A place to communicate, connect and grow.
Created to feel warm, calm and human from the moment you walk through the door. Our Garden begins with Speech Sense Speech Pathology, led by Anne Butcher, a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist with more than 25 years of experience.
Therapy should feel like more than another appointment.
Whether you are worried about your child's speech, wondering why school is feeling harder than it should, looking for help with language or literacy, or simply unsure what support your child needs, you do not have to work it out alone.
Here, therapy is personal. We take time to understand the person behind the referral, their strengths, their challenges, what matters to them and the places where communication needs to work in real life.
That might mean helping a preschooler become easier to understand, supporting a child who is struggling to follow language or express ideas, building the foundations for reading and spelling, helping a teenager communicate with greater confidence, exploring AAC, or simply giving a parent clearer answers about what is happening and what to do next.
Whatever brings you through our door, we start by listening.
Individualised support, with room to grow.
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The Therapy Garden is a boutique allied-health space built around connection, collaboration and individualised care. Speech pathology through Speech Sense Speech Pathology is the first service taking root in our Garden.
As we grow, we hope to welcome independent professionals from areas such as occupational therapy, psychology, physiotherapy, dietetics, counselling and other complementary supports.
Starting with speech pathology. Growing into something more.
Our current speech pathology services are shaped around each person's strengths, communication needs, everyday life and goals. Support may include early communication and language development, speech sounds, literacy, fluency, AAC, parent and carer coaching, education support and communication technology.
As The Therapy Garden grows, additional supports will be introduced through appropriately qualified practitioners within the collective.
Support that meets you where you are and grows with you.
A great assessment does more than produce a score. It helps us understand how a person communicates, learns and participates in everyday life - where their strengths lie, what may be getting in the way, and what support will make the greatest difference.
At Speech Sense Speech Pathology, we provide comprehensive assessment across speech, language, literacy, fluency, social communication, AAC and functional communication. We carefully select assessment tools based on the individual, combining standardised measures with clinical observation, conversation and information from families, educators and other professionals where appropriate.
Our assessments are designed to build a meaningful picture of each person’s communication and learning profile. Findings can help identify areas for support, guide therapy and educational planning, inform referrals and contribute valuable information to broader multidisciplinary assessment when needed.
Because the right assessment starts with asking the right questions.
Small, thoughtfully matched speech pathology groups may be offered for preschoolers, school-aged children, teenagers and young adults during school terms or as holiday programs.
- Ready, Set, GrowPrep-readiness through communication, language and early literacy.
- Seeds for StoriesGrowing vocabulary, storytelling, sequencing and language skills.
- Thriving ReadersBuilding language and literacy foundations for reading, spelling and written language.
- Book BeesUsing books to develop vocabulary, comprehension, inferencing and higher-level language.
- Speech Sound GroupsSupported practice for speech sounds and clearer speech.
Speech Sense Speech Pathology works with kindergartens, ECECs and schools to support communication, language, literacy and participation within everyday learning environments.
- Kindergarten, childcare and school visits
- Speech, language and early literacy screenings
- Individual and small-group speech pathology
- Classroom observation and practical strategies
- Consultation with teachers, educators and families
- Input into PLPs, IEPs and learning goals
- Professional development for education teams
- Prep-readiness support, including Ready, Set, Grow
Support can be designed around an individual child, a small group, a classroom or the broader education setting.
Experience matters. So does feeling understood.
Speech Sense Speech Pathology is Anne Butcher’s established speech pathology practice, now based at The Therapy Garden Allied Health.
Anne is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist and member of Speech Pathology Australia, with more than 25 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families across private practice, hospitals, rehabilitation, schools, disability and community settings.
Anne brings that experience to every person she works with. Her approach is warm, practical and individualised, taking the time to understand not only what someone is finding difficult, but their strengths, their everyday environment and what matters most to them and their family.
Assessment and therapy should make sense. Families should understand what has been identified, why it matters and what can be done to help. Recommendations are clear, realistic and designed to translate into everyday life - at home, at school and in the community.
At the heart of Anne’s approach is a simple principle: understand the person first, then build the right support around them.
Support across ages and stages, for the places where life actually happens.
Speech Sense supports young children, school-aged children, teenagers and young people, as well as adults whose communication needs fall within our current areas of practice. With consent, we may collaborate with parents and carers, educators, schools, support coordinators, plan managers, GPs, paediatricians and other professionals.
Our aim is simple: understand what matters, identify where support can make a difference and create a practical pathway forward.
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