Pediatric speech therapy for ages 1+

Empowering communication from first words to teen years.

Premium, play-based speech therapy for children, teens, and families. We combine warm, child-led sessions with clear clinical guidance so communication becomes more confident, connected, and functional.

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Midtown/North York · Cynthia In-home and virtual support
Etobicoke · Katia In-clinic and virtual support
Speech-language pathologist working with a young child during a play-based session
Let's build communication together.

Connection creates communication. Progress over perfection. A space where children feel safe, successful, and excited to communicate.

The unboxing of potential.
Play-based and child-led
Engaging the caregiver
Strengths-based intervention
Our standard of care

Calm, thoughtful therapy with measurable purpose.

Every session is designed to feel engaging for the child and useful for the family. We look at the whole child, the whole routine, and the communication skills that matter most in daily life.

Engaging and motivating

Therapy is built around your child's interests so practice feels natural, playful, and worth returning to.

Family-centred

Caregivers leave with practical strategies, clear next steps, and language that makes therapy easier to carry into everyday routines.

Strengths-based

We honour neurodiversity, sensory needs, and each child's unique communication style while building meaningful skills.

Cynthia completing a play-based speech assessment with a child
Cynthia in a floor-based play session with a child holding a doll
About Ability Speech

Deep experience, gentle presence, and genuine passion for working with kids.

Cynthia and Katia met by chance in 2001 in Plattsburgh, New York, while attending a preparatory SLP program at the State University of New York. They had an immediate connection and a shared love for the profession. After graduating in 2004, Katia returned to Ontario, while Cynthia moved from Quebec to Ontario, and both began their careers working with children in School-Based Rehab Services. They remained connected and aligned in their intervention styles, and in 2013 they founded Ability Speech.

Cynthia Boman

M.A., SLP, Reg. CASLPO · Since 2004

Cynthia is a registered Speech-Language Pathologist with over 22 years of experience supporting children and families. She has worked across diverse clinical settings, including acute care in hospitals, long-term care homes, School-Based Rehabilitation Services, and private practice.

She has a comprehensive background in diagnosing and treating communication disorders with a focus on speech sound disorders, including articulation and phonology, expressive and receptive language, early intervention, motor speech disorders, social communication, feeding and orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT). Cynthia's goal is to partner with families, make therapy meaningful, fun, and effective!

CASLPO OAP Provider
Additional training
Hanen® The PROMPT® Institute — Level 1 TalkTools® Beckman Oral Motor® Get Permission Approach to Feeding® Meaningful Speech — Gestalt Language Processing DIRFloortime® Level 1 Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist The Breathe Institute®

Katia Simic

M.A., SLP, Reg. CASLPO · Since 2004

Katia has been a Speech-Language Pathologist since 2004, providing assessment and intervention to pediatric clients from 3 months to 21 years of age. Her experience spans School-Based Rehabilitation Services, pediatric inpatient brain-injury rehabilitation at Holland Bloorview, and school-board SLP services at the Toronto Catholic District School Board with Autism Programs and Services.

She has maintained a private practice throughout her career and co-founded Ability Speech in 2013, with extensive experience supporting children and youth with complex communication needs across articulation, motor speech, language, literacy, social communication, and AAC.

CASLPO Adjunct Lecturer — University of Toronto
Additional training
PROMPT® Level 1 PECS Meaningful Speech — Gestalt Language Processing Meaningful Speech — AAC Cognitive Communication Disorders — Level 1 & 2 Advanced Literacy Practice
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What to expect

We bring clinician expertise into a space that feels warm, clear, and collaborative. Children get room to be themselves. Parents get a true partner.

01

We begin with understanding.

Assessments help us see your child's communication profile, strengths, needs, and the routines where support will make the biggest difference.

02

We make therapy usable.

Sessions are active, engaging, and paired with strategies that fit real family life, not just the therapy hour.

03

We track progress with care.

Goals are clear, responsive, and refined as your child grows, because effective therapy should evolve with the child.

A play-based speech session with a small group of children
Cynthia guiding a child through /s/ articulation practice with cards and a mirror
Services

How we can help.

Cynthia blowing bubbles with a child during a playful session
Katia reading a book with a young child
Cynthia guiding tongue and oral-motor exercises with a child
Getting started

A simple, professional process from first question to ongoing care.

01

Reach out

Share your concerns, goals, and a little about your child's current communication or feeding needs.

02

Assess and plan

We complete an assessment or review any recent reports, then collaborate with you to create a plan that is clear and realistic.

03

Build together

Therapy includes engaging sessions, caregiver coaching, and functional goals that transfer into daily life.

Cynthia blowing bubbles with a child during a play-based speech session
Contact

Continuing your child's journey.

Send a note and we will follow up shortly. You can also email either clinician directly.