Empowering communication approach
Person‑centred support that can build your capacity to be your best version of yourself
Our Speech Pathology team works alongside you to strengthen communication, confidence, and everyday connection through therapy that is meaningful, functional, and tailored to your goals. Whether supporting speech, language, voice, fluency, social communication, swallowing, or mealtime support, we focus on practical strategies that make a real difference in daily life and empower you to grow in ways that feel authentic and achievable.
How speech pathology can help you?
At Walked Talk, our Speech Pathology service supports children, adolescents, and adults to build confidence in communication, social connection, and everyday functional skills. We take a warm, collaborative, and evidence‑based approach, ensuring every session is tailored to the person’s goals, strengths, and lived experience.
Our speech pathologists work across a wide range of practice areas including, speech, language, literacy, voice, fluency, AAC and social communication for daily living. For adults, we also support voice, fluency, cognitive‑communication, and communication strategies related to disability, neurodiversity, mealtime support and acquired conditions.
Who We See
- Children — early language and communication, speech sound development, voice, fluency, AAC.
- Adolescents — social communication skills, language and literacy development, voice, fluency, AAC.
- Adults — swallowing, acquired and developmental language disorders, speech disorders, social communication, voice, fluency, AAC.
- Progressive Neurological Conditions — Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington’s Disease, Dementia, Multiple Systems Atrophy, Multiple Sclerosis.
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Developmental Conditions – Intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD.
What We Can Assist With
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Speech – articulation, phonology, intelligibility & clarity
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Language & literacy – receptive, expressive, written, spoken, phonological awareness
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Social communication – making & maintaining friendships, topic initiation & maintanence, advocacy & preference-based goals
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AAC – low & high tech communication devices, Key Word Sign, visual supports
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Swallowing – adult dysphagia, safe mealtime management strategies including diet & fluid modification, compensatory techniques, and rehab exercises
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Voice – vocal hygiene and health, environmental modifications, vocal exercises
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Fluency – stuttering, cluttering, family education, communication confidence
You deserve to feel heard and understood in a safe space without judgment.
We believe therapy should feel safe, purposeful, and empowering. Whether working in the home, community, school, or online, our team focuses on practical outcomes that make a real difference in everyday life.
What to expect?
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make contact
A consultation call or appointment is a great way to make sure you’re on the right track.
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Create your goals
Your therapist will explain confidentiality and your rights, and discuss how notes are stored and who might contact you in an emergency.
The first session may feel like an interview as your therapist asks you questions to understand your issues.
You and your therapist will work together to establish goals for your therapy.
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ongoing therapy
Your therapist will discuss next steps in the pathway or plan you have developed together.
Sessions focus on practising these skills in real‑world contexts, reviewing progress together, and adjusting goals as your confidence grows.
You’ll receive practical strategies to use at home, school, work, or in the community, ensuring therapy continues beyond the session.
Throughout the process, we stay connected, check in regularly, and make sure you feel supported, understood, and empowered every step of the way.