Personalized program for aphasia

You deserve to be able to communicate in a way that's meaningful to you. Expressable’s unique aphasia program is created by experts, grounded in the latest research, and caregiver supported. Here's what to expect.

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Why speech therapy for aphasia is so important

Improves quality of life

Clear communication skills can ease frustrations and improve your interactions with family and friends, your job performance, community involvement, and overall quality of life.

Uses evidence-based techniques

Our clinical experts use the latest research and tools to support you in speaking more clearly and communicating effectively.

Educates and empowers clients and families

Build confidence through strategies and techniques to better express your wants, needs, thoughts, and feelings. Therapy includes caregivers, too, equipping them to support your communication attempts.

How our aphasia program works

When you extend speech therapy learning and practice into everyday life, you'll make faster progress. We built our client portal to make it easy to do just that.

THE PROGRAM INCLUDES:

: Your speech therapist will choose from a variety of standardized or norm-referenced tests for your evaluation. They may assess your ability to express your wants and needs, follow directions, and read and write. The results will be used to develop a personalized care plan for your treatment, which typically includes 2 sessions per week.
: Review and reinforce the communication strategies that you're learning, such as verbal cues, visual cues, and altering the communication environment.
: Our experts demonstrate techniques for meaningful communication, such as asking and answering a variety of questions, imitating sounds and words, and involving loved ones to support your communication attempts.
: Your speech therapist will assign easy ways to practice communication strategies during your everyday routines and social interactions.
: Get tips, support, and answers to questions from your speech therapist between sessions.

Expressable’s approach to aphasia

Our speech therapists are trained in online therapy techniques and follow the Expressable approach:

Outcomes-focused

We typically recommend a frequency of 2 sessions per week for aphasia, although this may vary depending on your needs. We use both restorative and compensatory strategies and approaches when treating aphasia. After each session, your speech therapist will give you easy practice activities to do in everyday life. You'll find them in your portal.

Individualized

Every speech therapy journey for aphasia is unique. Starting on day one, your speech therapist will collaborate with you to tailor strategies and techniques to your personal communication goals. And because therapy is online, you can attend from the comfort of home, along with a caregiver or communication partner.

Functional

Whether at home with family, out with friends, or at work with colleagues--for connection to be meaningful, communication needs to be effective. You'll learn practical strategies to boost your confidence and enhance the quality of your day-to-day communication.

Developed by our clinical experts

Expressable’s aphasia program was designed by our team of clinical experts, who are trained in proven techniques for delivering successful online therapy to people with aphasia. They bring years of experience serving thousands of clients. Our speech therapists consistently earn 4.9/5 ratings from their clients. Our aphasia program was built using the latest research and clinical best practices. We help you communicate and express yourself by using meaningful tasks specific to your home environment and routines. We know that progress is greatly enhanced when a communication partner or caregiver is involved. Their participation is encouraged during sessions, so they can learn how to support you at home between sessions.

4.9 / 5 avg

See what clients are saying about our speech therapists

3months

Karyn helped this client communicate verbally, as well as by using an AAC device to support verbal communication during moments of communication breakdown.

11months

Kelsey helped this client spontaneously express his wants, needs, thoughts, and feelings with his family and loved ones.

4months

Laura helped this client anticipate and implement communication and memory breakdown strategies to manage finances, schedules, and other aspects of daily living.

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