Smart Talk Speech Pathology

Meet our dynamic dedicated team! All of our therapists hold Bachelor of Science or Masters degrees in Speech Pathology or Occupational Therapy. Our Speech Pathologists are members of Speech Pathology Australia and our Occupational Therapists are members of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Catherine is a Director of Smart Talk Therapy for Kids and provides services at our Wembley and Joondalup practices, as well as at schools. Catherine has over twenty years experience in both disability and mainstream caseloads, has additional training in Orofacial Myology and is PROMPT trained. Catherine has a special interest in early language, Autism and literacy.

Smart Talk Therapy for Kids provides speech pathology and occupational therapy assessment and treatment for children. We provide both individual therapy and group sessions. To begin with, information about the child's development and a case history will be gathered.

Depending on the age of the child and the difficulties identified, assessment may be formal or informal and include any combination of standardised tests; direct observation of play and interaction with caregivers; report by parent, teacher, or physician; and collection and detailed analysis of spontaneous speech samples.From the results of the evaluation, goals and a treatment plan will be discussed with the parent.

Speech pathology, speech therapy and speech language pathology all refer to the same field of practice. Speech Pathologists complete a 4 year Bachelor of Science (Speech Pathology) or 2 year Masters degree. Speech Pathologists provide assessment, therapy and management from newborn babies right to the later stages of life.

We are excited to now specialise in assessment and intervention for orofacial myofunctional disorders. We believe this is an essential area in paediatric speech pathology as we have found that many children struggling with generalisation of articulation goals (such as lisps) actually present with myofunctional disorders that need to be first assessed and managed.