SPEECH PATHOLOGY
We are currently seeing clients for speech pathology services primarily via home/school face-to-face sessions and telehealth. At Voices and Minds we provide speech pathology assessment and therapy for children and young adults who need support with the following:
- Saying their first words
- Producing speech sounds correctly (articulation)
- Developing vocabulary
- Listening and attention
- Following instructions
- Using the correct grammar or sentence structure
- Early literacy skills (e.g. rhyming, clapping syllables, segmenting and blending sounds in words)
- Later literacy skills (e.g. spelling letters and words, reading words)
- Reading comprehension
- Written expression
- Stuttering
- Social skills
ASSESSMENT
Your child will be assessed by one of our experienced clinicians where you will be asked questions about your child’s developmental history, strengths and difficulties, as well as your concerns for your child. A comprehensive picture of your child’s communication skills will be developed to investigate the nature of the communication difficulty. At the conclusion of the assessment you will be given information about your child’s skills as well as recommendations for on-going therapy. The length of the assessment session could vary depending on the needs of your child. A comprehensive report will be written after the assessment is completed.
ON-GOING THERAPY
Our passionate and energetic clinicians at Voices and Minds aim to make learning and therapy fun. Each consultation is specifically tailored to the needs of your family and your child. We recommend that parents attend the therapy sessions, especially for younger children, where you will often be given therapy exercises to consolidate what was covered in the sessions. This will help you understand the therapy process and give you the tools to continue supporting your child’s learning at home.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Voices and Minds provides clinical psychology assessment and therapy for children (under 12) and their families. We are currently seeing clients for psychology services primarily via telehealth (with some mobile/face-to-face service provision).
At Voices and Minds, we provide clinical psychology assessment and support for a range of childhood difficulties including:
- Childhood anxiety and depression
- General emotional regulation difficulties – anxiety/worry, depression, anger
- Difficult and challenging behaviour
- Autism Spectrum Disorders and other developmental disabilities
- Social skills and communication
- Organisational and attention problems
- Low self-esteem, self-confidence and resilience
At Voices and Minds, we use an integrative, whole-family based approach to supporting children, and as such, an important focus of therapy is supporting parents in managing the above-mentioned difficulties in their children and to build their resilience as parents.
We are committed to providing a warm, compassionate, understanding, and professional therapeutic environment, that focuses on supporting our clients to extend their knowledge and skills in leading more meaningful and fulfilling lives.
If you would like more information or to make an appointment, please contact us at info@voicesandminds.com.au.