Speech Pathologists
 | Carisse MatthewsPrincipal Speech Pathologist Carisse is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist with over thirteen years of experience. Carisse finished her degree at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. She then worked in regional Western Australia with adult and paediatric clients from different cultural backgrounds with a range of speech, language, literacy and swallowing difficulties. Carisse has now lived and worked in Melbourne for over ten years and has been the Principal Speech Pathologist of Safe & Sounds Speech Pathology for over seven years. She enjoys working in the school setting and has focussed her career on providing excellent individual, group, class and whole school support in the areas of speech, language and literacy. Carisse strives to provide the best evidenced-based service possible, collaborating closely with parents and school staff to meet the specific needs of the client. |
 | Alexandra SwiftAlly is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist who completed her Masters in Speech Pathology at La Trobe University. She also has completed a Bachelor of Science (Melbourne University) and honours in Public Health (La Trobe University). Ally enjoys working within schools, providing support to teachers, students, running whole class programs and providing school staff with professional development opportunities. Ally also provides individual services to a number of clients before and after her school day. She has a particular interest in working with students who have literacy, articulation and language difficulties. Ally has completed the Sounds-Write course to further support literacy clients and has also completed a Graduate Certificate in Mental Health at La Trobe University. |