MEET OUR TEAM
David Kinnane: Principal Speech Pathologist
David's special interests include helping: clients with developmental language disorder (DLD) or other language difficulties; students with reading and writing challenges (including dyslexia, dysgraphia, and reluctance to write); students and adults who stutter; and working with young adults and adults to pursue their study, professional, and life goals.
Vivien Wong: Senior Speech Pathologist
Vivien's special interests include supporting bilingual and multilingual clients and families; working with clients with selective mutism and helping children who stutter. Vivien strives to embrace a neurodiversity affirming approach as she supports teenagers and young adults to achieve their study and participation related goals.
Juliana Li: Senior Speech Pathologist
Juliana's special interests include neurodiversity-affirming practice with children, teenagers, and adults; supporting oral and written language development; helping clients with severe speech sound disorders; and delivering peer-mediated, computer-game-based communication opportunities for people of all ages to increase their social inclusion.
Sasha Sugita: Speech Pathologist
Sasha’s special interests include supporting adults with communication disorders, including neurodegenerative disorders and acquired brain injuries; working with clients with language and literacy difficulties; helping preschoolers be school-ready and providing parent training; and working with clients with complex communication needs by providing individualised, evidence-based practices.
Kara Boye: Speech Pathologist
Kara’s special interests include supporting young children with unclear speech to be better understood; helping children and adults with developmental and other language challenges (including difficulties understanding and using language); supporting children with reading issues and delivering small-group therapy for children of all ages to increase their social inclusion and participation.
Jillian, Sasha and Aidan: Operations
Jillian, Sasha and Aidan are happy to answer your questions about our services and resources, book appointments, provide directions and welcome you to our clinic. They are represented here by Scout, one of our mascots. Like the lyrebird, they are too shy to be photographed, but like to chat.