Offering Paediatric Speech Pathology Services to Greater Springfield
Empowering children to express themselves and build strong early literacy skills
About Talk & Read Speech Pathology
Talk & Read Speech Pathology is a private practice supporting families in the Greater Springfield region. We are passionate about providing evidence-based, family-centred care that helps children thrive. As our name suggests, we offer services to support communication and literacy development for children and young people.
We provide private speech therapy services delivered in person at our Brookwater clinic, with telehealth and mobile speech pathology options available upon request.
Our clinic is conveniently located at Brookwater Shopping Village within Mells Care. We offer a welcoming reception and comfortable waiting area, with friendly staff on hand to support you and your family during your visit.
Our Expertise
Vanessa is the practice owner and principal speech pathologist. She has broad experience supporting children with literacy difficulties, developmental language disorder, early language development, speech sound disorder, fluency, and AAC implementation. Vanessa also works closely with parents and educators, providing training to support consistent, effective intervention. She has a strong interest in evidence-based reading instruction and has previously worked alongside schools to strengthen whole-school reading practices and improve outcomes for all learners.