PASSION. PURPOSE. PROGRESS
WELCOME TO AURA
At Aura Speech Pathology, we specialise in speech sound disorders, early language, feeding and orofacial myology. We service the Sunshine Coast area.
We incorporate play and fun activities to encourage your child’s engagement in therapy. With adults, we ensure that therapy is person-centered, with the client heavily involved in goal-setting and the selection of therapeutic approaches. We believe that therapy should be meaningful and enjoyable in order for it to promote change.
Contact us today to have a chat about accessing speech pathology, with a difference!
OUR PROCESS
When you entrust your speech pathology needs to Aura, it becomes our top priority. Whether you're dealing with simple or complex issues, each client is treated with utmost care and attention to ensure the best possible outcomes. Our team of dedicated therapists provides dynamic and personalised therapy interventions that empower you or your child to reach their full potential.
STEP ONE
"How do we connect?"
ENQUIRE
Complete our waitlist enquiry form online. If you prefer to call us, our team will direct you to the form and to our discovery call booking page.
STEP TWO
"Is Aura the right fit?"
DISCOVERY CALL
Every family on our waitlist completes a brief discovery call with our team. Book a time that suits you. This call helps us understand your child and your family’s priorities, so we can match you with the right clinician and service.
STEP THREE
"Where are we starting from?"
ASSESSMENT
At Aura, we do things differently. Before your face-to-face assessment, we organise a Case History call between you and your therapist (20 to 30 minutes). This gives us time to talk through the details, so that during the face-to-face appointment, all of our focus is on engaging with you or your child rather than asking clarifying questions. We get excellent feedback from this model.
The initial appointment is focused on understanding your family’s priorities. Our therapists assess the current abilities of you or your child and gain insights into their strengths and challenges.
STEP FOUR
"Where are we going?"
SETTING GOALS
Whether it’s to support your child’s communication, get to the root cause of your child’s feeding challenges, or help your child through better breathing and sleep, we set goals alongside you. Your family’s priorities guide what we work towards, and we break long-term goals into small, achievable steps.
STEP FIVE
"How do we do this?"
THERAPY
Therapy at Aura is built around your goals and guided by the research, so what we recommend depends on what brings you to us. We offer term-to-term blocks, with no lock-in for the whole year. Depending on your goals, this might include:
- Intensives: Two or three sessions per week, or school holiday intensives. The evidence shows this model delivers the best progress for childhood apraxia of speech and other complex speech disorders, and we have set up our schedules to offer it.
- Regular weekly or fortnightly therapy: Ongoing sessions at a pace that suits your goals and your family.
- Parent coaching: We try strategies together in a few therapy sessions, then empower you to carry them out at home
We recommend, and you choose what suits your family.
