Embolden Kids

Get to know Embolden Kids

From Embolden Kids's website.

• Our approach

  Therapy at Embolden Kids is gentle, child-led, and built on play, joy, and curiosity. Sessions follow each child's strengths and interests in a calm, welcoming space where children feel safe and respected. The approach is neuroaffirming, honouring each child's unique communication style and sensory needs, with multimodal communication support including verbal, AAC, gestures, and signs. Therapy aims not to change who a child is, but to support their confidence, wellbeing, and ability to communicate in ways that feel authentic to them, supported by evidence-based methods and gentle transitions with predictable routines.

• Working with families

  Parents and caregivers are key partners in every step of therapy, with insights guiding everything that happens. Families are involved in collaborative goal-setting to ensure goals are meaningful and tailored to each child's individual strengths and needs. The service communicates clearly with families about session recommendations, funding options, and support coordinators when needed, providing transparent information without surprises. Parents are empowered in their role to help their children, and the approach emphasises genuine partnership with families throughout the therapy journey.

• Meet the team

  The team at Embolden Kids is led by Sarah Bint, the Director and Senior Speech Pathologist, who has worked across paediatric services since 2006 with extensive experience supporting children with speech, language, literacy, and fluency needs, as well as autistic children and those with disabilities. Sarah holds Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist (CPSP) certification and is trained in the Hanen It Takes Two to Talk program, the Lidcombe Program, and Social Emotional Acuity Bridge. Francesco Musca is a Speech Pathologist with a Master of Speech Pathology from Curtin University, trained in ADOS-2 autism assessments, Sounds-Write, Word-Origins, and Key Word Sign, with experience in schools and public sector settings. Ebony Gorman is a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist also from Curtin University, trained in Sounds Write and Talk for Writing, with experience in the disability sector and schools working with children with Developmental Language Disorder.