Speech Pathology · Marrickville
Speech Pathologist near Marrickville Station
I'm Shine, a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist based in Arncliffe. I work with families around Marrickville Station and Illawarra Road who need therapy to fit around work and school: sessions at school during the day, at home, or by video.
- School-day sessions
- Telehealth Australia-wide
- No referral needed
- Funding accepted
- NDIS plan-managedNDIS self-managedMedicare CDMDVA Gold & White CardHome Care PackagePrivate pay
How far is Marrickville Station from Arncliffe?
Marrickville Station is about 4.3 km from Arncliffe. I come up through Tempe, over the Cooks River and along Illawarra Road. Marrickville is one of the suburbs I visit most, and travel inside my core area is included in the session rate.
Can speech therapy fit around work?
At the 2021 Census, 37.8% of Marrickville families were couples with children and 16.1% were one-parent families. For many of them, a 4pm appointment across town is the hardest part of therapy.
Yes. Three set-ups work well for working parents near the station:
- Sessions at school, in school hours. St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville West Public School and Marrickville Public School are all within about a kilometre of the station. Your child is seen during the day and you get notes on what we worked on.
- Telehealth. Video sessions suit older children, teenagers and adults, and a parent can join from wherever they are.
- A mix. Home visits in the school holidays, then school or video sessions during busy terms.
More on each: school-based speech therapy and telehealth speech therapy.
What do school sessions work on?
Goals come from what your child finds hard in class. Common ones:
- following spoken instructions the first time
- explaining an idea or retelling a story in order
- speech sounds that make a child hard to understand
- reading, spelling and writing, which build on spoken language
Reading and talking are closely linked. When a child struggles to read, the cause is often how they hear and handle the sounds in words, so I work on the links between sounds and letters. That skill carries over to words your child has never seen, which drilling a list of sight words does not.
I start with a conversation with the principal or learning support coordinator to check that outside speech pathology is allowed, then work with the teacher so the same goals are practised across the day. For reading and spelling, see literacy and reading support.
How will I know therapy is working?
You'll see it in writing. Goals are set after the assessment in plain English, so everyone knows what success looks like. After every visit I send short progress notes on what we worked on and what to practise, which matters when you can't be there for a school-day session.
Every 10 to 12 sessions we review the goals together and decide what comes next. For NDIS participants, speech therapy is one of the NDIS therapy supports, and I write the annual progress report your plan review needs, and reports can go to your GP or your child's teacher when you ask.
Between sessions, a few minutes of practice built into your normal routine (the drive to school, dinner, bath time) does more than any single session.
How do I start?
Send an enquiry or call, and we book a free 15-minute discovery call at a time that suits your work day. I'll tell you honestly whether an assessment is worth doing. You don't need a referral. I work with NDIS (self-managed and plan-managed), Medicare with an eligible GP referral, DVA, Home Care Packages and private clients.
Questions Marrickville parents ask
Make an enquiryCan you see my child at school during the day?
Can I join a telehealth session from work?
Can you write a report for my child's school or NDIS plan?
How does Medicare work for speech therapy?
Do you see teenagers near Marrickville Station?
Do you work with adults near Marrickville Station?
Is travel charged for Marrickville?
Do I need a referral?
Where is Shine and Speak?
Shine and Speak is based in Arncliffe, about 4 km from Marrickville Station. Sessions happen at school, in your home, or by video.
Related services
Back to all speech pathology services in Sydney, or see Shine and Speak's home page.
Ready to get started?
No referral needed. Book a free 15-minute discovery call and we will work out whether an assessment makes sense.
