Speech Pathologist

Qualifications:

Lidia is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP) and a member of Speech Pathology Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Speech Pathology and brings 10 years of experience working in the field. Lidia is committed to ongoing professional development and delivering evidence-based, high quality care tailored to each client’s individual strengths, communication style and individual goals. She supports children with speech, language and literacy differences, including dyslexia, as well as feeding and broader communication needs. Lidia works with neurodivergent individuals, including those with diagnoses of ASD, ADHD, GDD and Intellectual Disabilities, using a strengths-based and family-centred approach.

Experience:

Lidia has experience working across community, clinic, hospital and Telehealth settings, supporting children and adolescents with diverse communication profiles. She has also worked in special education settings in Thailand.

Her hospital experience includes both inpatient and outpatient services, with involvement in brain injury rehabilitation and support for complex communication and swallowing needs.

Lidia has provided clinical education by supporting university students in developing their assessment and intervention skills.

Areas of expertise:

Lidia supports a broad range of communication and feeding needs including:

  • 
Speech sound development
  • 
Language development
  • Literacy development
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • 
Feeding and swallowing

She uses evidence-based, client-led approaches and delivers engaging, individualised sessions that support communication strengths, autonomy and participation in everyday life.

Treatment Modalities:
  • SOS Approach to Feeding (trained)
  • Step-by-step feeding & oral programs
  • Sounds-Write structured literacy intervention
  • Articulation & language intervention
  • Play-based therapy
  • Phonological awareness intervention
  • AAC support and communication systems
  • Parent & caregiver coaching
  • Neurodiversity-affirming practice
  • Strengths-based, child-led intervention
Provide Services To:

Lidia currently works with clients aged 5 to 18 years, providing assessment and intervention tailored to individual goals, with a focus on functional, meaningful communication and participation in everyday environments.