About

Lisa Roberts

Preferred Pronouns: she/her

M.Sc.(A.), S-LP(C), Reg CASLPO

Lisa is a 1997 Masters graduate of McGill’s University’s department of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders program and has been practicing speech therapy in Ottawa since then. She joined The Speech People in 2007 after a decade at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario/First Words preschool program and is now proud to be leading the skilled, enthusiastic and devoted team at The Speech People.

Lisa loves working with toddlers, preschoolers and early elementary school-aged children and their families. Her areas of special interest include emerging language, childhood articulation and language, apraxia and autism. Lisa is trained in the Hanen It Takes Two to Talk program, Target Words and the Lidcombe program for stuttering and is dedicated to lifelong learning through continuing education, particularly in the areas of childhood apraxia and autism.

FUN FACTS about Lisa:

Although born and raised in Canada, Lisa spoke with a British accent until she was five years old, thanks to her two British parents.

Email: lisa@thespeechpeople.ca

Pia Herkstroeter

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B.A. (Hons), CDA, Reg. CDAAC

Pia graduated from the Communicative Disorders Assistant program at Georgian College and completed her Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Linguistics at Carleton University. She has experience working with preschool to school-aged clients in articulation, expressive and receptive language, fluency, and literacy, as well as neurodivergent individuals with autism and Down syndrome. Pia also has experience working with adults in areas of speech and language, such as aphasia and apraxia.

Pia is an enthusiastic and determined clinician passionate about helping her clients grow and achieve their speech and language goals. She is dedicated to building strong relationships with her clients and their families, making therapy a fun, safe, and engaging environment.

FUN FACTS about Pia:

Originally born and raised in Germany, Pia has called Ottawa her home for 20 years and is fluent in German and English. When she is not doing speech and language things, you can find her in a local plant store scoping out a new plant to add to her collection or hunting down the best pizza in Ottawa.

Email: pia@thespeechpeople.ca

Tiffany Sanscartier

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DSW, CDA

Tiffany Sanscartier is a bilingual Communicative Disorders Assistant with over 15 years of experience in clinical and community settings. A graduate of Algonquin College (DSW- Developmental Service Worker) and St. Lawrence College (CDA), Tiffany worked in private clinics across Ottawa prior to joining CHEO and the First Words Preschool Speech and Language Program, 10 years ago. Tiffany provides therapy in English and French for toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children—both neurotypical and neurodivergent, and those with developmental disabilities. She has specific interests in working in language development, articulation, motor speech disorders, social communication (pragmatics), and sensory-processing . Using a child-led, play-based approach, Tiffany emphasizes connection and engagement. Tiffany is trained in Hanen’s 4 “I”s to Socialize and the “Inside Out” sensory certification course for speech therapists. She is deeply committed to lifelong learning and continues to pursue further education in sensory integration and play therapy to better support the families she works with.

FUN FACTS about Tiffany:

When she’s not in the clinic, Tiffany plays baritone saxophone in a community concert band and once taught cake decorating classes!

Email: tiffany@thespeechpeople.ca