Stephanie Hovey
Speech-Language Pathologist
Discipline Speech-Language Pathologist, Founder & CEO of Allied Therapy
Credentials
Master of Speech-Language Pathology- University of Sydney
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology- University of New Brunswick
Registered Speech-Language Pathologist
Experience
Has worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist with experience across public and private healthcare in Canada and Australia since 2011.
Regulatory College / Licence
Registered Speech-Language Pathologist — Nova Scotia Regulator of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
Registered Speech-Language Pathologist — College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario
Professional Memberships & Leadership
Wallace McCain Institute Entrepreneurial Leaders Program
Board Member- The ORDER of WMI
Areas of Focus
Autism and neurodivergent communication
ADHD and executive functioning
Cognitive-communication disorders
Complex communication profiles
Functional communication assessment and intervention
Communication accessibility
Executive functioning strategy development
Workplace communication support
Systems and Efficiency within Businesses
Communication systems for professionals and entrepreneurs
Neurodevelopmental communication needs
Parent and caregiver coaching
Clinical education and supervision
Interdisciplinary care coordination
Healthcare service design and systems development
Populations Served
Autistic children, adolescents, and adults
ADHD individuals across the lifespan
AuDHD individuals
AAC users
Individuals with complex communication needs
Individuals with cognitive-communication challenges
Individuals with developmental disabilities
Individuals requiring communication access within legal or justice settings
Professionals, entrepreneurs, and executives with ADHD
Families requiring coordinated multidisciplinary care
Parents and caregivers seeking communication strategies
Languages
🇨🇦 English
🇫🇷 French
About Stephanie
Stephanie Hovey is a Registered Speech-Language Pathologist and the Founder and CEO of Allied Therapy. She brings more than 15 years of clinical experience across public and private healthcare in Canada and Australia, with a particular focus on neurodivergence, complex communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), executive functioning, and interdisciplinary care.
Stephanie's clinical experience spans children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of communication needs. Her work has included autism, ADHD, developmental disabilities, AAC, speech and language development, cognitive-communication challenges, feeding and swallowing, stuttering, and individuals whose communication needs require coordinated support across multiple environments.
She has extensive experience supporting autistic children and families. Earlier in her career, Stephanie worked within a community-based early intensive intervention program for preschool-aged autistic children, providing clinical supervision, caregiver coaching, staff training, programming, and progress monitoring. She has worked within school systems, supporting communication, social interaction, play, and individualized programming for school-aged children.
AAC has been a longstanding area of Stephanie's clinical practice. She has completed ongoing training in AAC and has worked with individuals who require communication systems to participate more fully in everyday life. Her approach focuses on making communication functional, accessible, and meaningful rather than limiting success to spoken language alone.
Stephanie works with ADHD and executive functioning, including professionals, entrepreneurs, and leaders who may be performing at a high level while struggling with planning, organization, working memory, communication demands, task initiation, or follow-through. She focuses on building practical systems and strategies that fit the way the individual actually thinks and works. Her clinical approach is direct, structured, practical, and strengths-based. Stephanie works with clients to identify what is getting in the way, clarify the goal, and develop communication or executive functioning strategies that can be used in real-world environments. She values measurable progress while recognizing that meaningful outcomes look different for every individual.
Stephanie also works as a Communication Intermediary, supporting people with speech, language, cognitive, or communication disabilities when interacting with police, legal professionals, and the justice system. In this role, she helps professionals better understand how an individual communicates and supports the person in understanding questions and expressing their responses as clearly and accurately as possible.
Her professional experience includes serving as a Professional Equivalency Assessor for the Nova Scotia regulator, where she independently reviews the education, clinical training, language proficiency, and professional background of internationally educated applicants against provincial registration standards.
Clinical education and mentorship are important parts of Stephanie's work. She has served as a Clinical Educator for Dalhousie University, supporting graduate Speech-Language Pathology students during clinical training, and mentors internationally trained healthcare professionals navigating professional registration and careers in Nova Scotia through Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia.
As Founder and CEO of Allied Therapy, Stephanie's work extends beyond individual clinical care. She founded Allied Therapy to make healthcare easier for families to navigate by bringing multiple disciplines together within a more coordinated model of care. Her focus includes developing systems that improve communication between professionals, strengthening community and healthcare partnerships, supporting clinician development, improving the client experience, and making services more accessible.
Stephanie believes families and individuals should not have to coordinate complex care alone. Allied Therapy was built around the idea that when professionals communicate, services are easier to navigate and clients can move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
Advanced Training & Certifications
Stephanie has completed extensive professional development across autism, AAC, speech and language development, feeding, stuttering, behaviour support, communication accessibility, and neurodevelopmental care.
Certifications & Specialized Training
Communication Intermediary- Canadian Disabilities Access Canada
Foundations in AAC- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Training (1, 2)- Pyramid Educational Consultants
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2) Clinical Training
PROMPT Training- PROMPT Institute
Hanen It Takes Two to Talk
Hanen More Than Words
SOS Approach to Feeding
Pivotal Response Treatment- Train the Trainer
Positive Behaviour Support
Positive Behaviour Support for the Early Years
Camperdown Program for Stuttering
Lidcombe Program for Stuttering
Voicecraft for Speech Pathologists
FASD Diagnostic Training (as a part of a multi-disciplinary team)
Training in supporting tracheostomy and ventilated children in the community
Training in supporting children with hearing loss to listen and speak
Moe the Mouse First Nations Community-Based Speech and Language Program
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention- 3rd Edition
Professional & Community Contributions
Stephanie contributes to clinical education, professional regulation, accessibility, entrepreneurship, mentorship, and community development.
Her current and previous professional contributions have included:
Professional Equivalency Assessor- Nova Scotia Regulator of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Clinical Educator- Dalhousie University
Professional Mentor- Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia
Discipline Committee Member- Nova Scotia Speech-Language Pathology regulator
Board Member- The ORDER of WMI
Mentor- The Forum / Scotiabank Women Initiative Mentor Program
Board Member, Education and Training Committee- Canadian Accessibility Network
Language Guide Sub-committee Member- Canadian Accessibility Network
Peer Advisor- Moe the Mouse Adaptation Project for Atlantic Canada
Stephanie has contributed to healthcare and community systems through leadership, accessibility work, professional mentorship, public education, and collaboration with healthcare, education, community, and business organizations.
Founder & Healthcare Leadership
Stephanie founded Allied Therapy in 2019 to create a more connected approach to allied healthcare.
As Founder and CEO, her work focuses on:
Multidisciplinary care design
Healthcare systems and service development
Clinician mentorship and leadership
Community and healthcare partnerships
Client experience improvement
Accessibility
Professional development
Referral systems and coordinated care
Educational resources for families and professionals
Building systems that allow care to scale without becoming fragmented
Allied Therapy's model brings Speech-Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Behaviour Therapy, mental health, executive functioning support, and related services together so clients and families do not have to navigate multiple disconnected providers on their own.
Stephanie's work as a founder and clinician is guided by the same principle: people should leave healthcare interactions feeling more informed, supported, and clear about what comes next.
Accessing Services
Stephanie provides Speech-Language Pathology and Executive Functioning support through Allied Therapy for children, adolescents, adults, families, professionals, and caregivers.
She provides:
In-person services at Allied Therapy's Bedford clinic
Virtual services across Nova Scotia
Virtual services across Ontario
Communication Intermediary services in Nova Scotia
Clinical consultation and coordinated care for complex communication needs
Stephanie may be particularly helpful for individuals and families navigating autism, ADHD, AAC, executive functioning, cognitive-communication challenges, complex communication profiles, or situations requiring coordinated multidisciplinary care.
Learn More About Stephanie
Learn more about Stephanie's work as the Founder and CEO of Allied Therapy:
Meet the Founder of Allied Therapy
Book with Stephanie
If you're looking for support with autism, ADHD, executive functioning, AAC, cognitive-communication, workplace communication, or complex communication needs, Stephanie can help you clarify what is getting in the way and identify practical next steps.
Please note that Stephanie is current not accepting clients on her caseload, but is available for consultation and supporting other Speech-Language Pathologists at Allied Therapy.