Speech Pathology

At Insight Speech, we provide specialist speech pathology services for tweens, teens, and adults who experience challenges with communication, cognition (thinking skills), social connection, and executive functioning.

We work with people who are neurodivergent, recovering from or living with brain injury, or managing degenerative neurological conditions. Our focus is always on real-world, meaningful change—supporting people to participate more fully in life, including study, work, relationships, friendships, family life, and leisure.

Our work is grounded in a neuroaffirming, person-centred approach. We welcome all sexualities, genders, pronouns, identities, and cultures, and aim to create spaces where people feel safe, understood, and respected.

What we support

We provide support across a wide range of communication, cognitive, and functional needs, including:

Social communication and pragmatic language
Cognitive-communication skills (thinking skills that support understanding, reasoning, problem-solving, memory, and decision-making)
Executive functioning (planning, organisation, emotional regulation, follow-through)
Functional communication in daily life
Communication and cognitive changes following brain injury
Degenerative neurological conditions
Complex communication profiles where mental health, trauma, behaviours of concern, or alcohol and other drug use may also be present

We also offer comprehensive speech, language, cognitive-communication, and pragmatic assessments, including assessment and consultation when there are questions about autism or broader communication differences.

Our approach

We don’t just focus on therapy sessions—we focus on how communication and thinking skills show up in everyday life.

We support clients through:

Direct speech pathology intervention
Functional, goal-driven therapy embedded in real-life contexts
Collaboration with families, support teams, educators, and workplaces
Parent and caregiver coaching to build confidence, reduce stress, and strengthen everyday communication support at home
Consultation for complex cases, working alongside other professionals to develop shared understanding, consistent strategies, and practical pathways forward

Our parent coaching and consultation approach is particularly valuable when communication and cognitive needs are interconnected with behaviour, mental health, trauma, or complex support environments.

Where we work

We provide services across North East Victoria and the Border region, including Beechworth, Wangaratta, Albury/Wodonga, Benalla, and Yarrawonga.

We typically see clients in their homes and community settings, where communication naturally occurs. We can also attend schools in some cases. Clinic appointments are available in Wangaratta and Albury, which can often allow for shorter wait times.

We also provide brain injury rehabilitation with a highly skilled clinician Australia-wide via telehealth. When clinicians have a deep understanding of the nuances of brain injury, cognition, and communication change, it can make a meaningful difference to real-life outcomes.

Funding options

We support a range of funding pathways, including:

NDIS (plan-managed and self-managed clients only — we are not NDIS registered)
Transport Accident Commission (TAC)
Lifetime Care and Support- iCare- (NSW)
Lifetime Support- (SA)
WorkSafe / WorkCover
Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorders / “Helping Children with Autism”- provides Medicare rebates- paediatrician or psychiatrist referral required.
Chronic Disease Management (Enhanced Primary Care) plans, providing Medicare rebates for eligible allied health services- GP referral required
Self-funded / privately paying clients

At Insight Speech we have helped with

Being able to communicate health information to family and GP post stroke.
Working on how to talk to your peers. When to talk to them, what to say, working when to talk and end the conversation.
Starting and navigating the dating world. Help with online dating experience, sharing who you are, keeping yourself safe and developing relationships.
Chatting and learning about safety, consent and sex.
Study skills for high school and university.
Support with planning, organisation and completing jobs when moving to a different state.
Being able to remember special family events and information post stroke.
Skills for community tasks and outings and how to curb less desirable language.
Knowing what to say and what not to say when you’re at appointments.
Communication skills in relationships and strategies for disagreements.
How to order a beer at the local pub after a stroke
Ways to make phone calls, organise and remember appointments after traumatic brain injury.
How to answer questions succinctly in a job interview after a brain haemorrhage.
Write and present a speech for a school occasion.
Meeting with friends on the weekend.
How to use social media safely and respectfully.

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