A different kind of therapy space
The Therapy Garden began with a simple idea: excellent allied-health care can be clinically thoughtful and professional while still feeling warm, beautiful and human.
The garden is our metaphor for growth, not because everyone should grow in the same direction or at the same pace, but because people flourish when the conditions around them are right.
We are creating a calm, modern and nature-inspired space where children, young people, adults and families can feel welcome, supported, and inspired.
What We Do
The Therapy Garden is a shared allied-health space rather than one large multidisciplinary practice. Independent practitioners may work from the Garden under their own businesses while sharing a professional environment and a commitment to high-quality, respectful care.
Speech Sense Speech Pathology is the first established practice to call The Therapy Garden home.
The Therapy Garden has been created as a welcoming allied health space where experienced, like-minded practitioners can work alongside one another while maintaining their own independent practices. As the Garden grows, additional practitioners and services will be introduced here, making it easier for families to find trusted support in one connected place.
Our Values Plant the Seeds to Grow Your Way
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Respect
We listen carefully, value each person’s perspective and take the time to understand what matters to them. Every interaction is grounded in dignity, trust and genuine respect.
Individualised care
Every person brings different strengths, needs, experiences and priorities. Assessment and support are thoughtfully tailored to the individual rather than shaped around a predetermined program.
Evidence-informed practice
Our approach brings together current evidence, clinical expertise and the priorities of each person and family. Recommendations are considered, practical and supported by sound clinical reasoning.
Meaningful participation
Support focuses on skills that make a genuine difference in everyday life. Our goal is to help each person communicate, learn, connect and participate with greater confidence and independence.
Collaboration
The best outcomes are often achieved by working together. With consent, we collaborate with families, educators and other professionals to create consistent, coordinated and practical support.
A welcoming environment
The Therapy Garden has been thoughtfully created to feel calm, comfortable and welcoming. We want every person and family to feel understood, supported and at ease from the moment they arrive.
With respect for Country, culture and community.
The Therapy Garden acknowledges the Yugambeh language-speaking peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet and work in Ormeau.
We pay our respects to Elders past and present and recognise the continuing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to Country, culture and community.
We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who visit, work and connect with The Therapy Garden.
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.
Come and see what we are growing.
If The Therapy Garden feels like the right fit for you or your family, we would love to welcome you.
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