Welcome to Beehive Speech Pathology
A neuro-affirming speech pathology service supporting children and adolescents buzz towards their communication potential.
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We can support the following areas
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About Beehive Speech Pathology
About Me
Hi! My name is Brigette. I am the Speech Pathologist at Beehive Speech Pathology.
I am a paediatric speech pathologist with a passion for providing speech pathology support to children, adolescents and their families using a person-centred and strengths based approach. I graduated from Australian Catholic University in 2018 and I am a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist and member of Speech Pathology Australia. I have a clinical background providing speech pathology services across a range of settings, including private practice and the Department of Education in both mainstream and special schools.
Areas of practice that I am most passionate about include alternative and augmentative communication (AAC), language and literacy, play development and narrative, social communication, and neuro-access and inclusion. I also have experience in supporting students under the Disability Inclusion Profile.
Outside of work, I love to spend time with my family, including my pet cat, Jason. I love losing myself in a good book. I enjoy watching the AFL (I'm a massive St.Kilda fan), listening to Taylor Swift, crocheting and op shopping.
My additional training
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC):
- TD Snap training with Tobii Dynavox
- LAMP AAC 2-day training with Liberator
- Talking Mats
Play/interaction:
- Hanen: More than Words Program
- Learn to Play in Schools
- DIR Floortime (Level 1)
Language development
- Colourful Semantics
- Story Champs
- Expository and Persuasive discourse in children and adolescents
- Targeting vocabulary and oral narrative skills in RTI framework
Literacy/education
- Sounds~Write Phonics Program
- Berry Street Education Model (Part 1)
Neurodiversity
- Social Stencil
- Yellow Ladybugs Conference
- SEA Bridge Neurodiversity Revolution
- Meaningful Speech
- Communication Partner Training, Autistic Burnout, and Neurodiversity affirming practice for speech pathologists (Adina Levy)
Stuttering/Speech
- Lidcombe Program for Stuttering
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech - Speech Pathology Australia
Service delivery
We currently provide sessions via a mobile service or online.
We conduct sessions at home, school, kindergarten and in the community.
We use the Google Meet Platform for online services.
Our current days of availability are Mondays and Fridays.
Where we service
We currently provide mobile appointments within 10-15km from our base in St Kilda East.
This includes (but is not limited to) the following areas:
- Glen Eira: St Kilda East, Elsternwick, Glen Huntly, Bentleigh East, Bentleigh, McKinnon, Ormond, Caulfield, Carnegie,
- Port Phillip: Elwood, Port Melbourne
- Stonnington: Malvern, Toorak, Armadale,
- Kingston: Moorabbin, Clarinda, Clayton, Cheltenham, Highett, Mentone, Dingley, Parkdale, Mordialloc
- Bayside: Hampton, Highett, Brighton, Beaumaris
Funding options
NDIS
We accept clients that are self-managed or plan-managed under the NDIS.
Medicare
We accept clients that are Medicare funded.
Private
We accept private clients, including those claiming through private health insurance.