Speech Pathologists

Dora believes in up-skilling and supporting Speech Pathologists in a range of settings. She has been a regular clinical educator for La Trobe and Australian Catholic University students studying to become a Speech Pathologist.

Dora’s passion is working with early intervention and school aged children with communication difficulties. She enjoys the challenges and rewards that each child brings. Overcoming communication difficulties can be challenging for clients and the ones closest to them. Dora adopts a multidisciplinary approach in treating clients whereby she works with teachers, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and other health care professionals to achieve the best outcomes for her clients and their families.

Tina has experience working with children with a range of challenges, including speech, language and/or literacy difficulties, stuttering, Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disorders. Her experiences range from mainstream primary schools, special developmental schools to private practice.

Tina is trained in a number of programs including Sounds~Write Program for phonics, Lidcombe Program for fluency, Hanen – More Than Words, DIR Floortime and Intensive Interaction. She is also a certified Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) therapist, having completed her ABA training with Autism Behavioural Intervention Association in 2016.
Tina is a dedicated clinician who is passionate about family-centred practice and working as part of a committed multidisciplinary team in order to help children reach their full communication potential.

Jacqui completed her Bachelor of Applied Science and Masters in Speech Pathology at La Trobe University. She has a range of different experiences working with children as an Allied Health Assistant, netball coach, and a Speech Pathologist.

Jacqui is passionate about helping children and their families to achieve their goals and translate this progress into daily life. She loves that her job allows her to have such a positive impact on a family’s everyday life and finds her work so rewarding, particularly engaging with families as clients transition through different stages of growth.

In her spare time Jacqui stays active by playing netball and exploring the great outdoors. She also loves going on adventures and spending time with families and friends.