Kate Brown
Speech Pathologist
Kate has a passion for supporting young children and their families through play.
Read more about her journey below.
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AboutĀ Kate
Bsc (Speech Pathology - First Class Honours)
Upon graduating, Kate received an award from Speech Pathology Australia for the best clinical performance by a final year student. Kate is registered as a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist with Speech Pathology Australia.
Speech PathologyĀ Journey
During her career, Kate has worked in private practice providing services to babies and children with a diverse range of speech, language and literacy difficulties. Kate also served as the primary research clinician in Perth for an international research project where she assessed, diagnosed and treated children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS).
Special Interests
Kate has a particular passion for early language development and complex speech sound disorders.Ā
Kate is trained in PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets), Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC), Hanen āIt Takes Two to Talkā, DIR/Floortime, Lidcombe, Sounds-Write, and Talk For Writing.Ā
Why babies and children?
I love watchingĀ babiesĀ and youngĀ childrenĀ learn, and truly admire their curiosity, enthusiasm and resilience. They are so determined to explore and understand the world around them, and I love supporting them to do that. I feel so privileged thatĀ I spend my work days building connections through play to help little ones communicate and build meaningful relationships with others. I love working collaboratively with parents to find what works for them and their child; every day is unique and I'm always learning from my clients and their families!
Non work life
Kateās own experiences as a mother of two young boys, including a neurodivergent son, means that she has experienced therapy from the āother sideā (as a parent) and truly understands the importance of family-centred care. Kate believesĀ in fostering communication through connection and is a strong advocate of play-based learning to ensure that children can develop functional communication skills through meaningful experiences and interactions with others.
