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26/10/2025

Not the Monday morning we’d planned!

A power outage has swept through the area after Brisbanes manic storm yesterday and our clinic is currently without electricity.

We’re keeping safety at the front of mind for our team and families — so for today, we’ll be offering telehealth or home program options where possible.

If you have an appointment booked, please check your inbox for details. 💻📩

Thank you for your patience and understanding — our little team is incredibly grateful for your flexibility while we ride this out. 💜

05/10/2025

02/10/2025

Me 🤝 dad jokes

If you couldn’t guess, I’ve had little to no voice this week. We’ve bumbled through, I’ve put myself on vocal rest, but I just miss talking 😅😢

28/09/2025

Sunday Self-Care Bingo 🪩✨

Reset, refuel, and protect your energy for the week ahead.

Screenshot the board, tick off your squares, repost in your stories and tag so we can cheer you on!!

What else would you add to our board?

24/09/2025

✨ Wednesday Wins ✨

Look, I may be biased but our ESPP team is kick-ass!

We’re taking some time out today to celebrate the big and little moments that made our week:
💥 New applications rolling in for our Speech Pathologist role (Alex)
💪 Annie’s first full week of independent AHA-led sessions—260 /spl/ productions at 94 % accuracy 👏
🏡 Families noticing big boosts in confidence, plus exciting speech sound progress (Bonnie)
🍷 Erin stepping back on leave while the team keeps everything running smoothly 💜

Here’s to progress, teamwork, and a whole lot of heart.

21/09/2025

🎈🥳🎂🎉 Happy Birthday to ESPP’s Director and Senior Speechie, Erin! 🎉🎂🥳🎈

A note from Erin: “I’m filled with gratitude for another year around the sun, for my a wonderful, growing team and for all the beautiful families who choose us to be part of their journey.”

19/09/2025

And that is a wrap on term 3. I (Erin) will be on leave next week for some serious rest and connect time with my lil fam.

My wonderful team will all still be working hard as usual and will be there to help out with anything our families need.

I’m sure I’ll pop on with a few pictures of our holiday, but I’ll do my best to away from work!

17/06/2025

✨ What sustainable funding could and should look like — for EVERYONE involved.

Providers AND participants are not asking for anything outrageous.

We are simply asking for a system that actually supports the people holding it up and the people it’s meant to serve.

🟡 Providers deserve funding that reflects the true cost of delivering therapy.
🟣 Participants deserve real choice, flexibility, and continuity.

Because when providers can stay, participants can thrive.

This is the version of the NDIS we need to work towards together.

We’ll keep saying it over and over until it sticks: it shouldn’t be this hard to do what’s right.

👇 Tell me — what would you add to this list?
💬 Let’s name the vision out loud.
🔁 Share to keep the conversation going.
📌 Save for your next advocacy moment.

16/06/2025

Two perspectives on the same broken system.

Providers and participants deserve a scheme that supports real choice, real sustainability, and real futures — not one that pushes people, providers and participants, out.

💬 Two sides, one broken system.

We want to hear real stories — from those giving care, and those receiving it, because we all see the cracks — just from different angles.

11/06/2025

Let’s talk therapy breaks and school holidays!

I’m a huge advocate for taking therapy breaks, I frequently see the benefit for kids in my clinical work.

📢📢 BUT I also see when breaks haven’t benefited a child 📢📢

Sometimes a break can mean:
⏳ Lost momentum
📉 Regression in hard-won skills
😓 A bumpy transition back into routine

Every school holidays I work with families to figure out the best way to support a child’s therapy goals. This keeps support flexible and individual.

✨ Flexible support options include:
📦 Fun therapy packs
☕ Planning chats
🏡 Therapy sessions (with priority for those who can attend the clinic to allow more opportunity for appointments for other children)

🧠 And a little cheeky bonus for our NDIS families - continuing supports in these ways also helps show how you’re working towards your child’s goals — which matters at plan reviews.