Communication and Anxiety

 

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. Difficulties in these areas can, in turn, cause more 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 behavioral 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. 

 

Real Client Stories

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Account Director With A Spanish Accent

Maria approached Well Said: Toronto Speech Therapy because she felt that her clients and co-workers had a difficulty understanding her and that this was impeding her upward mobility with the advertising agency where she worked. 

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Professional Communication For A Young Adult

We helped Tamir through education, training and practice of assertiveness, body language, appropriate use of volume, I-statements, professional language, open-ended questions, small talk and conversation skills. Each session, Tamir was given homework assignments to practice over the week. We also worked on reducing communication anxiety through desensitization using social experiments, role-playing and dialogue practice.

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