Kate Jackson
Kate Mulheron
Mira Thomas
Gia Di Pietro
Saw Peters
Kate Jackson
Kate Jackson is a Speech and Language Pathologist, who came to this profession following a long, and rewarding career in education, both in Australia and overseas.
Kate has a Master of Speech Language Pathology from The University of Sydney, and a Master of Special Education from Macquarie University. Kate is a Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia.
Kate has worked with children and their families for over 20 years. She brings to her work a wealth of knowledge and skills that have been acquired through working as a Speech and Language Pathologist and as a Special Needs Teacher. This makes her unique, as she is acutely aware of the speech, language and literacy skills that are required for pre-school and school aged clients to function in a classroom setting.
In addition to providing assessments and therapy services directly to clients, Kate is experienced with working with educators to help them support children with speech, language and literacy needs in the mainstream classroom. Kate is experienced with the consultation and collaborative planning process required to ensure children with delays in speech, language, and literacy receive the support they need at school. Her experience has led to invitations to present at conferences and network meetings in Asia, and locally.
Kate is accredited by the internationally regarded Hanen Centre in Canada to run the ‘It Takes Two to Talk’ Hanen parent training program. She is a qualified facilitator of Secret Agent Society Program. She is trained in the Lidcombe Program for childhood stuttering. Kate has extensive literacy qualifications including; Spalding Method for literacy (Levels 1 and 2), MultiLit Reading Tutor Program (Revised) and MiniLit literacy intervention program. Kate is experienced in providing systematic, intensive instruction to people with delays in literacy.
Kate is dedicated to working with clients to reach their potential, and with schools, as they work to support students with speech, language and literacy challenges.
Kate Mulheron
Kate Mulheron is a dedicated and caring Speech and Language Pathologist. She completed her Master of Speech Language Pathology at the University of Sydney, where she developed her holistic, family-centred approach to her assessments and therapy sessions. When creating plans for clients’ management, she works collaboratively with families, teachers, and other professionals, to ensure that all goals are functional, achievable, and realistic for everyone involved.
Kate has experience working with clients of all ages in homes, hospitals, schools, and clinics. She particularly enjoys working with pre-school and school-aged children to help them reach their full potential with their speech, language, literacy, and social communication. Kate works hard to ensure that all her sessions are enjoyable for her clients while also being evidence-based and effective for achieving the clients’ goals. She tailors each of her therapy plans to the individual needs of her client.
Kate is accredited by the internationally regarded Hanen Centre in Canada to run the ‘It Takes Two to Talk’ Hanen parent training program. She is trained in PEERS Social Skills Program for Adolescents. Kate has literacy qualifications in Sounds Write. Kate is experienced in providing systematic, intensive instruction to people with delays in literacy.
Kate is a member of Speech Pathology Australia and is committed to life-long learning, keeping up with current research and attending professional development.
Mira Thomas
Mira Thomas is a dedicated and innovative Speech Pathologist. Graduating from the University of Sydney with a Masters in Speech Pathology, Mira values the therapeutic alliance created by clients and the clinician. Mira focuses her therapy on her client and family’s goals to ensure that children can learn and communicate at their best. Using the latest in child communication research, Mira likes to work collaboratively with parents, carers, teachers and other allied health professionals, providing quality care in communicative treatment.
Mira is accredited by the internationally regarded Hanen Centre in Canada to run the ‘It Takes Two to Talk’ Hanen parent training program. Mira has literacy qualifications in Sounds Write. Mira is a member of Speech Pathology Australia.
Gia Di Pietro
Gia Di Pietro is a diligent and enthusiastic Speech and Language Pathologist. Graduating from the University of Sydney with First-class Honours, Gia has a passion for providing focused, evidence-based therapy for her clients.
Gia continues to cultivate a holistic and individualised approach to speech and language therapy, ensuring that the client and family’s needs are met. Gia particularly enjoys working with school-aged children to achieve their speech, language, literacy, and social communication goals and reach their potential. Gia enjoys working collaboratively with parents and caregivers, as well as allied health professionals and teachers.
Gia is accredited by the internationally regarded Hanen Centre in Canada to run the ‘It Takes Two to Talk’ Hanen parent training program. Gia is a member of Speech Pathology Australia and is dedicated to continuing life-long learning and professional development.
Saw Peters
Saw is a dedicated and passionate speech and pathologist, who is committed to providing evidence-based, holistic services to her clients and their families. She graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology) (Honours), where she developed a family-centred approach to working with clients. For her honours research, she explored caregiver experiences of telehealth assessments, which allowed her to consider how to best tailor services to suit the needs of clients and their families. Saw’s research will be presented at Speech Pathology Australia’s national conference in May 2022.
As a bilingual therapist, speaking English and Mandarin, Saw strives to reduce barriers to families accessing quality services. She has experience providing assessments and therapy to clients of all ages in clinics, hospitals, schools and at home. Understanding that each family is unique, Saw strives to provide individualised plans for each client so that therapy is engaging and functional. She provides services to preschool and school aged clients with language disorders/delays, speech sound disorders, stuttering, literacy, and social skills.
Saw is accredited by the internationally regarded Hanen Centre in Canada to run the ‘It Takes Two to Talk’ Hanen parent training program. Saw is trained in the Lidcombe and Camperdown programs for stuttering. She is a qualified facilitator of Secret Agent Society Program. Saw is a Certified Practising Member of Speech Pathology Australia.