Speech Pathology

Our speech pathologists have varying experience and skills across a range of different conditions and client ages.

We will help you find the clinician who best fits with your therapy needs.

What is a Speech Pathologist?

A speech pathologist is a trained healthcare professional who assists you to improve your communication, swallow and feeding technique. This might include re-training after a stroke, early intervention to improve school preparedness, or prescribing things that can improve your swallow (such as a modified cup or thickening agents).

Speech Pathologist Assessments

A speech pathologist assessment is generally one to two hours long, onsite at Alike and costs $200 per hour.

Reports can often be requested by different groups like the NDIS or a school for a communication device prescription.

A speech pathologist’s reporting process requires an assessment and review of appropriate information; this can take anywhere from one to eight hours. The fee for such a service will be calculated based on your unique circumstances and discussed with you (and/or your relevant case manager) prior to any commencement of service.

Seeing out Speech Pathology team

There are some Medicare and private health insurance programs that you might be eligible for. We can discuss this with you individually to help plan out the best cost-effective approach to your care.

Our speech pathologists often sit in with the Doctors at Alike to provide their expert opinions and assist in providing expert care. This is called multidisciplinary care and is an Alike point of difference.

Our Speech Pathology Team

Georgia Smith 
Speech Pathology Team Lead 
Lacey Jarvie 
Speech Pathologist