Therapy Matters

Therapy Matters Therapy Matters is a private Speech Pathology clinic based on the Gold Coast and Northern NSW

BEST PRACTICE FRAMEWORK FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION Our Director, Tania was pleased to attend a PRECI workshop in B...
24/03/2026

BEST PRACTICE FRAMEWORK FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION

Our Director, Tania was pleased to attend a PRECI workshop in Brisbane helping early childhood intervention providers with the implementation of the Best Practice Framework.

So much is unknown right now about what the transition to Thriving Kids will actually look like on the ground, in each of the States around Australia, for children aged 0-8 with "low to moderate needs".

Amongst this trepidation, PRECI and its National Best Practice Framework for Early Childhood Intervention stands out as common sense, comprehensive, respectful and impactful for children, families and the early childhood intervention professionals that support them. We are hopeful that the tenets of this framework are embraced by all States as they design early childhood intervention services.

At the individual service level, we too have our part to play in how we partner with families and deliver services to children through this transition and into the future. We look forward to bringing the learnings from this workshop back to our team and families.

Head to https://www.preci.org.au/ if you would like to find out more about the invaluable work of PRECI and explore the Best Practice Framework and its plethora of resources designed to support services to implement the framework in their community.

24/03/2026

Too many children, particularly neurodivergent children, experience loneliness and exclusion.

LEGO ® brick based therapy training using Play Included® Brick-by-Brick programme ® seeks to change this through inspiring health and education professionals to deliver Brick Clubs in their communities.

Therapy Matters is proud to be an International Training Partner with Play Included® supporting Australian therapists and teachers to join the community of over 5200 professionals in 30+ countries making a difference in the lives of children around the world through LEGO ® therapy.

If you’d like to bring a sense of belonging to the children in your care then register for on-line Certified Facilitator Training NOW with Advanced In-Person Training coming to Australia in 2027.

Learn from the talented Play Included® team who ground their work strongly in research, neurodiversity affirming practice and listening to the voices of children. The only worldwide organisation in LEGO ® brick based therapy endorsed by The LEGO Foundation .

Sign up here https://therapymatters.com.au/services/brick-based-therapy/

NEURODIVERSITY-AFFIRMING CAREThis week our speech pathologists, Georgia, Caitlyn, Lara and Lillie travelled to Brisbane ...
23/03/2026

NEURODIVERSITY-AFFIRMING CARE

This week our speech pathologists, Georgia, Caitlyn, Lara and Lillie travelled to Brisbane to hear from the talented Cari Ebert.

Cari Ebert is a paediatric speech-language pathologist from the United States with almost 30 years of experience who is world renown for her professional expertise in neurodiverse affirming care which she weaves together with her lived experience as the parent of an Autistic son.

Our therapists look forward to bringing their insights and learnings back to our clinic to continue to support our neurodivergent clients with care, compassion and respect.

TRIVIA QUIZ NIGHTWhat do you get when you put a group of local speech pathologists in a room for a trivia night?🤩Laughte...
22/03/2026

TRIVIA QUIZ NIGHT

What do you get when you put a group of local speech pathologists in a room for a trivia night?

🤩Laughter
🤩Networking
🤩A little competition
🤩Nerf gun shoot outs
🤩Talk idioms
🤩Collective Nouns
🤩Learning
🤩Fun

Our Director, Tania was proud to be the Quiz Master for a Speech Pathology Australia Member Engagement Event designed to foster comradery, networking and support within our local community.

Big congrats to the winners on the night from S.P.E.E.C.H! Our own Therapy Matters' team coming in second by only 0.25 points followed closely by the talented Charlie's Angel's team.

Speech Pathologists on mass are a chatty, kind, clever, resourceful, creative and playful bunch ... it was such a joy to host the night!

21/03/2026

Too many children, particularly neurodivergent children, experience loneliness and exclusion.

LEGO ® brick based therapy training using Play Included® Brick-by-Brick programme ® seeks to change this through inspiring health and education professionals to deliver Brick Clubs in their communities.

Brick clubs are places where children can communicate and make friends with confidence and without judgement while having fun! LEGO ® rich spaces that are safe, supportive and inclusive with a framework to help children feel accepted and valued.

Therapy Matters is proud to be an International Training Partner with Play Included® supporting Australian therapists and teachers to join the community of over 5200 professionals in 30+ countries making a difference in the lives of children around the world through LEGO ® therapy.

If you’d like to bring a sense of belonging to the children in your care then register for on-line Certified Facilitator Training NOW with Advanced In-Person Training coming to Australia in 2027.

Learn from the talented Play Included® team who ground their work strongly in research, neurodiversity affirming practice and listening to the voices of children. The only worldwide organisation in LEGO ® brick based therapy endorsed by The LEGO Foundation .

Sign up here https://therapymatters.com.au/services/brick-based-therapy/

WORLD DOWN SYNDOME DAYPeople with Down syndrome bring a wide range of talents, perspectives, and strengths to our commun...
20/03/2026

WORLD DOWN SYNDOME DAY

People with Down syndrome bring a wide range of talents, perspectives, and strengths to our communities. They are making meaningful contributions in classrooms, workplaces, and all areas of community life. No two people are the same. Their lives are shaped by their own interests, strengths, relationships, and dreams.

As speech pathologists, we have the privilege of supporting people with Down syndrome to have a say in their lives through communication in all its forms. We honour the creativity, determination, warmth, and wit of the children with Down syndrome whom we work with each and every week.

Read more about the life stories of people with Down syndrome here:
👉 https://www.downsyndrome.org.au/about-down-syndrome/our-stories/

And don’t forget: World Down Syndrome Day is today. So show your support by celebrating with the colourful Lots of Socks Campaign. We look forward to sharing some of the coloured in socks from our waiting rooms. Feel free to post your sock pictures in comments!

19/03/2026

AUTUMN SCHOOL HOLIDAY EXPERIENCES

Look out for the email in your inbox. BOOKINGS OPEN NOW!

These school holidays we have a range of group experiences available.
Our popular full day, FUN! experiences run by our therapy assistants AND
some NEW shorter 2.5 hour POP! sessions run by our speech pathologists.

🤩Bounce Fun!
🤩Zoo Fun!
🤩Minecraft & Bounce Fun!
🤩Bowling Fun!
🤩Story POP! NEW
🤩Just the Girls POP! NEW
🤩Brick POP! in Murwillumbah NEW

There are some skills that just can't be taught in the therapy room 1:1 and they need to be practiced and experienced in the real world in ways that are safe, supportive and fun.

That's where our holiday COINS group programs come in. Exclusively offered for our Therapy Matters clients and designed to bring communication goals into the community and in everyday experiences with like-minded peers.

They integrate your child's individual therapy goals into everyday settings, in collaboration with your child's speech pathologist. Every group is additionally anchored to achieve the following broad goals:
✅To communicate independently
✅To build friendships, teamwork, problem solving and negotiation skills
✅To develop self-advocacy skills to be in tune with and support your needs
✅To embrace your strengths

Because every child has unique strengths and support needs, there is always a matching process our team completes before confirming your child’s place, particularly if they haven’t attended one of our groups before or they have experienced challenges in group environments. Speaking with your child’s therapist is an important step to ensure the group is the right fit and to determine whether any additional supports may be helpful prior to or during the group program.

Contact our clinic for more information 55207860 or info@therapymatters.com.au

HELP CHILDREN TELL THEIR STORY WITH MINDWING TOOLS!Telling stories isn’t always easy ... but it matters.Many children fi...
18/03/2026

HELP CHILDREN TELL THEIR STORY WITH MINDWING TOOLS!
Telling stories isn’t always easy ... but it matters.

Many children find storytelling challenging yet this skill underpins social connection, friendship building, reading, writing and learning.
That’s why today we’re spotlighting the Teacher Story Grammar Marker from our Therapy Matters MindWing Concepts range. A practical, engaging tool for teachers and speech to use whenever they need to help children remember each of the critical parts of a story.

Back in 2009, our speech pathologists were searching for evidence-based, practical ways to support children with language difficulties to tell clear, organised stories. That search led us to MindWing Concepts and 18 years later we are proud to still be their trusted Australian distributor.

The Teacher Story Grammar Marker uses colourful, child-friendly, patented icons to make the structure of a story visible and tangible. Instead of holding the whole story in their head, children can see and mark each part (character, setting, complication, feelings, plan, actions and conclusion) This reduces the load on working memory and frees them to focus on ideas, language and meaning.
✨ Hands-on
✨ Easy to use
✨ Linked to literacy
✨ Child-friendly
✨ Anchored in evidence

By expanding storytelling beyond beginning–middle–end, MindWing’s icon system helps children organise their thinking in ways that make sense ... whether they’re telling a story, writing, or talking about their life to build a friendship. When children can tell their story, they can better connect with the world around them.

🛒 Explore the Teacher Story Grammar Marker and our full MindWing Concepts range via our shop page on our website https://therapymatters.com.au/shop/

"We dream, remember, anticipate, hope, despair, love, hate, believe, doubt, plan, construct, gossip, and learn in narrative.”
Carol Westby, PhD, CCC-SLP

Read more about the research evidence behind MindWing concepts tools here:
https://www.mindwingconcepts.com/pages/research

16/03/2026

NUMBER OF PROMPT TRAINED PRACTITIONERS ON OUR TEAM = 11!

Therapy Matters is proud to celebrate our team's talents in being PROMPT trained (Level 1). We are invested in being lifelong learners in this therapy approach through our regular participation in external mentoring with the talented Kathryn Daniels (PROMPT Instructor).

PROMPT Therapy is a unique philosophy and approach to assessment and treatment of speech delays or disorders. PROMPT is most known for being a tactile-kinesthetic (touch and feel) approach where a speech therapist places their hands on the client’s face to guide their jaw, lips, and tongue to move correctly to form words. PROMPT employs a holistic approach to therapy anchored in goals that target functional, meaningful speech goals for the child.

PROMPT therapy is used with a wide range of children and adults who have motor speech difficulties. Many clients with childhood apraxia of speech, speech motor delay, articulation disorders, dysarthria, cerebral palsy, brain injuries, Down syndrome and autism may be considered for PROMPT therapy

Here’s to our amazing PROMPT trained speech pathologists … supporting children with speech sound disorders to have a say in life!

Reach out to our clinic today if you are worried about your child's speech clarity or you feel that PROMPT Intervention might be a solution for your child.

WHAT PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME WANT YOU TO KNOW!This March, we are sharing all about Down syndrome, in the lead up to Wo...
15/03/2026

WHAT PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME WANT YOU TO KNOW!

This March, we are sharing all about Down syndrome, in the lead up to World Down Syndrome Day on 21st March when the Lots of Socks campaign kicks off.

This week, we are showcasing what people with Down syndrome want you to know:

⭐See me, not my disability. I am an individual with strengths, personality, and talents, not just a diagnosis.

⭐Assume competence. People with Down syndrome can learn, make decisions, and achieve goals. Hold high expectations.

⭐Speak directly to me. Talk to the person, not about them through someone else.

⭐Give me time. Extra processing or communication time doesn’t diminish capability. Patience matters.

⭐Treat me as an equal. Use clear, everyday language ... never condescending.

⭐I have emotions. People with Down syndrome experience the full range of human feelings and want to be understood, loved, and included.

⭐I can live independently. Many adults with Down syndrome work, volunteer, and live on their own with pride and autonomy.

As we count down to World Down Syndrome Day, we’re proud to support the Lots of Socks campaign — a fun and meaningful way to spark conversations about diversity, individuality, inclusion, and acceptance. Just like socks that come in all different colours, shapes, and sizes, every person is unique and valuable.

Support Down Syndrome Australia and get your socks here: https://www.downsyndrome.org.au/news-events/national-events-filter-by-s-t/lots-of-socks/

This month in our waiting rooms we will have lots of socks to colour in to spread the message about Down syndrome and the embracing of difference.

FUTURE VISION FEATURE: JACINTAAt Therapy Matters, this year we’re anchoring the theme of Future Vision. Despite the chan...
14/03/2026

FUTURE VISION FEATURE: JACINTA
At Therapy Matters, this year we’re anchoring the theme of Future Vision. Despite the changes in the world at present, our team is looking ahead with hope, innovation, and wonder.

In both life and work, the way we think about the future shapes our wellbeing. Approaching tomorrow with curiosity and optimism sparks possibility, creativity, and motivation: not only for ourselves, but for those around us. A future-vision mindset reminds us that growth is something we create together, one thoughtful step at a time.

Today we celebrate Jacinta, our Child & Family Keyworker who works in our Therapy Connect Alliance grant at our Murwillumbah clinic.

When we asked Jacinta about her future-vision ideas, she shared:
“I see a future where children and families are supported to engage in practice where strengths grow, new skills are learnt and children and families are confident and connected in their journey."

Jacinta has been part of the Therapy Matters team for almost 3 years. She is recognised for her abundance of skills and wisdom on ways to help families as well as her calm, grounded and warm support for our clients and team.

Jacinta shapes the future for our clients, team, and community through her strengths in humour, compassion and flexibility.

Curious to learn more about Jacinta (and her favourite therapy toy pictured)? Head to https://therapymatters.com.au/about-us/our-team/.

Remember, the future isn’t something we wait for — it’s something we make, together.

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Suite 6, 43 Tallebudgera Creek Road
Burleigh, QLD
4220

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 3am

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+61755207860

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