
Concussion Therapy and Stroke
Concussion Therapy in Toronto
Therapy Spot has years of focus in TBI and Concussion

- We have over 17 years of expertise in the area of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) therapy in Toronto.
- We do research specifically in the area of evidence-based treatment approach.
- We have expertise on therapy approaches and we them to the masters students at UFT.
- We have expertise on TBI and the inter-relationship with Mental Illness and Pain.
- We have contributed to the writing of the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Guidelines.
- We have written guidelines on behalf of the Ontario Speech Language Association on the Catastrophic. Impairment Definition.
- We provide evidence-based client centered therapy and our goals are meaningful and data driven.

Simone Friedman (CEO of Therapy Spot) and Ophelia Reid (Clinical director of Therapy Spot) have developed a system for stroke management that assess and treat:
- Cognitive (memory, attention, executive functions)
- Communication (Reading, writing, understanding, speaking and social skills)
- Speech (muscle system and the coordination of the muscle system)
- Swallowing
How Are Services Offered at Therapy Spot?
Step One
Complete
an Assessment
Step Two
Analysis of Results and Development of Treatment
Step Three
Treatment
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Before we can begin treatment, we need to complete an assessment to answer the following questions:
- What are your communication needs in the context of your daily life?
- What are the cognitive, communication, speech, or language difficulties that may affect your ability to participate in your pre-accident life (i.e, work, school, family interactions, community involvement)?
- What would you like to achieve in these settings (work, school, community etc) and how can we help to make you successful?
Assessments at The Therapy Spot:
- Interview of the individual, their family, or important communication partners
- Review of case history (pre-injury status, academic, employment status, medical & rehabilitation history, etc.)
- Comprehensive assessment of
- Communication (listening, speaking, reading, written expression, discourse, conversational interaction, social communication)
- Cognitive skills required for communication (attention, memory, organization, reasoning, problem solving, executive functions, self-regulation)
- Consideration of potential contributing factors (fatigue, sleep disturbance, visual disturbance, hearing, mental illness, stress, etc.)
- Swallowing (If needed)
- We do on-site hearing tests for understanding speech and language
- Selection, administration, and interpretation of standardized tests
- Functional evaluation of school, work, family, or community communications (current status and communication demands)
- Consultation with other professionals or review of their reports as indicated
- Preparation of a comprehensive report
- Collaboration with client in the preparation of Goal Attainment Scale meaningful Goals
An individualized 12-week (most often) plan is developed for you.
The plan takes into consideration
- your assessment results,
- your current needs,
- goals you want to achieve
- Task analysis of each goal in order to break it down into sub-steps that can be achieved over a 12 week period.
Decision on where Treatment will take place:
- your home
- your work-place
- your school
- our clinic
Treatment
- Treatment would focus on your meaningful life goals while still working on neuroplasticity and cognitive improvements.
- All Treatment would be team based and collaborative. You will never feel tested.
- Goals will be broken down into achievable steps and each therapeutic session will target one of those sub-steps to allow for continued progress.
- You will be able to see the progress each week.
- Further evaluation of progress will occur at 6 week and the 12 week mark.