About
Principal Therapist — Sue McGrath
Sue McGrath
Principal Therapist
Sue is a creative, dedicated therapist, who is committed to providing the most up-to date and evidence-based solutions for the children and families in her care.
Working predominately with paediatric clients, Sue works with children experiencing difficulties with early language and communication skills, social skills, and articulation. With a background in disability, community, and clinic settings, Sue has worked extensively with children with complex communication needs and diagnoses including Global Developmental Delay, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Down Syndrome.
She’s passionate about early intervention and helping children in those crucial years before they start school, and is also experienced in helping clients to navigate and access services under Medicare and the NDIS.
Sue has trained extensively in the following:
Hanen® - It Takes Two to Talk®.
SAS (Secret Agent Society) - building social skills for children on the autism spectrum.
PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) - developing communication skills for minimally verbal children.
Sounds-Write - a speech-to-print orientation, evidence-based, systematic phonics program designed to teach children and older struggling students how to read, write, and spell.
Spalding Language Arts - The Writing Road to Reading - helping children with learning difficulties including dyslexia, to read, write and spell.
MultiLit and MiniLit - ‘Making Up Lost Time in Literacy’ - based on the "Science of Reading," focusing on explicit, systematic, and intensive instruction in phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Having worked in many public, independent, and specific-purpose schools, and with many years experience helping children overcome reading and literacy difficulties, Sue is familiar with the collaborative planning process required to help both parents and educators support children with speech, language and literacy difficulties.
Sue is a registered provider with Medicare; and a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist with Speech Pathology Australia.
Our Values
Excellence
Every child whose path we come across has a unique set of gifts, and challenges. We use a combination of current best-practice, evidence-based approaches, along with a healthy dose of experience, to create the best possible treatment plan for your child.
Empathy
We know what it feels like to have a child with learning challenges; we are mums as well as therapists. When we meet a new family, we appreciate first-hand the many questions - and fears - that come with reaching out for help, and strive to put everyone, both parent and child, at ease.
Imagination
For everyone, at every age, imagination is one of our most precious capabilities. When working together, we seek to discover each child’s distinctive set of characteristics to plan interesting, fun, and engaging activities to meet the child’s goals.
Proactivity
Sometimes unique challenges call for a different approach. We think outside the box and always ready to bring whatever it takes to provide the most effective treatment solution for your child; often calling upon creativity and innovation in our methods and treatment options.
Perseverance
Life can be difficult when we, and our children, don’t fit the standard mold. Every parent wants their child to be the very best they can be, and we’re here to help that desire becomes a reality. We endeavour to ensure that all children in our care find the right pathway – to take their next steps with greater confidence.
