Independent Consulting Speech Pathologist
ABN 84 944 866 790

Qualifications: Bachelor of Psychological Science (Hons); Master of Speech Pathology

Melissa enjoys the diversity that speech pathology offers and has a particular interest in the areas of voice, speech sounds, language and literacy. Having a background in psychology and play therapy, Melissa is always keen to develop good rapport and understanding of the children and families she works with. This helps her create sessions which are fun, engaging and effective to maximise children’s learning and potential.

Melissa consults in her private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Morphett Vale location and is passionate about helping children and their families with:

Articulation and speech disorders; Language delays and disorders; Autism spectrum disorder; Early communication development and play skills; Literacy skills; Social skills and communication; Fluency; Voice disorders.

Make an appointment:

Adelaide Paediatrics Morphett Vale
221-223 Main South Road
Morphett Vale SA 5162
T: 08 7123 6163

Independent Consulting Speech Pathologist
ABN 18 229 904 193

Qualifications: BSpPath

Charlotte is a caring and compassionate Speech Pathologist who strives deeply to support children to thrive and reach their full potential within the community. She prioritises building strong therapeutic relationships with her clients and their families/caregivers, and recognises the importance of this in working to achieve client-centred goals and in advocating for the client's communication and/or swallowing needs.

Charlotte's calm and gentle approach to therapy encourages children to feel heard and understood, promoting a safe space for joint goal-setting, learning of new skills, motivation to work through challenges and celebration of progress made.

Charlotte strongly believes in a holistic approach to therapy - aiming to tailor assessments and therapy plans to each individual's interests and needs; supporting the client to develop confidence within, and ultimately beyond, the therapy space.

Charlotte has experience working within the private practice sector across multiple environments and with a range of different practice areas and client presentations, including: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Global Development Delay (GDD), speech disorder, receptive and/or expressive language disorder, social language deficits, Intellectual Disability and complex trauma.

She has additional experience in working with clients presenting with swallowing difficulties or a dysphagia diagnosis.

Charlotte consults in her private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End and Morphett Vale clinics, and has a particular interest in supporting receptive, expressive and social language development in adolescents as well as providing feeding and mealtime strategies for clients presenting with swallowing difficulties or a dysphagia diagnosis.

Helping Children and Families with:

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Developmental Language Disorders, Late Talkers, Articulation and Speech Sound Disorders, Early communication development and play skills, phonological awareness and literacy skills, social and pragmatic communication, higher level language skills, Fluency/stuttering, Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC), Feeding Therapy/dysphagia.

Make an appointment:

Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End
71 Henley Beach Road
Mile End SA 5031
T: 08 7123 6147

Adelaide Paediatrics Morphett Vale
221-223 Main South Road
Morphett Vale SA 5162
T: 08 7123 6163

Independent Consulting Speech Pathologist
ABN 16 788 261 080

Qualifications: Bachelor of Speech Pathology; Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist (CPSP)

Cecelia is a strengths-focussed and highly supportive clinician focused on building strong therapeutic relationships with clients and their families. Her strong family focus and calm communication style enables Cecelia to build trust and confidence with her clients to the benefit of therapy outcomes.

With a history working as a pre-school music teacher, Cecelia offers an engaging and dynamic private practice with the versatility to adapt assessment and therapy to match the needs of the client and their family.

Cecelia consults in her private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End rooms and provides high quality, evidence-based services in all areas, with a special interest in helping children with articulation/speech sound disorders, language delays/disorders, feeding and mealtime difficulties, voice disorders, and school-aged children with literacy difficulties.

In addition to finding enjoyment and passion for her work, Cecelia is also a classically trained singer, aerial hoop enthusiast, avid seamstress, and medical student at Flinders Medical Centre.

Cecelia consults in her private practice at the Mile End SuperGym on Saturdays.

Helping children and families with:

Early communication and play skills; Language delays and disorders; Articulation/speech delays/disorders; Feeding and mealtime difficulties; Dysphagia (swallowing disorder/difficulty); Social Communication; Phonological Awareness (PA); Auditory Processing Disorder (APD); Voice disorders; Stuttering/stammering aged 3 and over.

Make an appointment:

Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End
71 Henley Beach Road
Mile End SA 5031
T: 08 7123 6147

Independent Consulting Speech Pathologist
ABN 58 549 233 751

Qualifications: Master of Speech Pathology; Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist (CPSP)

Nathan is a versatile and passionate speech pathologist with experience working in a diverse range of clinical areas across paediatric development. Delivering fly-in fly-out services for Country Health SA to Kangaroo Island and other rural communities previously, Nathan is accustomed to thinking on his feet to provide innovative and customised approaches to assessment and therapy that capitalise on the strengths of the child and their family.

Nathan consults in his private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Bedford Park, Elizabeth Vale and Mile End locations and is able to provide high quality services to all clinical areas, but particularly specialises in Autism Spectrum Disorder and its associated difficulties, stuttering and dysfluencies, bi/polylingual children, paediatric dysphagia and feeding difficulties, Auditory Processing Disorder, and children who present as late talkers. Nathan also currently provides adult services as part of the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, and enjoys contributing to the strong team environment at Adelaide Paediatrics.

Helping children and their families with:

Feeding and mealtime difficulties; Dysphagia (swallowing disorder/difficulty); Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Auditory Processing Disorder (APD); Children with articulation/speech disorders; Language delays/disorders; Late talkers; Stuttering/stammering aged 2 and above; Social skills/communication difficulties; Voice disorders (dysphonia); Cerebral Palsy (CP) or other physical disabilities that require alternative/augmented communication devices (AAC) to help them communicate, also in cases where the child is not able to communicate verbally due to this disability/disorder (of any age); School aged children with literacy/spelling difficulties; School aged children with difficulties/delays with Phonological Awareness (PA)

Make an appointment:

Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End
71 Henley Beach Road
Mile End SA 5031
T: 08 7123 6147

Adelaide Paediatrics Bedford Park
Mark Oliphant Building
8/5 Laffer Drive
Bedford Park SA 5042
T: 08 7123 6149

Independent Consulting Speech Pathologist
ABN 33 951 294 700

Helen is an outgoing, passionate and caring speech pathologist with extensive experience working with children in community, education and private practice across Adelaide. She has worked with children with spoken and written communication difficulties, as well as children with a range of different diagnoses, including children with Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Helen consults in her private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Elizabeth Vale location and has a particular interest in working with families and children on the Autism Spectrum. Helen is an Autism SA accredited diagnostician. She has also completed training in the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and key word sign.

Helen believes in the importance of establishing relationships with both parents and their children, and has a strong commitment to seeing every child achieve their full potential. Helen likes to bring fun and play into her sessions with her bubbly and friendly manner, allowing her to quickly establish rapport with the children and families she works with.

Helping children and families with:

Late talkers/ early communication development;; Articulation and speech disorders; Language delays and disorders; Non-verbal communication; Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Alternative and Augmented Communication (AAC); Early communication development and play skills; Literacy skills; Social skills and communication; Higher level language skills.

Make an appointment:

Adelaide Paediatrics Elizabeth Vale
32 Oldham Road
Elizabeth Vale SA 5112
T: 08 7123 6148

Independent Consulting Speech Pathologist
ABN 91 461 767 069

Qualifications: Bachelor of Speech Pathology (BSP); Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist (CPSP)

Joanne is a warm, caring speech pathologist who is enthusiastic about helping children thrive as communicators. She enjoys working closely with families to support communication development. Joanne uses a child’s interests and strengths as a foundation for growth and adapts to meet the child where he/she is at on any given day.

Joanne consults in her private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Bedford Park location. She is experienced in treating children with a range of challenges and has undergone training in a variety of areas including, DIR Floortime (certified practitioner), Hanen More Than Words, PROMPT, Sounds Write and Key Word Sign. Joanne is particularly passionate about supporting social-emotional development.

Helping children and families with:

Autism Spectrum Disorder; Developmental Language Disorder; Late Talkers; Articulation and speech sound disorders; Early communication development & play skills; Social Emotional Development; Selective Mutism; Fluency/Stuttering; Alternative and Augmentative Communication devices (AAC); Literacy/Reading/Spelling; Phonological Awareness.

Make an appointment:

Adelaide Paediatrics Bedford Park
Mark Oliphant Building
8/5 Laffer Drive
Bedford Park SA 5042
T: 08 7123 6149

Independent Consulting Speech Pathologist
ABN 21 624 581 68

Qualifications: Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology)

Tricia consults in her private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Kensington Park location and specialises in a range of speech and language issues in children aged under 5 years, including late talkers, stuttering and fussy eaters.

Helping children and families with:

Late talkers; Language disorders / delays; Fussy feeding; Autism Spectrum Disorder

Make an appointment:

Adelaide Paediatrics Kensington Park
360 Magill Road
Kensington Park SA 5068
T: 08 7123 6176

Independent Consulting Speech Pathologist
ABN 12 280 938 907

Qualifications: BSP CPSP

Caitlin is a warm and caring Speech Pathologist with a desire to see children reach their full potential. Caitlin believes that forming relationships both with parents and/or caregivers and their children is a key component in helping children achieve their goals. She recognises the importance of families feeling supported and confident throughout their speech pathology journey.

Caitlin consults in her private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Morphett Vale location. In sessions, Caitlin’s calming presence helps children to feel safe, providing a positive environment for learning, growth and achievement. Caitlin also enjoys bringing enthusiasm and excitement to sessions and seeing children respond with wide smiles and giggles.

Caitlin has experience working in private practice, childcare, kindergarten and school environments. Caitlin also has experience working with children with varying diagnoses such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, speech disorder, language disorder, social language deficits, auditory processing disorder and Intellectual Disability.

She is passionate about working with children across all ages with a variety of needs.

Helping children and families with:

Articulation and speech disorders; Language delays and disorders; Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Auditory Processing Disorder (APD); Early communication development and play skills; Literacy skills; Social skills and communication; Higher level language skills; Fluency; Alternative and Augmented Communication (AAC).

Make an appointment:

Adelaide Paediatrics Morphett Vale
221-223 Main South Road
Morphett Vale SA 5162
T: 08 7123 6163

Independent Consulting Speech Pathologist
ABN 76 646 219 365

Qualifications: Bachelor of Speech Pathology; Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP)

Sonia is an enthusiastic and supportive speech pathologist who is passionate about working with children and their families holistically to build strong relationships, helping children to reach their full potential. Sonia has a confident, fun and engaging communication style and is focused on providing evidence-based services to facilitate children’s development in order to reach their goals.

Sonia consults in her private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End location. She has experience working with children of all ages and varying conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Global Developmental Delay (GDD), speech and language delays and disorders, social communication difficulties, literacy difficulties, fluency difficulties and voice disorders.

Outside of her work in Speech Pathology, Sonia is a classically trained singer and enjoys performing in musical productions and various music gigs.

Sonia consults on her private practice at the Mile End Super Gym on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Helping children and families with: Articulation/speech delays and disorders; Early communication and play skills; Late talkers; Language delays and disorders; Higher level language skills; Social skills and social communication; Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Auditory Processing Disorder (APD); Literacy/spelling difficulties; Children with difficulties/delays with Phonological Awareness (PA); Stuttering/stammering; Voice disorders (dysphonia).

Make an appointment:

Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End
71 Henley Beach Road
Mile End SA 5031
T: 08 7123 6147

Independent Consulting Speech Pathologist
ABN 27 344 053 985

Qualifications: Bachelor of Physical Science (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics); Master of Criminology and Forensic Science; Master of Speech Pathology

Juanita consults in her private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Bedford Park, Mile End & Morphett Vale locations where enjoys connecting with her clients and their families based on the similarities and differences of their cultural backgrounds and experiences. Having volunteered at various special schools in India and Dubai, Juanita has developed a keen interest to grow in the field of Speech Pathology and provide evidence-based speech pathology intervention to individuals with various disabilities. She is a motivated team player and is committed to furthering her knowledge as a Speech Pathologist at Adelaide Paediatrics.

Helping children and families with:

Autism Spectrum Disorder; Developmental Language Disorder; Late Talkers; Articulation and speech sound disorders; Early communication development & play skills; Social Emotional Development; Voice Disorders; Fluency/stuttering; Alternative and Augmentative Communication devices (AAC); Literacy/reading/spelling and Phonological Awareness; Feeding Therapy

Make an appointment:

Adelaide Paediatrics Bedford Park
Mark Oliphant Building
8/5 Laffer Drive
Bedford Park SA 5042
T: 08 7123 6149

Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End
71 Henley Beach Road
Mile End SA 5031
T: 08 7123 6147

Adelaide Paediatrics Morphett Vale
221-223 Main South Road
Morphett Vale SA 5162
T: 08 7123 6163

Independent Consulting Speech Pathologist
ABN 58 133 413 727

Jasmin is a bubbly and easy-going clinician focused on building strong therapeutic relationships with clients and their families. Her warm and friendly nature allows her to build rapport quickly with children and their families by providing a safe and encouraging environment for her clients to reach their full potential.

Jasmin has dealt with chronic illnesses and resulting disability throughout her life, which affords her a unique perspective and the ability to empathise with clients and their families. She is a keen advocate for those with disabilities, and has a special interest in neurodiverse affirming practice, particularly in older children and teenagers.

Outside of her passion for speech pathology, Jasmin enjoys expressing herself creatively, as well as downtime with her dog Isa. She also runs @babeswithmobilityaids, an Instagram page showcasing the beauty and strengths of disabled people while raising awareness about the challenges and barriers they face in their daily lives. As an ambulatory mobility aid user herself, you may see Jasmin making use of her own aids in the clinic.

Jasmin consults in her private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End Super Gym and is available for bookings on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

Helping children and families with:

Early intervention for communication and play skills; Language delays and disorders; Articulation/speech delays/disorders; Neurodiverse affirming practice.

Make an appointment:

Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End
71 Henley Beach Road
Mile End SA 5031
T: 08 7123 6147

Independent Consulting Speech Pathologist
ABN 41 737 017 378

Qualifications: Bachelor of Speech Pathology

Lauren is a passionate speech pathologist with extensive experience working with children in community, education and private practice, across Adelaide and in rural settings. She has a strong commitment to see every child achieve their full potential and her bubbly, patient and empathetic manner allows her to build rapport quickly with the children and families she works with.

Lauren’s interest in Speech Pathology developed during her 5 years working as a childcare assistant at a local Montessori pre-school.

Lauren has experience working with children who have both spoken and written communication difficulties, providing intervention in a variety of environments (clinic- based, in their homes, child care centres, preschools and schools).

Lauren consults in her private practice with Adelaide Paediatrics and has a particular interest in working with children on the Autism Spectrum and has completed training in the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and Key Word Sign.

Helping children and families with:

Early communication development – Developing play skills, turn taking & attention to task; Developmental screening for speech and language; Developmental delays – Speech and language; Specific language impairment – Language disorder; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Language disorders or delays; Challenging behaviour; Phonological awareness; Listening – Following instructions, Auditory Recall; Literacy development – Dyslexia, difficulties with spelling, writing & reading comprehension; Social skill development – Navigating social situations effectively and with confidence & recognising and expressing emotions appropriately; Preschool stuttering (Lidcombe program); Social skills; Use of picture symbols or signing for children with limited communication; Office, Home, Preschool, School programs

Make an appointment:

Adelaide Paediatrics Kensington Park
360 Magill Road
Kensington Park SA 5068
T: 08 7123 6176

Independent Consulting Speech Pathologist
ABN 27 900 121 318

Qualifications: CPSP

Nikki is a caring, patient, and creative speech pathologist who strives to support her clients and their families to build positive and engaging futures. Originally from the UK, she has a vast number of years of experience in the NHS working with a paediatric population. More recently her focus has been private practice supporting clients and their families in a range of locations including schools, childcare, and home environments.

Nikki believes in therapy as a co-production journey working together with clients and their families in equal, reciprocal and caring relationships. Her focus is always on what matters the most for her clients and families and strives to develop networks of support and confidence from her client’s strengths. Nikki always aims to provide engaging and customised approaches to her assessments and therapy and truly loves to see the real difference this can make.

With experience in a range of clinical areas, Nikki consults in her private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End location and enjoys supporting clients with diverse communication challenges. She has a keen interest in supporting social and emotional development in pre-teens and teenagers. She enjoys continually developing and honing her skills through professional development and has undertaken a number of accredited courses including, DIR Floortime, Hanen More Than Words, Sounds Write and Social Thinking.

Helping children and families with:

Autism Spectrum Disorder; Developmental Language Disorder; Social Communication and Emotional Development; Late Talkers; Early communication development & play skills; Speech sound disorders; Selective Mutism; Alternative and Augmentative Communication devices (AAC); Literacy/Reading/Spelling and Phonological Awareness

Nikki is available for off-site visits and bookings at Mile End on Thursdays and Fridays.

Make an appointment:

Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End
71 Henley Beach Road
Mile End SA 5031
T: 08 7123 6147

Independent Consulting Speech Pathologist
ABN 83 132 701 731

Qualifications: Bachelor of Speech Pathology; Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist (CPSP)

Michelle consults in her private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End location. She is a warm and nurturing speech pathologist who is passionate about supporting children to reach their full potential. She believes in the importance of building trusting relationships with clients, families and/or carers and is committed to providing support, information, and guidance. Her calm and approachable nature creates a safe and encouraging environment for her clients to learn and grow.

Michelle has experience working with children of varying ages, difficulties and diagnoses such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Global Developmental Delay (GDD), speech disorders, language delays and disorders, literacy difficulties and social language deficits.

Coming from a multi-cultural background and being bilingual in Mandarin in English, Michelle recognises cultural differences and strives to make all families feel supported and understood.

Helping children and their families with:

Articulation / Speech disorders; Auditory Processing Disorder (APD); Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Children who present as late talkers; Early communication development and play skills; Higher level language skills; Language delays / disorders; Stuttering / Stammering; School aged children with difficulties/delays with Phonological Awareness (PA); School aged children with literacy/spelling difficulties; Social skills and social communication; Voice disorders (dysphonia)

Michelle consults in her private practice at Mile End on Fridays.

Make an appointment:

Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End
71 Henley Beach Road
Mile End SA 5031
T: 08 7123 6147