Our Dream Team

Speech-Language Pathologists

My practice is child-led, connection-focused, and play-based. My priority is building a meaningful, trusting relationship with each child and family, creating a space where every client feels safe, seen, and cared for.
With 10 years of experience in early intervention and school-age speech sound disorders, I specialize primarily in infant and toddler communication development (babbling, interaction, gestures, baby signs, and first words), speech sound delays and disorders across all ages, and autism support.
Some of my additional training includes: Lidcombe Stuttering Treatment Program, Hanen Training; More Than Words and Learning Language and Loving It, the Meaningful Speech Course with a focus on Gestalt Language Processing, Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech, and Executive Functioning Training.

With 5 years of experience, Khadija is passionate about working with families to facilitate their child’s communication through play, connection, and empowerment. Khadija is Hanen certified (More than Words) as well as Alternative and Augmentative Communication and Gestalt language Processing trained clinician.
Khadija has extensive experience working with neurodivergent clients and their families and supporting their individual communication and play styles.
Khadija is also dedicated to providing services centered around cultural humility and competence and is fluent in Urdu.

Supporting them in learning tasks like dressing, handwriting, or self-care.
Strengthening fine and gross motor abilities for better coordination and independence
Helping regulate sensory processing
Helping manage sensitivities to sound, touch, movement, or other sensory input.
Teaching strategies for attention, frustration tolerance, and self-regulation.
Supporting behaviour and emotional regulation.
Improving motor skills
Helping them adapt to environments and modifying home or school settings to create supportive routines and structures.

With a degree in Education from the University of Alberta and a diploma from Grant MacEwan’s Therapy Assistant program, Emily is a Speech Language Pathology Assistant with a passion for making therapy fun and engaging. Whether it's using play-based activities, games, or storytelling, Emily fosters a warm, nurturing environment that helps children thrive.
Outside of work, Emily is a proud mom to two fur babies and an avid home baker who can always be found with a book in hand. Balancing a professional career with her personal passions, Emily brings a creative, empathetic approach to every session, making therapy an enjoyable experience for both children and their families.