Betty graduated at Latrobe University, and has also completed further studies in psychodrama, family therapy and paediatric feeding. Due to long waitlists for speech pathology services in the public service, Betty began Northern Speech Pathology in 2000. In 2015 Melbourne Kids Developmental Services was formed. This consortium now encompasses allied health professionals who are equally passionate about helping families flourish.
Betty is a certified practising member of Speech Pathology Australia who has over 25 years’ experience in working with children aged 0-12 with a variety of speech, language, play, social, literacy and feeding difficulties. Betty believes children are wired to connect with people, not machines or programs! She invites you to come move, play, learn, sing and laugh with her in therapy sessions.

Bec graduated from La Trobe University in 1992 and has over 30 years experience as a Speech Pathologist. She is a certified practising member of Speech Pathology Australia. She has experience working with children with developmental delay and disability. Bec believes in a strength based, family-centred approach which honours parents as their children’s first and best teachers. Bec enjoys working with children across settings allowing for a collaborative approach for communication development.
Bec has experience working with children with language delay, speech sound delays, social communication disorders and other neurodiverse populations. Bec has a special interest in Augmentative and Alternative Communication approaches including Key Word Signing, Picture communication and the use of communication devices.
Bec enjoys finding creative ways to engage children and to support implementation of goals and techniques across settings for the best outcomes for the children and families she works with.

Pip graduated from LaTrobe University in 1993 and has been practising for over 20 years. She started within the public sector  on a multidisciplinary team, before moving into private practice in 2007. Pip is trained in many interventions including Hanen, Floor-time, Prompt and Key word signing, Cued articulation, Talking Mats and Mother Goose. Pip enjoys working with children and teenagers, while being entertained by their individual behaviours and personalities. She likes to use humour and fun within the clinical setting to teach both the parents and child. Sessions are practical and provide functional strategies for all settings, given the time-constraints of most parents and educators. The session will always end with a prize (usually a stamp) and a chat with the parents. She works 4 days a week, delivering her services in all settings across home, schools, kinder and the clinic located in east Brunswick. Her services are customised to the child and family so she can work with clients across a combination of settings building a holistic team approach, from a positive based perspective.

Renata graduated from The University of Sydney and has over 25 years’ experience as a Speech Pathologist, both in Australia and the United Kingdon. She is a certified practising member of Speech Pathology Australia and also works within the Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service.  She has experience working with children with speech sound delays/disorders, phonological disorders, developmental delay, developmental language disorder, social communication disorders, stuttering, autism spectrum disorder and acquired brain injuries.

Renata enjoys seeing children in the clinic, at home at school or in the community providing evidenced based therapy to support children and young people communicate and connect with their environment. She has a family centred approach and enjoys finding fun and creative ways to support the child reach their therapy goals.

Jessica graduated with her Masters in Speech Pathology at La Trobe University and is a Certified Member of Speech Pathology Australia. She has experience working with children with developmental delays, autism and disabilities in the home, education and community settings. She has worked to improve their play skills, social communication, speech and language, literacy, phonology and fluency. Her areas of interest include articulation/speech and phonological disorders, fluency, play skills, phonological awareness and Assistive and Augmentative Communication (AAC).

She has a passion for working with children and their families to give them the best chance at communicating with those around them, with the ultimate goal being the improvement of their quality of life.

Jessica enjoys building a strong relationship with both the children and their families, and believes particularly in working with children so that they may develop skills that are applicable for them to use within the safe spaces of their own family homes, their schools and their childcare centres. Jessica’s approach to therapy makes sessions fun and engaging, and she loves seeing her clients grow in confidence and motivation as they continue to succeed.