Our Philosophy

We focus on friendship

We are a speech-language pathology and occupational therapy practice for kids, teens, and young adults who would benefit from support to develop social connections and friendships.

Research tells us that having just one or two close friends has a significant impact on building positive self-esteem and independence as well as handling stress, depression, and anxiety. We also know that self-regulation, sensory health, and interest-based connections are intrinsically linked to social thriving. Our team is passionate about helping every family bring these pieces together for each client to help them build and maintain personally meaningful and fulfilling relationships with others in their lives.

We offer very personalized support

Each family starts with an individual consultation which allows us to understand our clients, their previous experiences, and what would be most helpful right now. We typically book consultations within a few weeks of families contacting us, so there are no long waitlists for our services.

We partner with families

We involve parents or other adults important in the client’s life in all our services. We know that when our clients have a trusted person who can support them when their service ends, there is a much greater chance of them continuing to use what they’ve learned.

Our Services

Connections SLP is a different kind of speech-language pathology practice. We work with amazing kids, teens, and young adults who are trying to find their friendship fit. We understand that finding social connections is not always easy, and we love helping our clients and their families determine how to use their passions and strengths to achieve their social goals.

Friendship Foundations

Our Friendship Foundations service provides neurodiversity-affirming, individualized parent and child coaching for children in JK, SK and Grade 1. We help families learn strategies to support the development of early conversation, self-regulation and social play skills.
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PlayGreat

PlayGreat is our very own, very unique program for children in grades 2-6 who are ready to learn and talk about making and keeping friends. We help parents use their children’s strengths and interests as they create and coach successful playdates and get togethers.
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From Hanging In to Hanging Out

Our expanded services for teens in grades 7-12 focus on helping clients learn strategies to make and keep friends in whatever way is most meaningful for them. Teens participate either individually or in groups, depending on how they learn best.
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Occupational Therapy @ Connections SLP

Many kids, teens, and young adults who struggle with friendship also experience differences in their sensory processing and ability to self-regulate. Our occupational therapy sessions help clients and their parents learn about their own sensory systems and what they need to feel ready and able to participate in interactions with others.
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Connections Rec

Our Buddies and Game Group recreational programs offer opportunities for kids and teens to connect with peers and older mentors who share similar interests and experiences. This service is offered by enthusiastic neurodivergent young adults experienced in working with kids.
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Young Adults

Our services for young adults focus on helping clients to continue developing confidence and skills to navigate personal, school or workplace relationships after high school. Clients may work with a speech-language pathologist and/or occupational therapist depending on their goals.
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Families
We’re here to support your family at every stage of your child or teen’s social journey. Whether you are ready to get started with one of our services or have questions about how we can help, we’d love to talk to you.

Professionals
We love collaborating with colleagues to support mutual clients or to provide dynamic and interactive training sessions for professionals. Please do reach out if you wish to discuss how we can work together or join our mailing list to stay up to date on what’s happening at Connections SLP.

Our Locations
We proudly offer services virtually to families across Ontario.

Contact Information
Email: info@connectionsslp.ca
Phone: (289) 472-5557

Our Philosophy

Our Philosophy

We focus on friendship

We focus on friendship

We offer very personalized support

We offer very personalized support

We partner with families

We partner with families

Our Services

Friendship Foundations

PlayGreat

From Hanging In to Hanging Out

Occupational Therapy @ Connections SLP

Connections Rec

Young Adults

How Can We Help?

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