For the Busy SLP
Maximize Your Client’s Carryover
As a therapist, you provide the tools for recovery. But your clients need more than one hour a week to build communicative confidence. You shouldn’t have to fill that gap alone.
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AphasiaPals provides 1:1 virtual conversation practice that works alongside your treatment. We provide the "gym" where your clients can practice the skills you teach them in a low-pressure, supportive environment.
Why SLPs Trust AphasiaPals
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Trained Communication Companions: Every AphasiaPals companion completes specialized training in communication support, active listening, and aphasia-friendly communication strategies.
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Lived Experience Informed: Companions learn from Demetrius, whose recovery journey inspired AphasiaPals, helping them better understand the real-world experience of living with aphasia.
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Focused on Supportive Practice: Our companions create a safe, encouraging environment where clients can practice communication, build confidence, and engage in meaningful conversation.
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Private, Secure Sessions:Â We use JaneApp, a secure and easy-to-use healthcare platform, to keep sessions private, safe, and convenient for clients and caregivers.
Why AphasiaPals Exists
We believe communication is more than a clinical goal. Every person deserves opportunities to participate, connect, and express themselves. Because communication matters, and the people behind the communication matter too.
What We Are (and What We Aren't)
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Not Therapy: We have no clinical agenda. We focus on social connection and successful communication.
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Client-Led: The person with aphasia chooses the topic. We follow their lead.
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Accessible: 30-minute virtual sessions at $29 per session.
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SLP-Respectful: We respect your professional relationship. We provide a space for practice, not a replacement for intervention.
Meet Janu & Demetrius, Founder & Inspiration of AphasiaPals
AphasiaPals was born from the journey of Janu and Demetrius. After his stroke, Demetrius craved more than just clinical exercises; he wanted to talk.
He wanted to reconnect with his family and regain his identity as a speaker.
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Janu created AphasiaPals to provide exactly that:
a quality, human-centered resource that supports
the emotional and social needs of recovery.
The Story Behind the Mission
Created by the Aphasia Community
1. Share AphasiaPals
Introduce your client to AphasiaPals as an additional opportunity for one-on-one communication practice between therapy sessions.
Extend Communication Practice Beyond Therapy
2. Practice Meaningful Conversation
How AphasiaPals Supports Your Clients:
Clients participate in relaxed, 30-minute conversations focused on their interests, goals, and everyday communication.
3. It Build Confidence.
Additional communication opportunities can help clients practice skills, build confidence, and stay engaged in meaningful conversation.