Your Words Matter
27 Godwin St, Bulimba QLD 4171
- Clinic
About Your Words Matter
Sarah is a certified practising speech pathologist and registered teacher with over 20 years of experience working with children and adolescents with communication and learning challenges. She is committed to providing high-quality, functional, evidence-based therapy to allow clients to achieve their full communication potential, drawing on her experience in mainstream and special schools to understand the academic and social demands children face.
What's offered
Clinic sessions
Services provided
Your Words Matter lists
- Speech and Language Assessment
- Comprehensive assessment involving formal and informal methods to evaluate understanding language, expressive language, social skills, speech and articulation. Sessions are one hour long; one or two appointments may be necessary depending on client needs.
- Speech and Language Intervention
- Individualised therapy sessions (30-60 minutes) tailored to client needs, involving direct work, demonstration of home techniques, goal-setting and progress discussion.
- Literacy Intervention
- Evidence-based literacy support using Multi-sensory Structured Language and Sounds-Write approaches to help children with dyslexia and other literacy difficulties develop reading and spelling skills.
- Orofacial Myology
- Specialised therapy focusing on muscles of the face, mouth and jaw to support optimal speech, breathing and swallowing functions through assessment, targeted exercises and therapy.
- School and Educator Liaison
- Regular communication with schools, kindy, daycare and multidisciplinary teams via email, phone and face-to-face meetings to ensure goals are functional and relevant to everyday communication needs.
Get to know Your Words Matter
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Our approach
Sarah believes in providing high-quality, functional, evidence-based therapy tailored to each child's interests and needs. Sessions combine direct work with the child, demonstration of techniques and home activities, goal-setting and progress discussions. She brings expertise from over 20 years working across early childhood, mainstream and special schools, and has particular training in literacy intervention and orofacial myology. Sessions vary from 30 to 60 minutes depending on the child's needs, and Sarah regularly liaises with schools, kindy, daycare and other professionals to ensure goals are relevant to everyday communication needs.
Working with families
Sarah sets individual goals jointly with you and your child (if appropriate), and sessions include demonstration of techniques and activities you can complete at home. She maintains regular communication with your child's school, kindy and daycare through email, phone and face-to-face meetings when needed, ensuring therapy goals are functional and relevant to everyday life. You're welcome to discuss any questions or concerns directly with Sarah at any time.
Meet the team
Sarah Perazzolo is a certified practising speech language pathologist and registered teacher with over 20 years of experience working with children and adolescents. She has worked across early childhood development centres, community clinics, mainstream and special schools, with particular expertise in supporting neuro-diverse populations and children with autism. She holds qualifications in literacy intervention approaches (Multi-sensory Structured Language and Sounds-Write) and orofacial myology.
Your first visit
A comprehensive assessment takes about one hour and may require one or two appointments depending on your child's needs. The assessment uses a combination of formal and informal approaches to evaluate your child's communication skills across areas like language understanding, expression, social skills, speech and literacy. Following the assessment, Sarah discusses the results with you, provides recommendations, and can send a written report if you'd like one.
Locations & areas served
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