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.

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.

Jayne Dixon graduated from the University of Manchester, UK in 2000 and has since practiced in the UK and New Zealand before settling in Melbourne in 2009. Jayne initially worked in early intervention and community health settings before moving into private practice and school based work. Jayne has specialist experience as part of a multidisciplinary Autism assessment team and is a registered provider of services under the FaHCSIA Helping Children with Autism and Better Start packages. Jayne’s particular areas of interest include early language and literacy, and working with school aged children. A certified practising member of Speech Pathology Australia, Jayne has also completed training in courses including PROMPT therapy, Hanen It Takes Two to Talk, Lidcombe therapy for stuttering, Lemphonics and PECS.

Jayne enjoys building a strong rapport with both her students and their families, and enjoys working with students in the context of their home, childcare and school environments. Jayne likes to make therapy fun and engaging and loves to see a student’s motivation build as they experience success.

Silvina achieved a Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology (La Trobe University, 2006),  a Bachelor of Dramatic Arts, Acting (National Institute of Dramatic Arts, 2010), an Advanced Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy (The CREATE institute, Toronto, 2019), and is certified in Child Centred Play Therapy (Play Therapy Australia, 2021). She works as a play therapist and speech therapist at Melbourne Kids two days a week and runs drama – based social skills groups during school holidays. Her approach to therapy is engaging, playful and creative. Wherever possible she will integrate her multitude of skills to achieve her client’s communication goals in a joyful environment.