Career profile & online resume
Certified Practising Speech Pathologist
Speech Pathology Australia (Member No. 33721)
I've always wanted to help people in a way that truly changes their lives. Watching a family member who was non-verbal work with a speech pathologist, and seeing what that therapy meant for him and his whole family, is what set me on this path. My approach is warm and playful, but always collaborative, holistic and centred around you and your family.
I graduated with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology from Australian Catholic University in 2020. Since then I've worked across face-to-face clinics, telehealth, hospitals, community and aged-care settings, and home visits, with clients of every age, and I currently work for Australia's largest online speech therapy clinic. I'm trained in SPEAK OUT!® for Parkinson's, Hanen's More Than Words, READ 3, Sounds-Write, Spalding phonograms, Shape Coding, the Lidcombe Program, the Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme and ReST (Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment), and find speech and language, literacy, early intervention, voice, Parkinson's, stuttering, social communication and neurodivergent-affirming practice especially rewarding areas to work in.
A family photo taken the day my 3rd child came home
Family
I'm a mum to three kids (a boy and two girls) and a very devoted dog-mum to Paxi, our border collie. Spending time together is our absolute favourite thing.
We did a 3-hour hike along Rainbow Beach when camping at Inskip Point
Hobbies and Interests
I love camping, hiking, and being outdoors. Going for family walks or hikes is one of our favourite activities. We camp all around south-east Queensland every few months and love reconnecting with nature, family and friends.
One of my musical highlights was winning "Voice of the Ocean" on a family cruise in 2023.
Singing
I love singing! I sing regularly with my church choir and in various musical items, and help organise large-scale musical events for hundreds of people. Each year I take part in a Christmas Choir, performing at public events, nursing homes and churches.
Whatever's brought you here, I want you to feel comfortable from our very first conversation — confident you're getting the right support, and excited (not nervous) to get started. Building that trust together is what matters most to me.
“I have the ability to connect with children and teens who normally struggle to connect with clinicians.”
I've been able to establish real, lasting relationships with many clients who haven't flourished with other clinicians — giving parents and carers hope for those they care about.
Over the course of my career I've built broad clinical experience across many different areas of speech pathology. I'm always pursuing further professional development, training and study to expand my knowledge and clinical scope, so I can keep bringing informed, up-to-date skills to the people I work with.
When sounds like “r,” “s” or “th” are tricky to say clearly, I've worked through them one step at a time: practical, playful sessions built around the specific sounds a child is developing, with plenty to practise between visits.
A motor speech difficulty coordinating the lips, tongue and jaw, which can make speech unclear and inconsistent: "cat" might come out as "cot," "cit" or "at" from one try to the next. I've worked on building clearer, more consistent speech movements.
Understanding instructions, building vocabulary, forming sentences, telling a story that makes sense: I've supported the whole picture of how a child understands and uses language, at whatever stage they're at.
For toddlers 18 months to 3 years struggling with language or not talking much yet, including trouble with requests, rejections, and interacting and playing with others. I'm trained in Hanen's More Than Words, an early intervention program for parents and carers.
Reading and spelling both start with hearing and matching sounds to letters. I've used a structured, sounds-first approach to build that connection, with a clear plan for how each step builds on the last.
Support that builds confident communication, whether that's a child and their family or an adult who has stuttered since childhood, so it doesn't get in the way of saying what they want to say. I'm trained in the Lidcombe Program for young children who stutter.
Communicating in the moments that make up daily life, ordering at a cafe, asking for help in a shop, writing an email or making a phone call, is what matters most day to day. I've focused on building the practical skills that carry people through these everyday interactions with confidence.
The “how” of talking with others: reading the room, taking turns in conversation, picking up on humour or things that aren't meant literally, and seeing a conversation from someone else's point of view (perspective-taking). I've built these skills the same practical way for children and adults alike.
For autistic and other neurodivergent children and adults, support that respects how each person naturally communicates rather than trying to make it look “typical.” That includes talking through what masking is and why it happens, so clients can feel safe being their authentic self, and building the advocacy skills to ask for what they need.
Support for a voice that's hoarse, strained or tired from overuse, whether that's a child who shouts a lot at play, a teacher, a singer, or anyone else who relies on their voice for work, to help it recover and hold up under everyday demands.
Where reading and spelling difficulties looked like more than a typical delay, I've conducted dyslexia screening to help pick up on the signs early, for children and adults alike. Where a screening pointed that way, I've referred clients on to a psychologist for a full diagnostic assessment.
When a stroke, brain injury, Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) or another cause makes it harder to understand or find words, I've worked on rebuilding the connection between thought and speech, so getting back to real conversation, not just repeating drills, is the goal.
Parkinson's can make speech quieter and less clear over time, and these changes tend to get progressively worse. I'm trained in SPEAK OUT!®, a program built around speaking with intent, and have worked on strategies that help clients stay loud, clear and easy to understand for as long as possible, wherever they're at in their journey with Parkinson's.
