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Forbes Speech-Language Pathologist

Forbes, New South Wales

Forbes Speech-Language Pathology for Kids

Forbes Speech Pathologist

Welcome, we are Speech Clinic Forbes. We're a Paediatric Speech Therapy service that provides services in the Forbes area. We help kids with their speech, language, fluency, literacy and social interaction. We provide Telehealth therapy speech pathology appointments – This means that kids can experience speech therapy in their most natural location, their home.

Our Clinician and Founder, Lauren, is a PhD Candidate and Research assistant at UQ.

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Why

Speech Clinic?

We believe in family-centred and evidence-based practice.

We love to support your child’s uniqueness and individual profile in the comfort of their own home environment. We offer a range of flexible session times for those who live in Forbes. Clients love accessing Speech Therapy in their own house, saving you a long trip and providing speech therapy 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.

Certified + Accredited

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 natural environment for your child, their home in Forbes.

Medicare, Private Health & NDIS

Claim back through Medicare or Private Health - we're compliant.

Certified Practising Speech Pathologist

Lauren is a Certified Speech Therapist

Exclusively for Children

We treat and assess kids of all ages.



Our Founder and Head Speech Pathologist

Lauren Crumlish

  • Founder & Clinician
  • Forbes 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)

Prior to working as a speech pathologist, I worked as a medical 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.

As a paediatric speech pathologist, I work with children exclusively. I have experience working with infants through to late-stage teens in a variety of areas such as – speech clarity, language impairments, complex communication and disability, reading and writing, stuttering and social communication.

If you’re searching for a Speech and Language Therapist in Forbes, get in touch today.

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Kids’ Speech Therapy in Forbes

Speech Clinic Forbes supports children across their childhood and teenage years who live in the Forbes location. We are strong advocates 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 we wait and see?
We are often asked, “when is the best age to start speech therapy?”. Earliest is always best. Speech and Language Therapists can provide therapy and complete speech pathology assessments to children 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, language, literacy, fluency and social interaction difficulties can become noticeable throughout a child’s schooling years. We love to support school-aged kids to reach their 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 Forbes. You can book an appointment time for your child. Please note, we are currently experiencing high demand and may have an extensive waiting list in Forbes.

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Our Speech Pathologists servicing Forbes are perfectly equipped to assess and provide therapy in the most comfortable 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 Forbes.

Healthcare Compliant

Claim back on Medicare or through your Private Health provider – we’re fully compliant.

Online Therapy

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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As a parent, early years educator or health professional arming yourself with the latest evidence-backed information is key. We strive to provide you with authoritative articles, backed by real evidence. Enjoy these articles below.

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