Jessica Chan MClSc | RSLP (C) Certified in Speech-Language Pathology by SAC; Clinical Educator at UBC School of Audiology and Speech Sciences

Founder and Director of CommuniCare Therapy Inc. www.speechtherapyvancouver.com

Jessica received her Masters of Clinical Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Western University in Ontario. Jessica has years of practice in rehab and acute care hospitals and is currently working on the acquired brain injury inpatient rehabilitation program at the world renowned GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre.

She is specialized in working with adults who have had brain injury resulting from, for example, strokes, car accidents (ICBC cases), workplace injury (WorkSafeBC cases), or brain tumours. She also has experience in voice therapy, working with occupational voice users (teachers, lawyers, coaches, etc.) and voice disorders as a result from hospitalization. In addition, she has a special interest in providing communication, executive functioning, and voice therapy to those looking to optimize their skills in these areas due to age or daily needs.

She provides a holistic approach to client care, and takes importance in listening to and caring for the client’s needs and their goals. She is experienced in working with client’s family members by educating them on different diagnoses and how to use communication strategies effectively. ​ She is a clinical educator for the UBC Speech-Language Pathology program and supports students in their journey of developing clinical skills and professional development. ​ Her passion for traveling, learning new skills, and her wide range of interests make her a well-rounded clinician.

Jessica Chan MClSc | RSLP (C) Certified in Speech-Language Pathology by SAC; Clinical Educator a... Read More

Ali received her Masters of Clinical Counselling from Adler University and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC; Member #21746). As a counsellor she collaborates with every client to understand the power of their story and for her clients to feel heard and honoured. She views counselling as a place for individuals to explore talk therapy alongside expressive arts to create space for understanding parts of themselves that at times can be hard to put words to.

Her work and volunteer experiences include peer support for those in recovery from eating disorders at The Looking Glass Foundation and individual counselling at Jewish Family Services. Alongside this, she has facilitated therapeutic creative writing workshops through Pandora’s Collective at the Jewish Community Centre and Pacifica Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre on grief and loss, finding community, change, and anxiety. This work has informed a holistic approach to her areas of practice in anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, shame and guilt, burnout, caregiver burnout, grief and loss, loneliness, and processing life changes and transitions. She uses several approaches in her therapeutic work and they vary according to the client’s needs, these include Adlerian therapy, Narrative therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, Body-Centred/Somatic Therapy, and Trauma Informed Therapy.

When she is not in the counselling space, you can find her at the movies, embroidering in the backyard with her cat, camping, and discussing horror movies and novels!

Ali received her Masters of Clinical Counselling from Adler University and is a Registered Clinic... Read More