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Tip of the Tongue Speech Therapy and Lactation Consulting

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Welcome to Tip of the Tongue!

We’re a dedicated team of two Speech-Language Pathologists and a Lactation Counsellor, here to support all aspects of oral function for both infants and adults. Our collaborative approach ensures comprehensive care by working closely with local health providers.

Lactation Care: Lactation care is complex, and achieving your feeding goals requires ongoing support. To ensure our strategies are effective, follow-up appointments are essential. Our team works collaboratively, and many families benefit from seeing both of our lactation therapists, Sarah and Karrie, during their care. For your initial lactation consultation, we encourage families to book with Sarah, unless you have been referred specifically for oral function concerns. We look forward to supporting you on your feeding journey!

Insurance: Please note that we do not offer direct billing. However, appointments with our Speech-Language Pathologists can be submitted under Speech Therapy health benefits for reimbursement.

2 Locations (Red Deer and Sylvan Lake): We are located in Red Deer inside Elle Physiotherapy at the end of Ross Street East (#300 80 Donlevy Avenue) and Sylvan Lake starting in November at the Business Connect Center (4914 50 Avenue) across from the Library.

Contact Us: Please note that during clinic hours our therapists are typically serving our clients. If you have called the office please leave us a message and our part time off-site practice manager will respond as soon as she is able to.

Booking and Fees: Tip of the Tongue pricing includes both direct and indirect time. We are committed to individualized and collaborative care, which requires our therapists’ time both during and outside of your sessions to maintain our high standards.

If you have any questions or need further assistance, feel free to reach out. We look forward to supporting you and your family!

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Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (Assessment and Treatment)

Myofunctional Therapy is a specialized approach to improving the function of the muscles used for speaking, eating, oral rest posture and breathing. It focuses on retraining the muscles in the mouth and face to work more efficiently and effectively to support speech clarity, oral functions and orofacial growth. At Tip of the Tongue all myofunctional therapy assessment and treatment sessions a... Read More

Myofunctional Therapy is a specialized approach to improving the function of the muscles used for speaking, eating, oral rest posture and breathing. It focuses on retraining the muscles in the mouth and face to work more efficiently and effectively to support speech clarity, oral functions and orofacial growth. At Tip of the Tongue all myofunctional therapy assessment and treatment sessions are provided by Registered Speech Language Pathologists.

Speech Articulation (speech sound) Therapy

Articulation Therapy is a type of speech therapy aimed at improving a person's ability to pronounce sounds correctly. It focuses on helping individuals produce speech sounds more clearly, more accurately and more easily. Assessment and treatment provided by a Registered Speech Language Pathologist.

Infant Feeding/Lactation Consultation (Pre-crawling Infants)

At Tip of the Tongue, we're here to support you and your growing family with a range of services tailored to your needs. For Expecting Parents: Our Prenatal Latch Lessons or our 1:1 Prenatal Prep Session are perfect for expecting moms who want to start their breastfeeding journey confidently. For New Parents: If you're currently breastfeeding or using expressed breast milk, we recommend c... Read More

At Tip of the Tongue, we're here to support you and your growing family with a range of services tailored to your needs.

For Expecting Parents: Our Prenatal Latch Lessons or our 1:1 Prenatal Prep Session are perfect for expecting moms who want to start their breastfeeding journey confidently.

For New Parents: If you're currently breastfeeding or using expressed breast milk, we recommend connecting with our Clinical Lactation Counsellor, Sarah. She will work with you to assess and troubleshoot challenges with latch and feeding as well as review the Pillars to Infant Feeding Success, helping you understand milk production, your baby’s feeding needs, how often to feed. An individualized care plan to support your feeding journey will be provided. If indicated she will collaborate and refer to our in house SLP/IBCLC for questions/concerns regarding oral function once the basics of breast and bottle feeding have been reviewed.

For Concerns with Oral Function: If you have concerns about your baby’s oral function or potential issues with tongue, lip, or cheek ties, our dual-certified Speech-Language Pathologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Karrie Page, can provide a thorough assessment to address your concerns and develop an individualized care plan including recommendations and referrals to support your feeding goals.

We’re here to ensure that your feeding journey is as smooth and supportive as possible. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions or to book a session.

Facial Palsy (Facial Neuromuscular Retraining) Therapy

Facial neuromuscular retraining for problems resulting to damage to the peripheral facial nerve. This therapy targets conditions such as Bell's Palsy, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, Acoustic Neuroma and Congenital Facial Palsies. Facial neuromuscular retraining involves isolated muscle work, equalizing tone on both sides of the face and working to improve facial symmetry. This therapy is effective in... Read More

Facial neuromuscular retraining for problems resulting to damage to the peripheral facial nerve. This therapy targets conditions such as Bell's Palsy, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, Acoustic Neuroma and Congenital Facial Palsies. Facial neuromuscular retraining involves isolated muscle work, equalizing tone on both sides of the face and working to improve facial symmetry. This therapy is effective in minimizing dissymmetry while awaiting nerve regeneration and maximizing facial control of the muscles which are reinnervated.

Professional Education and Mentoring

For therapists who have completed the ORPP Canada Comprehensive course and would like more individualized mentorship specific to their clinical cases.

Karrie Page
(She/Her/Hers) MSLP, R.SLP, S-LP(C), COM, IBCLC

Karrie Page graduated from the University of Alberta in 2002 with her Masters of Speech Language Pathology degree. She began Tip of the Tongue in 2005 to provide high quality, evidence based care to the families of central Alberta. Karrie is a Registered Speech Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist (COM) and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Karrie also has training in facial neuromuscular retraining for patients with facial palsy. Karrie also co-developed and teaches the Orofacial Rest Posture Program (ORPP) across Canada to speech pathologists, dental hygienists, dentists and orthodontists.

Karrie Page graduated from the University of Alberta in 2002 with her Masters of Speech Language ... Read More

Daniel DeSantis
(He/Him/His) HBSc, Msc, R.SLP, S-LP(C)

Daniel is a registered speech-language pathologist with the Alberta College Of Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (ACSLPA) and is a certified member of Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC).

Daniel was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario. He obtained his Honours Bachelor of Science with distinction in Psychology from the University of Toronto; during which he completed an Honours Thesis research project on Communication and Aging. He moved to Edmonton to complete his Masters of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Alberta. He now lives in Sylvan Lake with his wife and Beaglier.

As a speech-language pathologist with Alberta Health Services, Daniel had the pleasure of working with pediatric and school-age children in a variety of health centres and school divisions. He has also supervised graduate students from the University of Alberta.

Daniel enjoys all aspects of speech-language pathology and values every chance to work collaboratively with families and other professionals. He actively pursues continuing education in order to provide the best evidence-based therapy. Over the past 5 years, he has had a particular interest in Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders which has led him to pursue private therapy in affiliation with Karrie Page at Tip of the Tongue.

In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, building computers, and playing bass guitar and drums in a local Red Deer band.

Daniel is a registered speech-language pathologist with the Alberta College Of Speech-Language Pa... Read More

Sarah Roadhouse
(She/Her/Hers) BA, CLC

Sarah is a lifelong learner whose curiosity about the world around her has led her on many adventurous paths. Following her passion to understand people and culture Sarah completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology/Psychology from the University of Calgary. Upon graduating Sarah decided to apply all she had learned to the art of parenthood and spent many wonderful years raising her 4 children. During those years her love of learning only increased which led her to pursue education in several fields including contemplative living, Montessori education and finally led her to completing her Certified Lactation Counsellor Training from the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice in 2017. Following completion of her course Sarah trained and volunteered with Le Leche League for 4 years, supporting parents in navigating the journey of breastfeeding. Sarah connected with Karrie several years ago over their mutual passion for quality lactation care for families. They dreamed of working together and in Fall 2022 that dream became a reality as Sarah joined the Tip of the Tongue team. Sarah is lucky to wear two different hats at our clinic. She finds great joy in being our Virtual Practice Manager, helping our Tip of the Tongue families feel welcomed, supported and connected every step of the way. She also has the privilege of being a part of our lactation clinic team which strives to educate, empower and support families through their prenatal and postpartum breastfeeding/infant feeding journey. Using evidence based education and a compassionate counselling style, Sarah helps families feel well-prepared to have a positive breastfeeding experience. She also offers families skilled and knowledgeable support to address breastfeeding/infant feeding challenges they might encounter during those early postpartum weeks. It is Sarah’s great joy to offer a skilled and compassionate presence to others. Sarah shares life with her husband and 4 kids. They live at a Summer Camp/Retreat Centre on Gull Lake which means they place a high value on fun and take every opportunity to adventure. Sarah is a dedicated book worm, aspiring adventurer and celebrator of things big and small.

Sarah is a lifelong learner whose curiosity about the world around her has led her on many advent... Read More

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RED DEER - Inside Elle Physiotherapy
Located at: #300 80 Donlevy Avenue , Red Deer
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