Many adults experience anxiety when communicating with others. For many people it is hard to know what came first: the anxiety or the communication difficulty.

Certainly, having anxiety about speaking in front of others can cause a whole host of issues including difficulty with social skills, voice and fluency. In some cases, learning skills to improve your presenting and speaking can make one feel more comfortable and feel less anxious. Likewise, poor public speaking can, in turn, cause justifiable anxiety.

At Well Said: Toronto Speech Therapy we are experienced in working with clients suffering from the Communication – Anxiety spiral. Our clinic is one of the only clinics in Toronto who confronts the reality of anxiety within the scope of our work. Using evidence-based approaches from mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, exposure and desensitization therapy, to acceptance and commitment therapy, we – yes, as speech-language pathologists – will help you to break the cycle of anxiety impacting your communication or communication disorder.