Yolande graduated from the University of Newcastle in 2008 with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology. She started working in private practice with a mostly paediatric caseload. Since this time, Yolande has continued to working mostly in private practice with clients across the lifespan. However, she has spent some time working in the justice system, mental health and homelessness. 

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Yolande is passionate about professional development and is currently working towards a Graduate Diploma of Public Health. She has previously been involved in a number of research projects with Charles Darwin University and is now lecturing as part of their Masters of Speech and Language Therapy program. Yolande has been actively involved in the Speech Pathology Australia's NT Branch, firstly as Secretary and has held the role of Branch Chair since 2021. 

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Yolande has completed a range of additional training programs to better support her clients, these include:

• More Than Words - Certified Hanen Therapist

• Traffic Jam In My Brain

• Sounds Write

• SOS Approach to Feeding 

• SOS Approach to Feeding - Autism Spectrum Disorder Masterclass

• Infant Feeding Foundations

• Feeding Therapy - Your Tools for Success

• Secret Agent Society Facilitator training

• Working with children who have experienced trauma

• Trauma informed practice 

• Working with children on the autism spectrum

• Auslan level 1

• SPEAK OUT!: A Practical Approach to Treating Parkinson’s

• Aboriginal Mental Health Assessment & Suicide Prevention in Aboriginal Communities

• Mental health first aid

• Strengths based training

• Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment (ReST) online training program

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Sidney Townsend - Speech Pathologist

B. Sp. Path, CPSP

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Sidney graduated from the Australian Catholic University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology. She started working in private practice with a mostly paediatric caseload. Since this time, Sidney has continued to mostly work in private practice however has expanded her caseload to include the lifespan. Sidney has had previous experience within the hospital system and community centres. 

 

Sidney is passionate about advocating for her clients as well as professional development and personal growth. She is passionate about meeting the needs of all the amazing individuals she encounters and tailoring her practise to meet these needs. This often includes extending skills beyond the clinical setting and working with communication partners to ensure successful transfer of skills. 

 

Sidney is also involved with the Speech Pathology Australia's NT Branch as Communications Leader ​

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Sidney has completed a range of additional training programs to better support her clients, these include:

• Infant Feeding Foundations Workshop

• The Lidcombe Program

• SPEAK OUT! A Practical Approach to Treating Parkinson’s

• Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment (ReST) online training program

• Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech Part 1 and 2

• Dysphagia in respiratory disease and critical illness

• The Traffic Jam in my Brain

• Working with children who have experienced trauma

• Trauma informed practice 

• Working with children on the autism spectrum

• Auslan level 1

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Shareen Fairley - Speech Pathologist

B. Sp. Path, CPSP.

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Shareen graduated from the University of Queensland in 2019. She has since worked in hospital and community settings with both children and adults.

 

In 2022 Shareen moved to Darwin and started at Commatters Speech Therapy working with clients across the lifespan.

 

Shareen enjoys working with people from diverse backgrounds. She is particularly interested in early language development, stuttering and working with adults with Parkinson’s and aphasia. Shareen has been actively involved in establishing a support group for people living with aphasia in the Darwin/Palmerston area. 

 

Shareen is passionate about empowering parents and carers to support clients’ communication both in and out of the clinic. 

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Shareen has completed several additional training programs to support different client groups including:

• Hanen It Takes Two to Talk – Certified Program Therapist

This is a group program for parents of young children with language delay.

• LSVT LOUD – Certified therapist

This is a speech and voice program for adults with Parkinson’s disease.

• Lidcombe Program

This is a stuttering treatment for young children.

• Mental Health First Aid

• Functional Independence Measure – Certified Clinician

 

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