Mobile Speech Pathology for children in Inner Sydney

Alexandria Speech Pathology is mobile Speech Pathology practice servicing the Inner City suburbs, Eastern Suburbs and Inner West suburbs of Sydney. We support clients aged 18 months to 18 years of age and provide assessment and intervention for communication difficulties.

We offer flexible, mobile speech therapy tailored to your child’s needs. By working in familiar setting such as home, school, telehealth, or in the community, we support your child’s progress while minimising disruption to daily life.

Our

Services

  • Language

    Supporting your child with their comprehension and expression of language so they are able to effectively have their needs and wants met.

  • Speech

    Improving clarity of articulation and pronunciation of sounds to increase your child’s intelligibility.

  • Stuttering

    Supporting smooth, confident speech and reducing stuttering

  • Literacy

    Developing reading and writing skills including decoding and spelling

  • Social Communication

    Strengthening conversation and interaction skills so your child is able to make and maintain friends

  • AAC

    Supporting children who require augmentative and alternative means of verbal communication such as key word sign or high tech devices such as LAMP Words for Life® and Proloquo2Go

  • Play Skills

    Developing play skills that build the foundation for social connection, language development, and meaningful communication.

  • Parent Coaching

    Working collaboratively with parents and carers to empower you with the skills to support your child’s communication outside of sessions

About Sarah

Sarah Barquin is a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist and is a current member of Speech Pathology Australia. Sarah has completed a Bachelor of Speech, Hearing and Language Sciences from Macquarie University as well as a Bachelor in Speech Pathology from ACU.

Sarah is an enthusiastic and passionate clinician and is committed to supporting clients in communicating as confidently as possible. She believes intervention should be a positive, engaging, and enjoyable experience for both children and their families. She has a particular interest in school aged language and literacy as well as Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Additionally she enjoys mentoring new graduate Speech Pathologists and students having previously worked as a Clinical Educator Coordinator. 

Sarah has a range of experience working with children in private practice, not-for-profit organisations and community-based services. Sarah has experience working in multidisciplinary clinics and has experience working alongside teams of fellow Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) practitioners and Psychologists. 

Sarah is committed to keeping up to date with evidence-based professional development and has undertaken recent training in:

  • Sounds-Write Explicit Phonics Program

  • The Preschool Language Bootcamp (Emily Mackie)

  • Learn to Play Therapy by Karen Stagnitti

  • Hanen- More than Words

  • Meaningful Speech - Gestalt Language Processing 

  • Liberator training for LAMP Words for Life

  • Tackling Tricky Cases- Effective Treatment for Speech Sound Disorders in Children (Amy Graham)