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 Sharon Gill
Title: Speech Pathologist and Director, Partners in Communication
About: Sharon is an experienced paediatric speech pathologist having worked in rural Victoria before commencing work in Melbourne.
She has extensive experience in early intervention, in both primary and secondary schools and in private practice.
She has a post-graduate diploma in learning disabilities and is PROMPT, Hanen, PECS and SAS Social Skills trained.
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Kimberley Archer
Title: Speech Pathologist
Kimberley has ten years experience as a paediatric speech pathologist. She has worked in private practice with a wide variety of children. She enjoys forming a good rapport with her students and families.
Kimberley has extensive experience in the areas of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Dyspraxia, receptive/expressive language delay, developmental delay, phonological awarness, motor speech, hearing impairment and learning difficulties.
She is also trained in the following areas:
Hanen, BLADES, PROMPT, PECS, Introduction to DIR/Floortime. |
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 Elena Benatar
Title: Speech Pathologist
About: Elena is a certified practising speech pathologist with more than 12 years of experience.
She works at an early intervention service in the eastern suburbs and also runs her own private practice from home in the Dandenong Ranges.
Elena has completed a course on the DIR/Floortime Model.
This program helps children to emotionally relate and communicate meaningfully.
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 Helen Boutsis
Title: Speech Pathologist
About: Helen Boutsis is a Speech Pathologist with 20 years specialist experience in working with children with a variety of communication difficulties including language disorders, articulation, social skills, fluency and voice.
Helen has a special interest in the assessment and management of Autism Spectrum Disorders and working with children and their families. She is SAS social skills trained. |
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 Stacy Cohen
Title: Speech Pathologist
Stacy Cohen is an experienced Speech Pathologist working with both preschool and school-aged children and their families. Stacy has special interests in the treatment of children with speech and language delays, developmental delays, mealtime management issues as well as children with Complex Communication Needs (CCN) associated with physical and developmental disabilities, apraxia of speech and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Qualifications include: BA (Psychology and Linguistics); MsC (Speech Pathology). Additional training includes: Hanen ‘It Takes Two to Talk’; PECS; PROMPT (level 1 and 2) therapy She is a Victorian Keyword Sign (Makaton) trainer and a National Presenter in the use of Pragmatic Organisational Dynamic Display (PODD) communication books, developed by Gayle Porter through The Cerebral Palsy Education Centre (CPEC). Stacy works part-time at CPEC and the remaining time in her private practice. |
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 Bridget Knol
Title: Speech Pathologist
About: Bridget offers diagnostic assessments and speech therapy services to children with speech and language delays, developmental delay, dyspraxia and autism spectrum disorders and Asperger’s Syndrome.
Areas of specialty:
• PROMPT
• Floortime
• PECS
• Early intervention – Communication Skills & Behaviour Management
• Pragmatic Language Skills Development
• Receptive and Expressive Language Skills Development
• Liaison with Schools, Preschools, Childcare Centres and Early Intervention Centres. |
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 Ann Laufer
Title: Psychologist
About: Ann Laufer BA., Post Grad. Dip. Psych. (Hons), Post .Grad. Dip. Mental Health Science (Child, Adolescent & Family Therapies), Dip Clinical Medical Hypnosis, Cert..Child & Adolescent. CBT, Cert Conflict Resolution.
Ann is a FaHCSIA registered psychologist who specializes in assessing children and adults for Autistic Spectrum Disorder. ASD therapy for the individual as well as a family approach based on ASD psych education including parent-work, sibling-work and couple-work is available.
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 Julie Liptak
Title: Speech Pathologist
Julie Liptak is a Speech Pathologist with over 20 years experience in working with children and their families.
Julie is passionate about play based learning for young children and the overlap between language, interaction and education.
Julie is Hanen trained has worked as an educational consultant and now works with a range of children from toddlers to preschool and primary school children with language, learning and communication needs including those with Autistic Spectrum Disorders. |
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 Bronwyn Parry-Fielder
Title: Speech Pathologist
About: Bronwyn Parry-Fielder ( B.App Sci (Speech Path), M Ed St) has worked mainly at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, where she was manager of the Speech Pathology Department for 22 years.
Her particular clinical and research interests have been in the areas of Childhood Apraxia of Speech and the relationship between speech language disorders and epilepsy in children.
In her private practice she sees children aged 12 months to 6 years with a variety of speech and language disorders. |
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 Heidi Rees
Title: Speech Pathologist
About: Heidi is a Speech Pathologist with 16 plus years experience in working with children with a variety of communication difficulties including language disorders, articulation, literacy, dyspraxia, phonological disorders, learning difficulties, Autism Spectrum Disorders including Asperger's and fluency. She has worked in community health settings, an intensive 'live in' therapy setting, been a flying Speech Pathologist in NSW and has had many years in Private Practice.
Heidi is trained in PECS, Blades, PROMPT and DIR Floortime.
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 Lize Roos
Title: Occupational Therapist
Lize Roos graduated from La Trobe University with a bachelor of Occupational Therapy and a bachelor of Psychological Sciences. Currently she is the director of Building Blocks Therapy, a private practice, providing therapy to children in the Northern suburbs of Melbourne. She has experience working with children 2-18 years of age with varied presentations, including Autism Spectrum Disorders, motor planning difficulties, sensory processing issues and other developmental and learning challenges. She believes it is essential to be client focused and to work collaboratively with parents/caregivers, teachers and other health professionals to achieve meaningful goals so that the children have every opportunity to achieve their goals and dreams.
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 Melanie Scott
Title: Speech Pathologist
Melanie is a Speech Pathologist with 18 years of experience in working with children with a range of communication disorders and their families. She has worked across a range of settings including hospital based, early intervention, educational settings, out-reach and community health.
Melanie offers assessments and intervention to children with speech and language delays, developmental delay, dyspraxia and autism spectrum disorders. She is trained in Hanen (It Takes Two To Talk), PROMPT and PECS. Melanie works closely with other professionals to meet child and family goals. |
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 Marcella van Mourik
Title: Speech Pathologist
About: Marcella has more than twenty years experience in education, working with students, parents and schools in both the State and Catholic systems. Particular interests include the areas of language learning difficulties, literacy, phonological disorders and autism spectrum disorder.
She is Hanen and SAS Social Skills trained and enjoys working with children of all ages. |
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 Suzanne Wakefield
Title: Occupational Therapist
About: Suzanne has experience working with children and their families for over 20 years in a variety of settings. She is interested in assisting children with sensory processing disorders (SPD) and has extensive experience in the area. She is also a trainer for SPD in Australia. Qualifications include: M. App.Sc (OT); B. App Sc (OT). Training in NDT, Sensory Integration, DIR/Floortime and Halliwick swimming methods. She is pictured with her son, Josh.
Maree Metcalfe has extensive experience with children who need help to achieve the best possible communication and learning skills.
She has worked in hospitals, community health centres, schools and in private practice over many years.
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 Mimi Trebish
Title: Speech Pathologist
About: Mimi is a paediatric speech pathologist with over 13 years experience. She has a particular interest in early intervention and helping children with ASD. Using an holistic approach to therapy, Mimi works with the child and their family to provide the best outcomes. Mimi is qualified in Hanen, PECS and has attended a number of ASD related seminars.
Maree Metcalfe has extensive experience with children who need help to achieve the best possible communication and learning skills.
She has worked in hospitals, community health centres, schools and in private practice over many years.
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 Kate Vaarzon-Morel
Title: Occupational Therapist
About: Kate Abson has a Bachelor Occupational Therapist/Applied Science. Kate is a Co-director of Connecting-Minds which specialises in working with children on the Autism Spectrum. Kate has a passion for consulting in schools, kinders and homes to support families with sensory processing, motor development, functional and development challenges.
Maree Metcalfe has extensive experience with children who need help to achieve the best possible communication and learning skills.
She has worked in hospitals, community health centres, schools and in private practice over many years.
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