Katherine Yoshida
M.Sc., RSLP – Clinic Co-Director

Areas of practice: brain injury rehabilitation for adults, adolescents and children, cognitive-communication impairment, social communication.

Locations served: Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, North Delta, Fraser Valley by request.

Kathy is a director and co-owner of Columbia Speech and Language Services, Inc., alongside Alisa Ferdinandi. With over 25 years of experience, she has dedicated her career to providing community-based rehabilitation for children, adolescents, and adults with communication challenges following traumatic brain injury. In addition, she works with school-aged children who have developmental speech and language disorders. Together with her colleague Karen Salamon, Kathy developed and leads a social communication group program for adults with brain injuries. She offers therapy services in clinic settings, virtually, and in clients’ homes.

Accreditation
Master of Science, Speech-Language Pathology, University of British Columbia

Bachelor of Arts, Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria

Clinical Instructor in the School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UBC

Recipient of Speech and Hearing BC’s Speech-Pathologist of the Year Award, 2019