Trained as both a speech-language pathologist and a lawyer, Melissa developed the WELL SAID clinic into a well-established speech therapy clinic in Toronto.

Since 2012, Melissa has provided clinical services to adult clients seeking support with their communication (especially accent, ADHD, and ASD).  She has also worked as a consultant for CAASPR (Canadian Alliance of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Regulators), an adjunct lecturer at the University of Toronto, and served on the Board of Directors for the Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (OSLA). 

Academically, Melissa trained at the University of Guelph and the University of Toronto, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology and a Master of Health Science in Speech-Language Pathology. Most recently, Melissa completed her Juris Doctorate in Toronto. 

Melissa is proud of WELL SAID, its team and its clients. The clinic started in 2012, where there wasn’t another clinic like it, where adult communication needs were at the forefront with a non-pathologizing lens. Simultaneously, Melissa has led, mentored, and supervised many other Toronto-based speech-language pathologists, some of whom have gone on to open off-shoot practices of their own. Since then, the landscape has considerably changed for the better. Adults have access to services typically ignored in the medical model of Canadian healthcare.  

Over the past 15 years, WELL SAID has maintained its commitment to both clinical innovation and evidence-based practice. While Melissa is gradually easing out of clinical work at WELL SAID (to focus on her legal work), WELL SAID continues to provide knowledgeable, focused, and approachable services to adults.

Melissa is not generally accepting new clients. However, she will consider accepting select clients on a case-by-case basis. 

Melissa wrote the articles listed below.