Speech Therapy for Adults
Bribie Island | Moreton Bay | North Brisbane
Communication and swallowing changes can occur for many reasons, including neurological conditions, ageing, injury or illness. At Sound Abilities Speech Pathology, we support adults to maintain independence, confidence and participation in everyday life.
Our speech pathologists provide evidence-based assessment and therapy for adults experiencing changes in communication, voice, thinking skills or swallowing.
We support adults with:
Our therapy focuses on functional communication, helping people communicate with family, participate in social activities and maintain independence in daily life.
We offer services in the clinic and support people across Bribie Island, Moreton Bay, and North Brisbane.
Our Approach
We take a person-centred and neurodiversity-affirming approach to therapy. Sessions are tailored to each person’s goals and may include:
For some clients, therapy may also include community-based practice, helping individuals use their communication skills confidently in everyday environments.
Adult Social Communication Group
We also offer social communication groups for adults, designed to help participants build confidence in conversation, connect with others and practise communication skills in a relaxed environment.
Participants also have opportunities to practise these skills in the community, supporting the transfer of skills learned in therapy to real-life situations.
Funding Options
Services may be available through:
Our speech pathologists provide evidence-based assessment and therapy for adults experiencing changes in communication, voice, thinking skills or swallowing.
We support adults with:
- Parkinson’s disease
- Stroke and aphasia
- Swallowing difficulties (dysphagia)
- Voice disorders
- Cognitive communication changes
- Neurological conditions
- Speech clarity difficulties (dysarthria)
- Social communication challenges
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Our therapy focuses on functional communication, helping people communicate with family, participate in social activities and maintain independence in daily life.
We offer services in the clinic and support people across Bribie Island, Moreton Bay, and North Brisbane.
Our Approach
We take a person-centred and neurodiversity-affirming approach to therapy. Sessions are tailored to each person’s goals and may include:
- improving speech clarity
- strengthening the voice
- supporting conversation skills
- building strategies for communication
- improving safe swallowing
- practising real-life communication situations
For some clients, therapy may also include community-based practice, helping individuals use their communication skills confidently in everyday environments.
Adult Social Communication Group
We also offer social communication groups for adults, designed to help participants build confidence in conversation, connect with others and practise communication skills in a relaxed environment.
Participants also have opportunities to practise these skills in the community, supporting the transfer of skills learned in therapy to real-life situations.
Funding Options
Services may be available through:
- NDIS (self-managed or plan-managed)
- Home Care Packages / Support at Home
- Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA)
- Medicare referrals
- Private health insurance
- Private funding
Our policies | ABN 74 653 769 889