of augmentative and alternative communication modalities (ie. pictures, buttons, iPads, gestures and sign, etc..).

  • Offering gender-affirming voice services for adolescents and adults looking to align their voice with their gender identity and expression.

Clinician Trainings and Certifications

Tori is a provisional member of Speech-Language & Audiology Canada ((C) Provisional), with Professional Interest in Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), Pediatric feeding and swallowing, and Speech, language, and literacy development. 

Tori is a Hanen Certified clinician and is able to provide in-person and virtual parent-training groups, as well as individual parent programs for parents of children with language delays (It Takes Two To Talk program), children who are late talkers (Target Word program), and children on the autism spectrum or with social communication difficulties (More Than Words program). 

Tori is currently pursuing additional education on gestalt language processing to support her clients who use echolalic (repeating or scripting) speech. Tori holds a research position with Western University as a project coordinator and is currently working to bridge the perspectives of parents, clinicians, and autistic self-advocates to put forward best-practice guidelines for speech-language pathology services for children on the autism spectrum.

Rates:

  • Child Initial Assessment Speech Therapy - $255

  • Adult Initial Assessment Speech Therapy - $255

  • 1-Hour Follow-Up Speech Therapy (Individual) - $170

  • 1-Hour Follow-Up Group Session Speech Therapy - $100

  • Formal Speech Therapy Report - $100

Insurance coverage

Our Speech-Language Pathologist is registered with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO). Most extended health plans cover speech-language pathology services.

Direct Billing: At Rebirth we can direct bill to GreenShield and Telus eClaims Portal, which includes a variety of health insurance companies, including Manulife, Canada Life, RWAM, Claim Secure, and many more. For the full list, check our Direct Billing page. We CANNOT direct bill to Sun Life as they do not allow Speech Therapy services.

** For clients enrolled in the Ontario Autism Program (OAP), speech-language pathology services are eligible to be purchased using a childhood budget or intern one-time funding.

Hanen Parent Programs

Virtual and in-person programs beginning October 2022. More information regarding fees, dates, and registration coming soon.

Please note: In order to participate in a Hanen Parent Program, you must be seen for either an initial assessment or provide a recent (within 3 months) SLP assessment and have an initial consultation meeting prior to registering. 

It Takes Two To Talk (for parents of children with language delays)

For additional information and resources, please visit the Hanen Centre website: http://www.hanen.org/Programs/For-Parents/It-Takes-Two-to-Talk.aspx

Target Word (for parents of children who are late talkers)

For additional information and resources, please visit the Hanen Centre website:’ http://www.hanen.org/Programs/For-Parents/Target-Word.aspx

More Than Words (for parents of children on the autism spectrum or with social communication difficulties)

For additional information and resources, please visit the Hanen Centre website: http://www.hanen.org/Programs/For-Parents/More-Than-Words.aspx

Insurance coverage: Our Speech-Language Pathologist is registered with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO). Most extended health plans cover speech therapy services.

Tori Charron, Speech-Language Pathologist Reg. CASLPO

Thank you for considering me to be a part of your speech, language, or feeding journey. 

As a speech-language pathologist (SLP) registered with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario, I am able to assess and provide support, strategies, and education to families and individuals experiencing differences and/or difficulties in the areas of: 

  • Speech (how sounds are pronounced, including voice quality);

  • Language (how words and non-verbal language are used and understood);

  • Swallowing (from liquids and food entering the mouth to passage into the esophagus).

As an individual, I am passionate about supporting gender equity for women and  individuals who are gender diverse (transgender, non-binary, gender-fluid, agender, or any other term that feels best for you). My practice is one that is rooted in intersectionality, trauma-informed care, and cultural-sensitivity. I aim to provide a safe(r) space in which clients and families can be wholly and authentically themselves.

My most recent roles as an SLP for the Sarnia-Lambton Preschool Speech and Language Program and a researcher at Western University have allowed me to develop my skills in supporting children birth - 6 years in a variety of speech and language areas.  

My current areas of interest include:

  • Providing training and education to parents and caregivers of toddlers and preschoolers with initial speech/language concerns. As a Hanen certified SLP, I look forward to offering parent groups and one-on-one programs aimed towards empowering parents and caregivers of children with language delays (It Takes Two To Talk program), late talkers (Target word program), and children with social-communication differences and/or on the autism spectrum (More Than Words program).

  • Supporting autistic individuals and children with social-communication differences. I utilize a strengths-based and diversity-affirming model within my practice that validates that autistic individuals don’t need to change. My role is not to change the person, but to provide them with social and communication tools to support them in being the best version of themselves. This includes embracing personality, interests, and sensory differences. I have a strong passion for supporting teens and young adults as they navigate the social-communication world of friendships, relationships, and social connection.

  • Supporting parents of infants and children experiencing feeding and swallowing difficulties through assessment and modification and/or education.

  • Supporting children who can benefit from use of augmentative and alternative communication modalities (ie. pictures, buttons, iPads, gestures and sign, etc..).

  • Offering gender-affirming voice services for adolescents and adults looking to align their voice with their gender identity and expression.

As the parent, caregiver, or individual experiencing speech, language, or feeding differences, you are the expert on your experience; I am one team member that you may choose to allow to play a role in your journey. I look forward to having the chance to be a partner in this journey with you.