Coal Coast Speech Pathology
Mobile Speech Pathology in the Northern Illawarra.
At Coal Coast Speech Pathology, we’re here to support children and young people aged 18 months to 18 years as they grow and thrive in their communication. We provide assessments and therapy across the Northern Illawarra and surrounding areas.
Because every child is different, we bring therapy to the places where they feel most comfortable — at home, at school, online, or out in the community. This flexible approach helps your child feel at ease, making it easier to build skills and confidence without disrupting daily life.
Language
Supporting your child with their comprehension and expression of language so they are able to effectively have their needs and wants met.
Social Communication
Strengthening conversation and interaction skills so your child is able to make and maintain friends.
Speech
Improving clarity of articulation and pronunciation of sounds to increase your child’s intelligibility.
Play Skills
Developing play skills that build the foundation for social connection, language development, and meaningful communication.
Literacy
Developing reading and writing skills, including decoding, spelling and comprehension.
Parent Coaching
Working collaboratively with parents and carers to empower you with the skills to support your child’s communication outside of sessions.
Meet Olivia
Olivia Tate is a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist and is a current member of Speech Pathology Australia. Olivia has completed a Bachelor of Speech, Hearing and Language Sciences and a Masters in Speech Pathology from Macquarie University.
Olivia is an enthusiastic and passionate clinician and is committed to supporting clients in communicating as confidently as possible. She believes intervention should be a positive, engaging, and enjoyable experience for both children and their families. Olivia works in schools and also private practice, she has a particular interest in school aged language, speech sound disorders and literacy.
Olivia has a range of experience working with children in private practice, schools and community-based services. Olivia has experience working in multidisciplinary spaces and has experience working alongside teams of fellow Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, School Counsellors and Psychologists.
Olivia is committed to keeping up to date with evidence-based professional development and has undertaken recent training in:
Sounds-Write Explicit Phonics Program
The Preschool Language Bootcamp (Emily Mackie)
Hanen- More than Words
CAS Bootcamp with Maryann Gomez
Tackling Tricky Cases- Effective Treatment for Speech Sound Disorders in Children (Amy Graham)
