School of Communication Science and Disorders alumna Hannah LeBlanc launched CodaPath on Sept. 16. The software platform designed to help speech-language pathologists (SLPs) manage clinical documentation, track client progress, and share information with clients and families in one central place.

LeBlanc, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences from FSU in 2020 and 2022, developed the platform alongside co-founder Lisa Cross, a Stetson University graduate and economist specializing in technology adoption. Together, they designed CodaPath to address administrative challenges LeBlanc experienced while working as an SLP.

“I wish there was a way that independent clinicians had a software or just a way to share data and progress in a way that looked nice and was easily digestible for parents,” LeBlanc said.

CodaPath provides clinicians with tools to create client profiles and goals, document sessions, enter therapy data, visualize progress, and generate structured summaries. The platform also includes a client portal where clients and families can access relevant information and stay connected with the therapy journey.

The idea for CodaPath emerged after LeBlanc sustained a workplace injury while working in the school system that left her with a long-term concussion. While later providing private therapy services, LeBlanc began discussing with Cross the need for a more accessible way to share therapy progress with clients and families. The idea quickly grew, and the additional time LeBlanc had following her injury allowed them to explore its potential more fully. What began as a way to create parent-friendly progress information gradually developed into a broader platform designed to support both clinicians and the people they serve.

As the platform evolved, LeBlanc and Cross drew on their complementary expertise to guide its development. LeBlanc leads the clinical content and functionality, ensuring the platform reflects the realities of speech-language pathology. Cross leads the business and operational side of CodaPath, helping shape the platform’s strategy, design, market direction, and value for its users.

Their combined perspectives helped them identify administrative tasks that could be streamlined without replacing the clinician’s role in therapy. CodaPath uses structured templates to support session documentation and summary creation while still allowing clinicians to customize their work.

“We don’t want solutions that take over our job,” LeBlanc said. “We want solutions that will help us do our job better.”

To ensure the platform reflects the needs of practicing clinicians, LeBlanc sought feedback from former colleagues and FSU connections through surveys, emails, text messages, and individual meetings. Their input helped shape features such as document sharing, data visualization, and the ability to transfer information from the clinician portal to the client portal.

The feedback process also reinforced LeBlanc’s belief in the importance of creating opportunities for SLPs to communicate with one another about developments and challenges within the field.

“It’s so important because SLPs are such a niche group,” LeBlanc said. “Since I’m creating this for SLPs, I do want to try and create something for the general use, whether that’s for SLPs who are working in a school system, medical system, grad students, or working privately, independently.”

The name CodaPath was inspired by LeBlanc’s cat, Coda. The term “coda” also represents an ending or sense of finality, giving the name an additional meaning: a supportive path that helps clinicians, clients, and families move through the therapy journey together and toward meaningful outcomes. LeBlanc hopes to eventually expand the platform into school systems.