Hello

My Story

I graduated with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology 2013 and have been practicing as a Speech & Language Pathologist (SLP) for 10+ years.

My background is primarily in the area of supporting developmental communication difficulties, but also includes supporting acquired disabilities especially the area of AAC.

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Prior to opening my own practice, I have worked as a speech & language pathologist in

• Secondary and primary schools

• AAC consultant for assistive technology service​

• State government based disability services
   

​Outside of my SLP roles, I have also served as Professional development coordinator for Agosci.

I beleive learning is lifelong and highly value ongoing professional development. Some of the extra professional learning I have obtained includes​​

• Read3 Training for Speech Pathologists (2024) - an integrated literacy intervention that supports children with multiple processing difficulties

• Access Easy English - 2 day writers course (2024)

• Level 5 Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (2024)

• International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Conferences (2023 Mexico, 2018 Australia)

• NDIS Virtual Summit - Speech Pathology Australia (2023)

• Hanen More Than Words® (2022)

• Differential diagnosis of moderate-severe speech disorders in children (Speech Pathology Australia & Prof. Tricia McCabe) (2021)

• Evidence Based Interventions & Strategies for Children with Developmental Language Disorder (The DLD Project) (2021)

• Shape Coding - Part 1 (Moor House Research and Training Institute) (2020)

• Nuffield Centre Dyspraxia Program - Modules 1 and 2 (2020)

• Middle Years Communication and the Classroom (Brisbane Catholic Education) (2019) 

• PODD -  Introductory workshop (2017)

• LAMP - Language Aquisition through Motor Planning (2017)

• Grid 3 Level 1 Certification (2016)

• Agosci National Tour (Linda Burkhart) (2016)

• Minspeak Australian Tour (Professor Bruce Baker) (2015)

• PROMPT - Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (2014)

• Trauma Informed Education - Australian Childhood Foundation

• DIR/Floortime

• Secret Agent Society​

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My published works include

• "ISAAC 2023 - What's the latest in our understanding of AAC?" (Agosci InFocus, Issue 54, 2023)

• "Imagining the possibilities: the journey towards obtaining AAC" (ISAAC 2018 Conference poster presentation) *co-author

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Outside of my work, I spend my time gardening, hiking, playing with my dog, and learning Spanish.