About LiviaFounder & Senior Speech PathologistLivia is the founder and principal speech pathologist at Approach Speech Pathology. With 8 years of experience across community health, private practice, and schools, she has worked with both children and adults to develop their speech, language, and communication skills. Her therapy approach is engaging, evidence-based, and tailored to individual needs, ensuring that each client receives meaningful and practical support. Livia has extensive experience in providing intervention for speech sound disorders, language development, fluency, and functional communication using AAC devices. Livia has completed specialised training in Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme, It Takes Two to Talk – Hanen Program, literacy intervention (Sounds-Write, Talk for Writing), and stuttering therapy (Lidcombe Program), PODD, LAMP Words for Life, Proloquo2Go, Key Word Sign, and PECS, More Than Words – Hanen Program for autism support, DIR Floortime for developmental and relationship-based intervention, Circle of Security for attachment-based support, and Tuning into Kids and Tuning into Teens to help families build emotional connection and communication. She also integrates trauma-informed practice to ensure a flexible, family-centred approach.
About JeanetteSenior Speech PathologistJeanette is a speech pathologist with experience working with children and young adults in community health, schools, and clinic settings. She has a special interest in early language intervention, literacy, phonology, social skills development, and AAC. Jeanette is passionate about supporting children and families through tailored, engaging therapy that builds on each child’s strengths and interests. She is trained in Social Thinking®️, Hanen More Than Words®️, Basic Key Word Sign, LAMP Words for Life®️, Gestalt Language Processing through Meaningful Speech®️, and Little Learners Love Literacy, and is proficient in Cantonese, English, Mandarin, and Malay.
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Professional TrainingAt Approach Speech Pathology, we are committed to ongoing professional learning and staying up to date with current research and best-practice approaches. We believe that effective therapy combines evidence-based intervention with an understanding of each child’s individual strengths, needs, interests, and family context. Our clinicians regularly undertake specialised training across speech, language, literacy, social communication, AAC, and family-centred practice. This ongoing professional development allows us to provide therapy that is informed by the latest evidence while remaining flexible, practical, and tailored to each child and family. | Therapy ApproachWe believe in therapy that is interactive, functional, and evidence-focused. We tailor therapy to each individual, whether through play-based learning with children or functional communication strategies with adults. By collaborating closely with families, caregivers, educators, and support teams, we ensure therapy is meaningful, practical, and effective in everyday environments. Community InvolvementThe founder Livia is dedicated to giving back to the community by providing free services that support early identification and education. She offers free kindergarten screenings, delivers public education workshops, and volunteers to promote Speech Pathology Australia’s "Book of the Year" awards in local libraries. She also provides regular professional development for teachers, occupational therapists, and psychologists, ensuring professionals have the knowledge and tools to support children with communication needs. |