At Thrive and Flourish Speech Pathology, we offer speech therapy services for kids, teens, and adults. We can come to you or see you through online appointments.
Our focus is to help you and your child improve their learning and communication skills. We
do this by assessing their abilities and creating specific goals for therapy.
We like to work alongside other allied health professionals, and collaborate with educators, parents and caregivers to provide the best support for you and your child.
At Thrive and Flourish Speech Pathology, we are dedicated to creating a neurodiversity-affirming practice that celebrates and embraces the unique strengths and differences of each individual.
If you have any questions about our services or are worried about your child's communication or learning abilities, please reach out to us. We are here to support you and your loved ones to thrive and flourish!
Our Services
Thrive and Flourish Speech Pathology provides personalised speech therapy tailored to the individual needs of each client. Our experienced and compassionate Speech Pathologists work with clients of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, to help them reach their communication goals and flourish.
Speech/Articulation
Pronounce sounds correctly
Literacy
Including phonological awareness, letter/sound relationships, reading & language comprehension, and spelling.
Stuttering
Using words fluently
Receptive and Expressive Language
Understanding & using language to express ideas.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Everyone has a voice
Adult Swallowing
Creating mealtime management plans to suit your individual needs and review swallowing function.
Social Connection
Embracing individual strengths and differences and understanding the ways different neurotypes connect with others.
Social Groups
For children and teens to connect with others, gain confidence, and reach their goals.
What to Expect
Ongoing Therapy Sessions:
Therapy sessions can be carried out in your child’s school/kinder/childcare, your home, in the community, or via telehealth. We use a strength-focused and evidence-based approach to therapy that is tailored to your child’s interests.
Therapy in Education Settings:
We work together with you and the school, or early childhood setting, so that your child participates in all the routines. We adjust the environment or resources when needed, so that your child is learning alongside other children.
As the family, you have the main relationship with the school. We are there to assist as part of the team around your child. When we visit schools or early childhood settings, our appointments are 1.5 hours. This ensures that we can make the most of the time we are in the education setting, by sharing information and strategies with the staff. They can then follow through during their daily routines when we are not there. We also send you progress notes after each visit so that you know how things are going and what you might practice at home.
Parent Only meetings:
Usually, your Therapist will involve your child in sessions. However, there may be times when a ‘Parent Only’ meeting is a better option to help reach your goals. It is important for us to meet with you at regular intervals to look at the big picture and to ensure we are all working together on the same goals.
Initial Sessions:
The initial sessions includes an introduction to Speech Pathology services and an assessment of the client’s current abilities and challenges. The Speech Pathologist will work with you in identifying your meaningful and strength-based goals, map out the coming sessions (where they will take place and with who), as well as plan for regular ‘parent only’ meetings.