Speech pathology
for Southport
families.

Southport is mostly a telehealth story

Most of our Southport caseload runs over telehealth — Zoom, 45 minutes, from wherever works (kitchen table, bedroom floor, car park between school and after-school activity). Telehealth speech pathology is well-established and effective for the vast majority of what we work on: autism support, gestalt language processing, AAC follow-ups, parent coaching, teen and adult work.

When in-person matters — usually for the first AAC trial, sometimes for toddler assessments, occasionally for a sticky session — we book at the Burleigh Heads clinic. Most Southport families come down once every few months at most.

Common reasons Southport families reach out

• Recently diagnosed kid, want a clinician who isn't going to push a compliance model
• Late-talking toddler, want to consider AAC seriously rather than "wait and see"
• School-age kid managing at school but falling apart at home (the masking gap)
• Teen who hated previous speech therapy, willing to try one more time on their terms
• Late-diagnosed adult who wants to work with someone who isn't paediatric-only
• Parents who want coaching for themselves, no kid in the room

Working with Southport schools and paediatricians

We work with schools across the Southport / Surfers / Labrador / Ashmore area and with private and public paediatric referrals. Most school consults are Zoom-based, which most learning support teams in this area are now comfortable with. We attend in person where the family wants us there.

NDIS

Speech Sprout is NDIS-registered. Self-managed, plan-managed and agency-managed plans all work. NDIS pricing is national, not suburb-based. Seehow NDIS works at Speech Sprout.

Starting

Free 15-minute call first. We'll talk through what's going on and decide whether telehealth alone is the right shape or whether you'll want some in-clinic time at Burleigh.

Common questions