I hold a Bachelor of Science (Neuroscience) from The University of Western Australia and a Master of Speech Pathology from Curtin University.
I’ve spent my career in this space, and while I love the science, I love the first words, the giggles, and the breakthrough moments even more.
Sharing jokes. Joining in with friends. Saying what they’re thinking, when they want to say it.
That’s the stuff Flow Talk writes home about.
My work centres on improving access to high quality support for children with complex speech sound disorders.
I advocate for therapy that is aligned with best practice and meaningful and effective for the families I work with.
Over the course of my career I’ve worked across not-for-profit, public community health, private practice, and tertiary paediatric hospital settings. This breadth of experience has shaped how I think about complex cases, how I work with families from all walks of life, and what genuinely effective therapy looks like in practice.
My clinical focus areas include complex speech sound disorders particularly motor speech disorders such as Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and dysarthria, as well as cleft palate and velopharyngeal dysfunction.
I draw from approaches including:
I’m a Certified Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia, and I’m also listed on the Apraxia Kids professional directory and the Bjorem & Bolles professional directory.
Most questions are answered on the For Families or For Clinicians pages.
