About The Speech and Language Practice

Member of Speech Pathology Australia

We are passionately dedicated to transforming lives through exceptional speech pathology services and are committed to providing personalised compassionate care that empowers everyone to overcome communication challenges and achieve their fullest potential.

Whether addressing speech delays, language disorders, or voice issues, we tailor our evidence-based approaches to meet each individual's unique needs. With a warm and welcoming environment, we foster a supportive space where clients of all ages can thrive.

Carolyn McCluskey

CPSP MSPA

Carolyn has owned and operated The Speech and Language Practice since 2012 and is a highly experienced therapist who takes great pride in providing a welcoming, family centred practice. Carolyn uses a range of different therapy approaches and tailors this to the individual clients’ needs. Carolyn has a special interest in Autism therapy, Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and other speech sound disorders, and stuttering, however she also welcomes clients across the lifespan with a wide range of therapy needs.

Some of the therapy areas that Carolyn provides assessment and therapy for include:

Speech disorders and delays
Stuttering therapy
Receptive and expressive language disorders
Acquired language disorders such as aphasia and apraxia therapy
Swallowing and feeding difficulties (excluding infants)
Literacy disorders and delays
Pragmatic disorders and delays
Social skills groups.
Voice disorders
Swallowing difficulties

Alyssa McCluskey

Allied health Assistant – Level 2
Student – Bachelor of Speech Pathology

Alyssa has been working at The Speech and Language Practice as an Allied Health Assistant part-time since 2022 and prior to that as an office assistant for many years.
She is currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Speech Pathology program at the University of Newcastle.

Alyssa works with children of preschool and primary school age and targets goals set by the senior speech pathologist.

Clients wanting to see Alyssa are required to have an initial consultation/assessment with a senior speech pathologist first to determine suitability. At this time, if deemed appropriate, a program will be provided and can be conducted by Alyssa. Check-ins with the senior speech pathologist will be required at regular intervals to ensure therapy goals are on track.