Hi there.

I’m Nana—lovely to meet you! I’m a Speech-Language Pathologist with a passion for working with adults who have acquired language and communication difficulties. I’m also the lead designer behind the Sanapsis family of applications.

We began developing Sanapsis back in 2009. Our private practice, Speech Clinic Ltd (Puheklinikka), specializes in adult neurological speech therapy. Originally, Sanapsis was created as an internal tool—a library of materials and ideas to guide our own clinical work. We wanted something that gave us quick access to high-quality, real-life content that reflected our patients’ everyday environments. Just as importantly, we needed a tool that allowed for flexible goal setting and supported meaningful interaction between therapist and patient.

After a lot (and we mean a lot!) of trial and error, Sanapsis began to take the shape we had imagined.

Thanks to the positive feedback from both patients and therapists, we decided to share Sanapsis with our colleagues. Along the way, the app has grown into a trilingual tool, and today, we’re proud to have offices in both in Finland, and California.

We owe a huge thank you to our wonderful patients, who have been deeply involved in designing and testing the app. You’ll even see some of their faces featured in the materials—they are truly a part of the Sanapsis story.

In early 2021, we launched Sanapsis+, based on popular demand, to support independent use at home. If you’d like to test it with your patients, just let us know—we’d love to hear from you!

Want to know more about how we think about adult speech therapy? Head over to our blog, where I share thoughts on  All The Things I Love About Speech Therapy With Adults. Looking forward to connecting—feel free to reach out anytime!