Our Team

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Director/Speech-Language Pathologist
As the Owner and Director of Communication Options, I have the privilege of leading a team of dedicated and inspiring Speech-Language Pathologists and SLPAs who share my passion for our mission. Together, we are committed to empowering children with speech and language delays, recognizing that every child has a unique and important message to share.
I am particularly passionate about partnering with parents to support their child's speech and language development through everyday routines and meaningful interactions.
Seeing the progress families make together is incredibly rewarding and fuels my dedication to this work. By working closely with parents, I strive to create positive, everyday moments that help children reach their full potential and ensure their voices are heard.

Speech-Language Assistant (SLPA)

I have been working as a Speech Language Assistant since I received my degree in Linguistics in 2001. Since 2007, I have been part of the Communication Options team, working with Speech Language Pathologists to provide therapy to students in the schools with speech and language delays. In the past three years I have also enjoyed working in our Partners In Play program, providing play-based speech and language therapy for 3-4 years olds. It is a joy to work with students and families, and celebrate their successes with them. In addition to being a Speech Language Assistant, I also support the management of Communication Options as an administrative assistant.

Speech-Language Pathologist 

I have been an SLP since 2010 and I love what I do. Collaborating with families and teachers to support the needs of children with communication challenges is something that I am very passionate about. Seeing the positive outcomes of our joint efforts is incredibly rewarding! I have a particular interest in the areas of preschool-aged stuttering, early language development and articulation/phonology. Supporting children as they become effective communicators is such a blessing!

Speech-Language Pathologist 

My name is Jodilyn Thibodeau; I have been a practicing Speech-Language Pathologist since 2011 and with Communication Options since 2012. I specialize in providing therapy to individuals with communication delays/disorders from birth to early elementary years including family/parent/caregiver training. I strongly believe in the efficacy of early intervention and am passionate in providing, motivating, play-based therapy while targeting speech and language needs. I have received continued education in the areas of parent and teacher training with Hanen approaches for play-based intervention, social thinking ideologies applicable to those individuals with social challenges, and motor speech therapy principles for kiddos with Childhood Apraxia of Speech or profound speech sound disorders. I am happy supporting individuals with communication difficulties and their families - I feel great joy increasing their ability to communicate effectively!

Speech-Language Pathologist 

I have been practicing Speech Language Pathology since 2016.  Prior to pursuing a career in speech and language, I received a Master of Music degree in opera performance and have performed in operas in Canada and Europe.  I was so excited to make the career change to SLP as these two professions marry so well together.  I am passionate about providing early intervention services to the 3-6 age population, especially those with severe speech sound needs.  Improving speech and language skills, and giving these young children a voice, is the best job in the world!

Speech-Language Pathologist 

I obtained my degree in 2006 and moved to Canada in 2009. Since then, I have provided services in a variety of environments, from schools, to private practice, to hospital settings.  I have special interest in the area of tethered oral tissues (tongue tie) and early language development but truly love all things communication.  I feel privileged to provide services alongside this well rounded and accomplished team.

Speech-Language Pathologist 

Hi, my name is Janice-Rose Wik, and I have been a practicing Speech and Language Pathologist since 2014. I have been fortunate enough to be a part of the Communication Options team since 2017. I obtained my degrees from Minot State University, in North Dakota, and now I live in Red Deer with my husband and two daughters. I provide services for a wide range of communication skills, and I particularly enjoy providing play-based therapy in the areas of speech sound disorders, fluency, and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). I feel lucky to be able to help children gain the communicative skills and the confidence to express who they are and what they have to offer.

Speech-Language Pathologist

Partners in Play lead SLP

I have enjoyed working as a speech-language pathologist in preschool and school settings since 2009. I love partnering with and empowering families and educators in meaningful and practical ways to help children develop and share their voices. I care about honouring all the ways children communicate. I enjoy every area of communication and have particular interests in supporting early language development, children on the Autism spectrum, and speech sound disorders. I am grateful for the opportunity I have to work in this field alongside children and families as they experience success.

Speech-Language Pathologist 

Hi there, my name is Carissa Anderson, and I've been a practicing Speech and Language Pathologist since 2018. I obtained my degrees at the University of Alberta, and now live in Olds with my husband and our bulldog, Rosie. 

I am honored to work alongside this team of incredible SLPs as we get to support children, families, and their school teams along their communication journeys! I love to target speech sound, language and executive function goals through play-based activities.  Although I enjoy working in all areas of speech and language therapy, I have a special interest in Alternative and Augmentative Communication and supporting children with complex communication needs. 

Speech-Language Pathologist 

I have been a practicing speech-language pathologist since 2016. In this time I've had the pleasure of working with pediatric and school-age children in a variety of health centers, school divisions, and privately. I have also supervised graduate students from the University of Alberta. I enjoy all aspects of speech-language pathology, though I have particular interest in articulation/phonology, myofunctional therapy, and tethered oral tissues (TOTs). I value every change I have to work collaboratively with families and other professionals and am looking forward to working within the school team again.