Leading Speech Therapists Adelaide
Who Can Speech Therapists Help?
At Tilegne Therapy, our speech therapists work closely with clients to support communication, language, and swallowing needs across all stages of life. Whether it's helping a child clearly express themselves, supporting an adult recovering from a stroke, or guiding someone through the challenges of stuttering or voice issues — we’re here to help with speech therapy and allied health services.
Speech therapy for adults in Adelaide
We understand that adult clients bring unique life experiences and communication needs. Whether you’re looking to regain skills, improve confidence in work or social settings, or maintain communication abilities over time, we’ll work with you to develop a therapy plan that’s respectful, relevant, and results-driven.
Tilegne Therapy offers flexible session options, including in-person appointments at our clinic in Adelaide and mobile services across metro Adelaide.
Our adult-based Speech Pathologists can help with the following areas:
- Speech and articulation issues
- Aphasia (language loss due to stroke or brain injury)
- Dysarthria and apraxia (motor speech disorders)
- Voice disorders affecting tone, pitch, or clarity
- Stuttering or fluency issues
- Accent modification or pronunciation clarity
- Expressive language (use of words, sentences, gestures and writing to convey meaning) and receptive language (understanding)
- Swallowing and eating disorders (dysphagia)
- Improve the appearance of texture-modified foods, including appealing recipes for smoothly pureed diets
- Functional communication (augmentative and alternative communication, e.g., iPad)
Speech Therapy For Children in Adelaide
Every child deserves the chance to express themselves, connect with others, and thrive. Our speech therapy services for children in Adelaide are designed to support communication at every developmental stage — from toddlers to teens.
Our experienced, family-centred speech pathologists can help in the following areas:
- Hanen, TalkTools, Social Skills, DIR Floortime, Articulation & Stuttering Programs
- Speech sound delays (e.g., difficulty pronouncing certain sounds)
- Late talking or language delays
- Social communication skills (e.g., taking turns, understanding emotions)
- Stuttering or fluency issues
- Literacy and early reading support
- Expressive language (Use of words, sentences, gestures and writing to convey meaning)
- Receptive language (Understanding)
- Functional communication (augmentative and alternative communication, e.g. Proloque2Go, iPad)
- Communication support for Autism Spectrum Disorder or developmental delays
- Feeding and swallowing challenges
We partner closely with parents and caregivers, because progress is most meaningful when it’s supported both in and outside of therapy sessions. Our team also ensures that our therapy approaches are inclusive, respectful, and tailored to each family’s background, beliefs, and values.
Professional Speech Therapists
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Tilegne Therapy is a multidisciplinary clinic that offers Speech, OT, Music Therapy and dietetics. We aim to offer a service where our therapists can work together in order to support the goals of each patient.
Why Choose Tilegne Speech Therapists ?
Customised, Empathetic Treatment Strategies
At Tilegne Therapy, we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all approaches. Every client we work with has a unique voice, story, and set of goals. That’s why we take the time to understand your needs — not just clinically, but personally — before designing a therapy plan that truly fits.
Whether you're seeking support for your child, yourself, or a family member, you can trust that we will approach every session with empathy, patience, and respect.
We Support Clients with Diverse Needs
Tilegne Therapy is proud to serve individuals and families from diverse cultural, linguistic, and social backgrounds. We know that communication is deeply shaped by culture and that therapy must be, too.
Our team is trained in culturally-informed care, ensuring that each client feels understood, respected, and safe. Whether you're navigating multilingual language development, supporting a child with autism, or seeking adult speech therapy after a medical event, we are here to provide support.
Speech Therapy Process
A booking for an initial assessment will be matched to the most suitable therapist. Upon receiving your concerns and conducting initial
assessments you may receive verbal feedback or pay for a comprehensive report with findings of the assessment.
Case History Questionnaire
You may be asked to fill out a form to provide information regarding your prior medical history and your concerns relating to your condition. The therapist may discuss this information to assist with assessment and speech therapy planning.
Initial Assessment
Your speech therapist may use informal and/or formal assessments to identify your child’s strengths and needs. If required, with your consent, the therapist can go to your child’s school or your home to obtain more information. If your child has been seen by other health professionals (e.g. psychologists, occupational therapists), it will be beneficial to bring the reports so that the speech therapist can get a better understanding of your child’s development and associated concerns. Several areas of development will be assessed, such as attention, listening skills, articulation, understanding, use of language and oral-motor functions.
Treatment Planning
Upon completion of the assessments, your therapist will spend time analysing and making recommendations on areas of concern. If a formal assessment report is required, we can provide it at an extra charge.
Speech Therapy Sessions
Depending on the assessment, your speech therapist may recommend therapy sessions with the frequency to be determined upon discussion. Therapy sessions can be conducted in the clinic, at home, at school or via telehealth. Ongoing guidance and feedback will be provided to carers to work with the child outside of therapy sessions to facilitate goal achievement. Speech therapy goals are targeted in an evidence-based approach using the SMART framework (Specific, Measurable, Agreed upon, Realistic, and Time-Based).
Our Speech Therapists Profiles
Louisa Ong
Clinical Manager & Senior Speech Pathologist | BSpPath(Hon)
Louisa is an experienced senior clinician who is committed to providing high-standards of clinical service provision in speech pathology. She completed her Bachelors of Speech Pathology (Honours) from Flinders University (2009). She developed valuable expertise and experience in a range of clinical skills and knowledge having worked in the public and private healthcare institutions in culturally diverse and multi-ethnic Singapore and Australia.She is fluent in Mandarin, Hokkien and some Malay. Louisa has developed high level interpersonal skills and is able to liaise with people from a diverse range of backgrounds. She is able to assist patients to better understand the partnerships within various healthcare professionals/ associations in the community sector in achieving greater communication outcomes.
Louisa is certified in the Hanen programs It Takes Two To Talk and More Than Words,Talktools for sensory processing disorders, DIR Floortime, amongst other credentials. She and her team have extensive experience with a broad range of communication and learning difficulties, including children with autism and developmental delay, and adults with swallowing & cognitive difficulties that may arise from medical conditions (e.g. Stroke, Parkinson’s), or head/ neck surgery or disability. Outside of work, Louisa enjoys connecting with nature and going bushwalking.
Meythini Kumar
Speech Pathologist BA(Hons)
Meythini is a practicing speech pathologist with special interests in motor speech disorders. Meythini enjoys working with clients of all ages and backgrounds. Being a multilingual speech pathologist, she provides services in English, Tamil and Malay. Meythini is also an active lifelong learner and regularly upskills with professional development events.
Meythini is certified in:
- PROMPT Level 1
- Hanen More Than Words program
- Speak Out and Loud Crowd Training
- MBS IMP
- TalkTools
Ji Hong Chan
Speech Pathologist | MSpPath | PGDip Public Administration
Ji Hong is a speech pathologist with special interest in voice and the relationship between communication and mental health. Ji Hong enjoys working with clients of all ages and backgrounds. His main areas of practice are child and adolescent language, speech and social communication. He also works with adults who have voice disorders and communication difficulties due to stroke and brain injury. Being a migrant and a multilingual speaker himself, Ji Hong is passionate about working with families from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Ji Hong also loves to work collaboratively with other specialists to ensure the client and the family receive the best possible care. Ji Hong has a Bachelor of Arts (with Honours in Linguistics) and a Master of Speech Pathology from the University of Melbourne. Before becoming a speech pathologist, Ji Hong worked for the Malaysian government and completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration. Ji Hong is fluent in English, Mandarin and Malay. He also speaks Cantonese and Russian. Ji Hong loves classical music and has been taking vocal lessons in his free time. He finds his knowledge of the voice as a speech pathologist very helpful!
Alina Tuladhar
Speech Pathologist | MSpPath
Alina completed her Master of Speech Pathology at La Trobe University. She is passionate about supporting individuals and families affected by communication difficulties and bringing out the best potential that is within a child. Alina has worked across private practice, schools and healthcare institutions in Australia. She provides assessment and therapy to children with a variety of communication difficulties in the areas of speech, language, literacy and social communication. Her therapy sessions are designed to be fun and interactive whilst meeting the specific needs and interests of each child. Alina continually seeks to improve her skills as a clinician through professional development. She has completed training in Hanen More Than Words, social communication, Sensory Processing and Executive Functioning and DIR Floortime. Alina is fluent in English and Hindi. In her free time, she enjoys reading books and meditating.
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