We follow a 3 stage process:

1. A 15 minute ‘Discovery’ phone call

2. Formal Assessment and/or prior assessment review

3. Therapy

Discovery Call

Our unique process, begins with a simple pre-assessment call, to help us begin the diagnosis straight away, so that when we meet, ‘we hit the ground running. During this call, we answer any questions you might have, listen to your needs, take time to gain an understanding of what you are looking for.  After the Discovery call, your child will be booked in for formal assessment using industry standard.

Assessment

Depending on your child’s presenting concern, a combination of both informal and formal assessments may be used. The first appointment together is a detailed process, resulting in a comprehensive diagnosis and action plan for the future.

Therapy Sessions

After we have assessed your child, we create an individualised therapy plan to suit your child’s needs and to achieve their goals.

We practice both at the clinic, via telehealth (online) and at schools across the Central Coast.

Examples of what we do include:

• Giving feeding advice to a mother whose baby has a cleft palate
• Working with children who are difficult to understand in a child care centre
• Teaching an intellectually delayed child how to be understood
• Helping a primary school student understand what their teacher is telling them
• Working with a high school student with a stutter to speak more fluently and with confidence
• Providing communication strategies and assistive devices for a child with cerebral palsy who cannot communicate verbally
• Teaching a child to swallow safely and without choking
• Assisting children and adults who have difficulties learning to read
• Helping an autistic child with communication aids and techniques