Team

Angelina Pinhasov
Speech-Language Pathologist
Hons. B.A., M.H.Sc., S-LP(C), Reg. CASLPO

Angelina is a registered Speech-Language Pathologist with a Master of Health Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Toronto. She is also a summa cum laude graduate of the Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree from York University, specializing in Psychology.

Angelina is dedicated to providing evidence-based and family-centered care to maximize a client's communicative potential. Her clinical experience includes providing assessment, consultation, treatment, and parent training in client homes, daycares, public schools, hospitals, and community centers. She has worked with pediatric and adult clients in the areas of articulation/phonology, receptive and expressive language, motor speech, fluency/stuttering, literacy, voice, swallowing, and social-communication skills. Her range of experience includes assessing and treating individuals with various diagnoses and disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, developmental delay, learning disability, dysarthria, apraxia, aphasia, and dementia, as well as implementing Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) tools for clients with multi needs.

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Angelina uses a personalized and functional approach to therapy through collaboration with family members, health professionals, and the educational team. She is trained in Hanen's 'It Takes Two to Talk' program for early language development, 'Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Level 1' for children with autism, 'Lidcombe Program' and 'Fluency Plus' for preschool and school-aged children with stuttering, as well as 'Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA)'.

Angelina can provide speech therapy services in English, Hebrew, and Russian.

Dain Hong
Speech-Language Pathologist
Hons. B.A., M.H.Sc., S-LP Reg. CASLPO

Dain is a CASLPO-registered speech-language pathologist. She received from the University of Toronto both a Master’s of Health Science in Speech-Language Pathology and a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Education.

Dain’s clinical experience has gained depth through work in hospitals, clinics, schools, and through teletherapy. Her expertise lies in fluency intervention, articulation training, and social communication coaching.

Dain has travelled to over 20 countries, some in which she taught English, provided speech therapy and delivered a conference presentation. Her exposure to various languages and cultures has honed her awareness to articulatory differences and interaction styles. These diverse influences have equipped Dain to respond effectively to the varying needs of clients in Ontario.

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Through years of practice as a SLP, Dain has become efficient in prioritizing goals, maximizing session value, and designing relevant home practice for continued progress. She also actively explores innovative evidence-based approaches through regular professional development opportunities, and discovers new techniques through reflective practice.

Dain is proficient in Korean, in addition to English, and can provide services in both languages.

Eliana Zalcman
Speech-Language Pathologist
Hons. B.A., M.H.Sc., S-LP, Reg. CASLPO

Eliana received her Master of Health Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Toronto and is registered with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO). Prior to that, Eliana graduated summa cum laude with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from York University.

Eliana's clinical experiences and training have allowed her to develop skills in assessing and treating children and adults with various speech, language and swallowing disorders. Specifically, Eliana has clinical experience in the areas of receptive and expressive language delay, articulation/phonology, english pronunciation training, motor speech, literacy, social communication skills and swallowing. Additionally, she has training in Hanen's "It Takes Two to Talk" - a family-focused early language intervention program, as well PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets) - a tactile-kinesthetic approach to speech therapy.

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Eliana is passionate about helping clients and their families reach their communication goals and strives to provide fun and personalized sessions. She is bilingual and can provide therapy services in English and Spanish.

Gabriella Baldwin
Speech-Language Pathologist
MS, CCC-SLP, Reg. CASLPO

Gabriella is a certified bilingual (English and Russian) Speech-Language Pathologist who received her Master of Science at Adelphi University in New York and completed her Bachelor of Arts at Queens College in New York as well. Additionally, she completed the Bilingual Extension Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is registered with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO) as well as the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA).

Gabriella is passionate about creating client and family-centered therapy to help motivate and support everyone to achieve their goals. She enjoys working with children of all ages and uses evidence-based practice in her therapy to help clients reach their communication goals, and carryover their newly acquired skills into their everyday lives.

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Gabriella has experience working with phonological disorders, articulation disorders, expressive and receptive language delays, vocabulary building, pragmatic skills, and tailors therapy to each child's individual needs.

Angela
Administrator Assistant
Health Sciences, McMaster University

Angela holds a Bachelor of Health Sciences degree from McMaster University. During her undergraduate education, she was involved with several research projects related to dysphagia and swallowing impairments, which sparked her interest for the field of Speech-Language Pathology.

Angela is passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of those she interacts with. She finds volunteering very fulfilling and has volunteered with many organizations, including hospitals, after-school programs, and tutored children in reading.

Mostly recently, Angela has worked administratively supporting local clinics. She has prior experience managing scheduling, addressing client questions and concerns, and ensuring timely communication. As the first person most people interact with when contacting the office, Angela strives to make sure clients have a positive experience engaging with the clinic.

Danya Hiob
Speech-Language Pathologist
B.A., M.Sc.(A.), S-LP(C), Reg. CASLPO

Danya has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UBC, and a Master of Science (Applied) in Speech-Language Pathology from McGill University. She has been working as a speech-language pathologist since 2016, and has been providing virtual therapy services since 2020. Her professional background involves working with a wide range of ages (from school aged children to older adults) and communication issues, including articulation of speech sounds, language delay, social communication skills (notably with clients on the autism spectrum), literacy, stuttering, accent modification, professional speaking skills, and aphasia. Danya strives to tailor her therapy sessions to each client’s individual interests and needs. She is passionate about helping others improve their communication skills in ways that will have a meaningful, practical impact on their daily lives.

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Danya has completed training for stuttering in the Lidcombe Program and the ISTAR Comprehensive Stuttering Program, as well as training in the Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA) approach. She also has a background in editing, and appreciates being exposed to new languages. In her free time, she enjoys reading, going for walks in nature, playing guitar and singing, and spending time with friends and family.

Julie Cohn
Speech-Language Pathologist
B.A., M.Cl.Sc, S-LP, Reg. CASLPO

Julie Cohn is a registered Speech-Language Pathologist and is certified by Speech-Language and Audiology Canada, an accreditation which indicates that Julie has met the standard of knowledge set by SLPs across Canada. Julie holds a Master of Clinical Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Science from the University of British Columbia.

Julie has presented her work at such venues as the Internationally Educated Professionals Conference, and has contributed poster presentations at conferences among researchers in the Speech-Language Pathology field.

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Julie has also participated a variety of workshops, including Bystander Intervention Training, UnConference at the Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion, Fostering 2SLGBTQIA Inclusive Environments, The Toronto Voice Course, and the Art Heals Health Heals Art Symposium.

Julie’s current and prior practice include intervention in the areas of articulation/accent modification, voice, fluency, professional communication, language rehabilitation, and swallowing. Julie has worked in a variety of settings, including various hospitals, clinics, school boards, and in private practice.

Additionally, Julie has over 30 years’ training and experience as a professional actor, director, play and screen writer, and theatre creator. In her leisure time, Julie enjoys skiing, travelling, trying new foods, and dancing.

Charla-Maye Cooper
Speech-Language Pathologist
Hons. B.A., M.H.Sc., S-LP(C), Reg. CASLPO

Charla-Maye is a registered Speech-Language Pathologist from the Caribbean island of Jamaica. She graduated with a Master of Health Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Toronto. She also graduated with a certificate in Speech and language Sciences from Brock University and magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree in Communication Management with a minor in Marketing from Saint Leo University (Florida).

Charla-Maye began her career in British Columbia in 2017 where she has worked with adults and children with various diagnoses including Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder, William’s Syndrome etc.

Her clinical experience includes a broad range of areas such as language facilitation, fluency, speech sound disorders, swallowing, acquired language disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), social communication, english pronunciation training and apraxia of speech.

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She has received additional training in Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA), Lidcombe through the Montreal Fluency Centre for children 6 and under with fluency disorders, and in the Comprehensive Stuttering Program through the Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research (ISTAR) for school - aged to adult clients. She is also trained in Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT) level 1 to support clients with motor speech disorders and is certified by Hanen for both "More Than Words" and "It Takes Two To Talk."

Charla-Maye enjoys partnering with families and individuals to empower them to reach their communication goals especially through learning strategies they can apply in everyday life.

Charla-Maye is a fluent speaker of English and she also speaks Jamaican Patois. She is available for virtual services anywhere within Ontario.

Sofia Mazuritskaya
Communicative Disorders Assistant
B.A. (Hons), CDA, Reg. CDAAC

Sofia received an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Cognitive Science of Language from McMaster University. She completed her graduate certificate program as a Communicative Disorders Assistant (CDA) at Georgian College and is proudly registered with the Communicative Disorders Assistant Association of Canada (CDAAC).

She has prior experience providing therapy both in-person and virtually to children and adults. With her pediatric clients she worked closely with their caregivers to support a variety of communication needs such as early language development, articulation, and pre-literacy. While supporting adults with apraxia of speech and aphasia, her services also extended to group therapy through the March of Dimes Canada.

Throughout her professional development, she has worked with many neurodivergent individuals. She strives to ensure that every voice is heard and everyone has an equitable opportunity to learn and grow. Sofia is passionate about creating positive, meaningful, and engaging therapy experiences for every client and their family.

Dania Awartani
Speech-Language Pathologist
BA, MSc, SLP, Reg. CASLPO

Dania is a dedicated bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist. She is registered with CASLPO and based in Ontario. Dania holds an honours BA in Cognitive Science and Linguistics from the University of Toronto and an MSc in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Alberta. Proficient in both English and Arabic, she hopes to bridge linguistic and cultural gaps by offering therapy services in both English and Arabic.

Her clinical experience encompasses a wide range of clinical settings and client populations, including working on communication with very young children in early intervention, targeting specific sounds in school-age clients, and incorporating a palliative lens with critically ill patients at the end-of-life. Dania’s professional journey has driven her to seek experiences with SLPs globally, and she has had the privilege of learning from and and working alongside SLPs based in four countries, including an English-Arabic bilingual SLP in the UAE. Her varied experiences have spurred her passion for providing culturally-informed and neuro-affirmative therapy that embraces and accounts for each client and their family's unique background and needs. She looks forward to learning more about her clients and supporting them in reaching their goals.

Sze Kit Kwan (Judy)
Speech-Language Pathologist
M.A., MST, S-LP, Reg. CASLPO

Judy was a qualified speech therapist in Hong Kong and received General certificate of registration with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO) in December, 2023, who is based in Ontario now. She received from the Hong Kong.

Polytechnic University both a Master of Speech Therapy and a Bachelor of Arts in Bilingual Studies. She also graduated with a Master of Arts in Linguistics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Judy has been providing in-person and virtual individual and group therapy services since 2020. She has worked with children with various diagnosis including autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, global developmental delay, learning disability and language delay in the areas of articulation/phonology, receptive and expressive language, pragmatics, oral-motor functions, fluency, voice, social-communication skills and behaviours.

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Judy is a certified facilitator of Play Included LEGO®-Based Therapy. She is also certified in Talktools® Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Level 1 and 2 and Beckman Oral Motor Assessment & Intervention to support clients with oral-motor difficulties. She has also received training in Social Stories™/Social Articles 10.3 to support clients with autism spectrum disorder.

Judy is good at building rapport with children. She believes that there are always reasons for children’s behaviours, and adults should try their best to listen to their needs patiently.

Judy is a Cantonese-native speaker. In addition to English, she can also provide therapy services in Mandarin and Cantonese.

Bethany Loshusan
Speech-Language Pathologist
Hons. B.A., M.Sc. S-LP, Reg. CASLPO

Bethany (she/her) received her Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from McMaster University and will soon be registered with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO). She began her academic career by graduating from Carleton University with High Distinction with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics with a Concentration in Psycholinguistics and Communication Disorders. This is where she first discovered a passion for communication sciences and the field of speech-language pathology.

Bethany has gained clinical experience working with a wide variety of settings with diverse populations. These clinical experiences have afforded her the opportunity to learn more about the assessment and treatment of children and adults with various communication disorders or delays. Her exposure to these clinical settings has equipped her with the skills to effectively serve the ever-growing and changing population of Ontario. Bethany is eager to create a positive and motivating environment in her therapy sessions. Her passion to provide client-led care to help clients achieve their goals is driven by evidence-based practice.

Hailey Gamazo-Paredes
Communicative Disorders Assistant
BA, CDA

Hailey earned her bachelor of arts degree in Linguistics at York University. She then completed a graduate certificate of Communicative Disorders Assistant at Durham College.

While completing her graduate certificate Hailey gained plenty of experience working with many pre-school to school aged children. She has assisted and provided unsupervised sessions both in person and virtually. Hailey has supported children reaching their goals for early language and articulations. She has also worked with many neurodivergent individuals using AAC to reach their social communication goals.

Hailey’s approach to therapy is for the session to be client led and play-based in a positive environment. This ensures her clients are comfortable, and remain motivated while she supports them with their goals.

Megan Swim Escobar
Communicative Disorders Assistant
B.A.Sc (Hons), CDA, Reg. CDAAC, RECE

Megan obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science with an Undergraduate Degree in Child Youth and Family from the University of Guelph, a minor in psychology, a Graduate Certificate in Speech and Language Sciences from Brock University, as well as her Communicative Disorders Assistant Graduate Certificate from Georgian College. Megan is registered with the Communicative Disorders Assistant Association of Canada (CDAAC) and is a registered Early Childhood Educator.

Megan is well versed in working with neurodivergent children and adults in a variety of settings, including: a communicative disorders assistant, academic tutor, swim instructor, and piano teacher. With experience with in-home speech and language therapy, clinic, early intervention, and virtual services, Megan has gained experience providing therapy treatments related to early language, articulation, literacy, and language development. Megan also has experience providing treatment for adults with developmental disabilities through virtual Sensory Communication Programs and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) programs.

Megan is passionate about creating engaging therapy experiences for every individual and their family. Megan looks forward to providing meaningful therapy services to children and their families to support their communication goals.

Brianna Arruda
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
B.A, M.Slp

Brianna earned her Bachelor's of Arts in Cognitive Science of Language from McMaster University, where her passion for language and communication began. Following her undergraduate studies, she pursued a Master's of Speech Pathology from Griffith University, while living abroad and exploring Australia.

Brianna is currently in the process of becoming a registered speech language pathologist with the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO). Brianna’s professional experience includes working with wide range of populations, including children, adults, and individuals across the neurodivergent spectrum within both these populations. Her clinical skills extend to administering therapy for children facing difficulties in social communication development, articulation and phonology delays, and language impairments. She also has extensive experience treating conditions such as aphasia, apraxia, and dysarthria. In addition, she has taken a special interest in treating swallowing impairments in both adult and pediatric populations. In therapy she adopts a collaborative approach that places clients and their families at the centre of the treatment process to always ensure their needs and goals guide therapy.

In her leisure time Brianna is a dedicated dancer who has invested years as the dance captain on several different competitive teams. Brianna’s personal interests also include spending time outdoors, reading, and traveling.

Embree Yip
Speech-Language Pathology Assitant
B.A.Sc

Embree has an Honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She has 2.5 years of experience working with verbal and non-verbal children and youth on the spectrum providing ABA Therapy in centers, virtual, as well as 1:1 sessions. Embree has since been trained as a Speech Therapy provider and is passionate about using her knowledge and experience to support children in meeting their speech and language goals. Embree has experience providing therapy treatment related to fluency, articulation disorders, early language, narratives, oral motor difficulties, voice therapy, AAC devices and more. She is very passionate about working with individuals of all ages and incorporating her knowledge of ABA into her approach to Speech Therapy to better support her clients.

Embree strives to build a warm, comfortable and fun teaching environment for clients and looks forward to building a professional and personal relationship with the families. She uses a client-led and play-based approach to help motivate naturalistic learning. Embree is highly appreciated for her patience, empathy, objectivity and attention to detail. She hopes to further pursue her graduate studies for Speech-Language Pathology.

Embree is fluent in English, French and Cantonese.

Shiyannie Waran
Speech Language Pathology Assistant
Hons. B.Sc.

Shiyannie received an Honours Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in Human Biology and Health Studies from the University of Toronto. In her journey as a Speech Language Pathology Assistant, Shiyannie has a wide range of experience in areas including articulation/phonology, language delay, receptive and expressive language, literacy, social-communication, voice, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and more. She has extensive experience providing treatment to pediatric and adult clients in various settings, including client homes, clinics, long-term centers, daycares, and virtually.

Shiyannie strives to provide individualized and inclusive care to help each client achieve their speech goals. She collaborates closely with clients, their families, and relevant professionals to ensure the ongoing success of her clients. Shiyannie is known to be an enthusiastic and compassionate individual dedicated to helping clients reach their full potential by incorporating their interests and preferences. Her combination of culturally informed, client-led and play-based approach to therapy fosters a positive, supportive, and meaningful experience for all clients. Shiyannie is driven by a strong passion to create positive change, motivating each client to reach and exceed their speech goals.

Shiyannie can provide speech therapy services in English and Tamil.

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