Therapy for aphasia, motor speech & cognitive-communication disorders
Michelle Bourque, Speech-Language Pathologist
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Michelle Bourque, M.Sc., SLP-Reg, S-LP(C)
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 acquired brain injury, and has enjoyed decades of rich collaborations with clients and talented interdisciplinary teams.
Prior to her arrival in NS in 2022, Michelle worked for 26 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, and empowering them to participate better in conversations and favourite activities / roles. Over the span of her career, Michelle has actively focused on the rehabilitation of aphasia, motor speech, and cognitive-communication disorders, including experience with augmentative & alternative communication, as well as social and vocational reintegration. She has collaborated on interdisciplinary rehab teams specialised in stroke/neurology, traumatic brain injury, and assistive technology. Michelle has also conducted clinical research, supervision, and academic teaching at McGill, including presentations at regional and international conferences. Her work in these areas has been recognised through several awards of excellence over the years.
Michelle is a full certified member of Speech & Audiology Canada (SAC), a full licensed member of the Nova Scotia Regulator of Audiologists & Speech-Language Pathologists (NSRASLP), and an international affiliate member of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA).
In addition to her love of neuroscience, Michelle has a passion for voice and choral singing. A soprano by training, she has enjoyed collaborations with groups such as Voces Boreales, the Canadian Chamber Choir, and the Montréal Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Treasured choral highlights over the years have included outdoor concerts at the Lanaudière Festival, Handel's Messiah at Cathédrale Notre-Dame, performances at Carnegie Hall, and inspiring choral tours with the CCC throughout Canada, from coast to coast.
