Services
Understanding your child’s communication needs is the first step toward meaningful progress. Little Lambs offers two core service pathways to support children’s communication development. Families may choose a comprehensive assessment followed by individualised therapy, or a detailed assessment-only service when clarification, diagnosis, or recommendations are required without ongoing sessions. Each service is evidence-based, collaborative, and tailored to your child’s unique profile.
Assessment & Therapy
I offer comprehensive speech pathology assessments across a range of areas, including early language development, speech sound development, receptive and expressive language, literacy, oromyology, and social communication. Assessments are tailored to your child’s age and needs and begin with a detailed discussion with parents or caregivers. This includes gathering developmental and medical history, understanding current concerns, and identifying your goals for your child.
Following assessment, you will receive a comprehensive written report outlining your child’s strengths, areas of difficulty, and practical recommendations. If therapy is recommended, goals will be clearly identified, and a plan will be developed to support progress both within sessions and at home or school.
Therapy sessions are available in two formats:
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60-minute sessions: 45 minutes of direct therapy and parent coaching, with 15 minutes allocated for clinical documentation and planning.
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30-minute sessions: 30 minutes of direct therapy and coaching, with 15 minutes allocated for clinical documentation and planning.
Parent involvement is strongly encouraged, particularly for younger children. Active participation in sessions supports your confidence in implementing strategies at home and helps your child generalise skills beyond the therapy environment. Older children are typically provided with targeted home practice tasks to consolidate learning between sessions.
Assessment Only
An assessment-only service is ideal for families seeking clarity about their child’s communication skills, strengths, and areas of need, without committing to ongoing therapy at this stage.
The process takes place over several appointments. It begins with a detailed case history discussion, conducted either by phone or in clinic with the parent or caregiver (without the child present). During this session, we explore your child’s developmental and medical history, current concerns, educational context, and your goals moving forward.
This is followed by a separate assessment session with your child. Depending on their age, attention, and profile, this may occur as one longer session or across two shorter sessions to ensure accurate and meaningful results.
Following completion of assessment, you will receive a comprehensive written report outlining your child’s strengths, areas of difficulty, and clear, practical recommendations. These recommendations focus on strategies you can implement at home and within the educational environment to support your child’s development.
To further support families, 2–3 parent coaching sessions are offered after report completion. These sessions are designed to help you understand the findings, implement recommended strategies confidently, and begin supporting your child’s goals while awaiting therapy. This may be while you are on the Little Lambs waitlist or another provider’s waitlist.
