Altona North, Altona North, Victoria
Altona North Speech Pathology for Children
Altona North Speech Pathologist
Hi, we are Speech Clinic Altona North. We are an exclusively Paediatric Speech Pathologist that provides services in the Altona North location. We help 0-18yo children with their speech, language, fluency, literacy and social interaction. We provide online speech therapy appointments – This means kids can experience speech therapy in their most natural place, their own home.
Our Clinician and Founder, Lauren, is a PhD Candidate and Research assistant at UQ.
Why Choose
Speech Clinic?
We believe in family-centred and evidence-based practice.
We support your child’s uniqueness and individual profile in the familiarity of your home environment. We provide a range of flexible appointment times for those who live in Altona North. Families love accessing Therapy in their home, saving you from waitlists, wait rooms and getting the kids into the car, and providing speech pathology to your child in their most natural environment, their home.
We can offer before and after school appointments, weekend appointments, and traditional business hours appointments. Please contact us for availability.
Accredited + Certified
Accredited in Lidcombe, DIR Floortime, Hanen (It Takes Two To Talk) + more.
Gold Standard Treatment
We offer interventions such as Lidcombe Therapy that are the Gold Standard.
We are an Online Therapy Service
We provide sessions in the most comfortable environment for your child, their home in Altona North.
Medicare & Private Health
Claim back through Medicare or Private Health - we're compliant.
Certified Practising Speech Pathologist
Lauren Crumlish is a Certified Speech and Language Pathologist
Exclusively Paediatric
We assess and treat children aged 16 months to 18 years.
About Our Founder & Clinician
Lauren Crumlish
- Founder & Clinician
- Altona North Speech Pathologist
- B.Biomed.Sc(Hons.1) MSpPathSt(Hons.1) CPSP
- PhD candidate at The University of Queensland (UQ)
- Research Assistant at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (UQ)
- Casual Academic at The University of Queensland (UQ)
Before working as a speech therapist, I worked as a biomedical researcher. I worked at the Queensland Brain Institute and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. I am currently undertaking a PhD project at The University of Queensland (UQ). This PhD project examines current clinical practices for children with traumatic brain injuries.
I work exclusively with children as a paediatric clinician. I have experience working with young toddlers through to late-stage teens in a variety of areas including – speech clarity, complex communication and disability, reading and writing, stuttering, language impairments and social communication.
If you’re searching for a Speech Pathologist in Altona North, get in touch today.
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Kids’ Speech Therapy in Altona North
Speech Clinic Altona North provides speech therapy across their childhood and teenage years who live in the Altona North location. We strongly advocate for early intervention. Recognising signs of potential speech, language, social, or literacy difficulties is important, as this helps us to reduce future impacts on academic success and a child’s social life.
Should you wait and see?
We are often asked, “when is the best age to start speech therapy?”. As soon as possible is always best. Speech Pathologists can provide treatment and complete assessments to kids from 16 months to 18 years old. There is strong evidence supporting early intervention. When a speech therapist can support a child from birth until 4-5 years old, they can reduce the long-term impacts of a communication or language disorder. This gives kids their best chance to be ready for school. Sometimes speech, literacy, fluency, language and social interaction difficulties can become present throughout a child’s schooling years. We love to support school-aged children to reach their full academic and social potential.
If you have concerns
Get in touch with us today to find out more about the services we have available in Altona North. You can book an initial assessment or therapy session for your child. Please note, we are currently experiencing high demand and may have an extensive waiting list in Altona North.
We believe in
Transparent Speech Therapy Pricing
Our Speech Pathologists servicing Altona North are perfectly equipped to assess and provide therapy in the most familiar location for your child – within their home. Together, we craft an individualised and evidence-based intervention plan that will suit your child’s needs.
Contact us for availability information and our services for the suburb of Altona North.
Healthcare Compliant
Claim back on Medicare or through your Private Health provider – we’re fully compliant.
Therapy in your Home
We are a fully equipped practice, providing therapy in the most natural environment for your child – their home.
Certified & Accredited
Lauren is a Certified Speech Language Pathologist and is accredited in Hanen (ITTTT), Lidcombe Therapy, DIR Floortime and PECS.
Exclusively Paediatric
We provide assessments and therapy to children of all ages.
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