
Therapy for aphasia, motor speech & cognitive-communication disorders
Michelle Bourque, Speech-Language Pathologist
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Michelle Bourque, Speech-Language Pathologist
Brain injuries such as stroke or TBI can bring invisible cognitive and communication challenges that affect your everyday conversations, functioning, confidence, and quality of life. We can help.
Based in Dartmouth, NS, we offer speech-language teletherapy services throughout the province to adults with brain injury.
Originally from Fredericton, NB, Michelle holds an M.Sc. degree in Speech-Language Pathology from McGill University in Montréal, QC. She has devoted her career to helping adults with aphasia and acquired brain injury, and has enjoyed many rich collaborations with clients and talented interdisciplinary teams over many years.
Prior to her arrival in NS in 2022, Michelle worked for over 25 years with adults with stroke and traumatic brain injury at a McGill-affiliated out-patient adult rehabilitation centre in Montréal. Inspired by a client-focused, functional, life-participation approach, Michelle has spent her career helping clients improve their communication skills, while empowering them to participate better in conversations and favourite activities / roles. Over the years, Michelle has specialised in the rehabilitation of aphasia, motor speech, AAC, and cognitive-communication disorders, collaborating on rehab teams in stroke/neurology, traumatic brain injury, and assistive technology. She has also participated in clinical research, supervision, and academic teaching at McGill in these areas.
Michelle is a full certified member of Speech & Audiology Canada (SAC), a full licensed member of the Nova Scotia College of Audiologists & Speech-Language Pathologists (NSCASLP), and an international affiliate member of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA).
"We are so grateful to have connected with Michelle [...]. There was a bond immediately as soon as we met her even though the sessions were all done virtually. Michelle made the process of speech therapy interesting and fun for me because she focused on the things I was passionate about, like lobster fishing. Michelle also made sure that my wife was included in my progress through the many updates that we had reminding us that as a family we were all going through this together. After a lot of hard work and with Michelle’s guidance I have come so far [...]. My family and I will be forever indebted to her for taking me on this journey to my recovery. I have discovered so many things that I am good at because of Michelle’s teaching like writing short stories that I would have never done before. Michelle’s dedication, support and patience to her clients is first class and she will never know how profoundly she has affected our lives."
- David & Trina, Cape Breton, NS
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