Songbird Speech and Reading Clinic
Accepting Clients on Referral Only
I am a neurodiversity affirming therapist who is passionate about empowering people to understand others and express themselves to the best of their abilities.
Approach
Quality, evidence-based speech pathology services are presented in a friendly, relaxed environment. My goal is to work on speech and language challenges by building upon the unique strengths of each individual.
I provide assessment and intervention to school-age children, teens and adults across a range of communication needs, including (but not limited to) difficulties with speech sounds, stuttering, finding the right words, remembering what others have said, understanding emotion words, reading, spelling, and writing at age-expected levels.
Working together
School-Age
Children start school with a variety of different backgrounds in phonemic awareness (ability to hear individual sounds in words), speech sound accuracy and spoken language proficiency. These skills are not only necessary for participating in the classroom and making friends, they also form the foundations for reading and writing.
At Songbird SRC, I gather information (through case histories, interviews and formal assessment) to ensure a secure understanding of each student’s strengths and challenges before commencing intervention.
Teens
Early intervention, whilst ideal, isn’t always possible.
If a child has not received the intervention needed to overcome their spoken and/or written communication obstacles, their challenges may extend into teenage and adult years.
On top of that, adolescence brings with it a host of language complexities at a level that many students may not have encountered before, such as coping with personal and peer-group emotional rollercoasters, explaining opinions, resolving conflict and problem-solving.
Adults
Adults often require support from speech pathologists.
Perhaps they’ve had a stroke and now struggle to understand and express themselves clearly.
Perhaps they’ve had a brain injury and are struggling to do things they used to enjoy doing, such as reading, remembering or keeping up with group conversations.
Perhaps they’ve always struggled with spoken or written language and have made the brave decision to seek support with the goal of enhancing their quality of life.