Even when using the same language, people naturally communicate in all sorts of ways. Some people are loud, others are quiet. Some people speak quickly, others speak slowly. Some people stutter often when they speak, others are dysfluent more rarely. The most important thing is to get your message across - not to conform to sound the ways others think you should.

You do not need to change how you communicate to be more palatable to others. Alongside your specific goals bringing you to therapy, we can work on strategies for self-advocacy, responding to criticism, and advocating for yourself. 

Everyone has a unique way to communicate with the people in their lives. During any conversation, the speaker and the listener must be attuned to the other’s way of communicating in order to get the message across. Imagine that you are traveling to another country and meet someone who speaks another language than you do - both of you can work together using the words you share, signs, gestures, body language, etc. - whatever you can to 

Effective communication is the responsibility of everyone, not just the neurodivergent person. At Empowered Communication, communication partners are not only invited to observe sessions, but asked to participate and learn communication strategies alongside their loved one, should the client deem this useful.

In school systems, in order for a child to receive speech-language therapy, there must be an “educational impact” - this means that the goals written will focus on age-based or grade-based norms around academic success. While this is an important option for people to have, here we focus on quality of life impact beyond classroom learning.

At Empowered Communication, we focus on client-driven goals for people looking to enhance their connections to others or themselves.

Everyone uses a variety of tools to communicate. We support multi-modal communication for all kinds of communicators. This includes AAC, sign language, spoken language, body language, multilingualism, and beyond.

However you want to communicate, we will work together to find your voice.